Warehouse Clerk - Wood Crating Specialist

Plasma-Therm•St. Petersburg, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Wood Crating Specialist, you will build wooden crates for shipments. You will prepare, and process incoming and outgoing shipments of materials and finished products, and other equipment, with emphasis on protection of shipped and/or received items.

Requirements

Proficiency with hand tools and power saws.
Following directions and safety protocols.
Knowledge of lumber materials and fasteners.
High school graduate or equivalent.
One year of related experience.
Computer experienced required.
Must have a flexible schedule.
Basic carpentry skills, using such tools as drills, saws, and other common power and hand tools.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, and to read and interpret shipping instructions and documents.
Ability to communicate effectively interdepartmentally and externally with vendors, customers, and others.
Accurate data entry skills.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the bar-coding system and EPICOR is desirable.
Forklift operation certification desirable.

Responsibilities

Using basic carpentry skills, crates product for shipment, assembles wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers.
Building: Cutting, nailing, or stapling wood pieces to customer specifications.
Designing: Planning and building crating methods, designing customized crates, and making patterns for drilling.
Preparing: Preparing bracing and support.
Labeling: Labeling crates and boxes.
Measuring: Measuring finished products or parts.
Operates forklift for loading and unloading equipment, InstaPak machine for packaging and use of the hot melt system along with various power tools for crating/uncrating.
Compares identifying information and counts, weights, or measures items of both internal and/or external shipments.
Verifies information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
Determines method and prepares materials of shipment both internally and externally.
Sorts and places material on racks, in bins or in appropriate packing material according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
Maintains maintenance of equipment used in the stockroom/shipping/receiving area, maintains organization and cleanliness of all work areas.
Interacts with other departments for material handling and distributing.
Supports ISO by developing and/or improving procedures for stocking/shipping and receiving for the department.
Performs other duties as may be assigned, for example assisting with the wrapping of projects to prepare for shipment.
Maintain cleanroom, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Using vacuum, mop wiping, general cleaning.
It is every employee’s responsibility to be aware of and adhere to the applicable Safety & Health, Quality and Environmental Process of Plasma-Therm, LLC.