Warehouse Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Leprino•Allendale, MI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Leprino Foods is seeking a Warehouse Shipping & Receiving Clerk for its 300-person manufacturing facility in Allendale, Michigan. The role supports plant operations by maintaining direct-material stock levels, coordinating shipping and receiving activity, ensuring accurate paperwork, and helping keep deliveries and outbound loads on schedule. The starting compensation is $25 per hour. The schedule is primarily daytime, Monday through Friday, but the facility operates 24/7, and the employee must be willing and able to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays when business needs require. The clerk will coordinate cheese shipments and returns, work with suppliers and corporate purchasing, maintain vendor data in SAP, and provide backup for production scheduling and receiving. This position requires accuracy, effective communication, multitasking, and the ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Leprino Foods describes itself as the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose and a leading producer of whey protein. The company offers competitive salaries and bonuses, insurance coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan.

Requirements

Must be willing and able to perform shift work in a 24/7 operational plant, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as business needs require.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical functions in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to operate personal computer software, AS400, and other office equipment.
Familiarity with or ability to learn SAP or a similar integrated manufacturing system.
Ability to communicate effectively with Leprino Foods employees and external suppliers and customers.
High degree of accuracy while performing multiple tasks.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Must be at least 18 years old.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a food, beverage, chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

Maintain direct-material stocking levels by releasing orders, sending approved purchase orders, receiving confirmations, and following up on deliveries.
Ensure shipping paperwork, including bills of lading (BOLs), certificates of analysis (COAs), and other documents, is accurate, timely, and complete.
Coordinate and reconcile cheese sales returns to the Allendale facility, including inbound loads from other Leprino facilities.
Release pallets in SAP promptly so outbound loads are allocated accurately, completely, and on time.
Coordinate cheese shipping activity, including scheduling load appointments and directing drivers to docks.
Maintain vendor data in SAP.
Work with corporate purchasing to set up new suppliers in a timely and proper manner.
Evaluate direct-material stocking levels on a timely basis and determine replenishment frequency using ABC analysis with input from the department manager.
Communicate effectively with coworkers and department management.
Provide backup for plant production scheduling and receiving functions.