Warehouse Specialist Shipping Clerk - Starting at $25.40/hr.

Graham Packaging Company•West Chicago, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Warehouse Specialist in West Chicago, Illinois. The work schedule is 7am - 3pm. Warehouse Specialists monitor all aspects of shipping, warehousing, and the movement of freight while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and service. The primary duties of a Warehouse Specialist include understanding, following, and enforcing all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices. They coordinate with the Supervisor to generate orders for all daily shipments, direct and load outgoing trucks per schedule and manage paperwork, and direct, unload, and store incoming materials and deliveries. The role involves gaining an understanding of sales orders and releases with the Supervisor and customer logistic contact, operating forklift equipment with best, safe practices, and ensuring timely, organized, accurate plant receiving and record keeping. The Warehouse Specialist will assist the Supervisor in researching receiving and inventory matters, support the Supervisor in maintaining perpetual inventory systems and perform physical inventories, and support the Supervisor in unloading, changeover of resin railcars and in preparing BOL. They will complete data entry and record keeping with SAP and various spreadsheets, maintain GMP Warehouse Standards, and send outbound materials with associated paperwork. The role also includes receiving dunnage and conducting routine dunnage counts at the various sites, coordinating with the Supervisor on storage, sale, and shipment of regrind, purging, and clean floor sweepings, and conducting floor audits with shift end Forklift Operators to review damaged product. The Warehouse Specialist will also backup and assist the Warehouse Lead with shipment of outbound/inbound UPS/Fed-Ex packages and input purchase orders into the system in ID Buy and track until product delivery. Shipping Clerk Responsibilities include understanding, following, and enforcing all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices. They enter correct information on bills of lading and fax to customers as required, contact customers and common carriers as required, and coordinate shipments to Customers and Warehouse. The Shipping Clerk is responsible for all the paperwork connected with the warehouse function including bills of lading, freight bills, location records, unit load patterns, customer overage or shortage complaints, supply inventory records, and notifies all applicable department Managers. They take part in physical inventories as needed, assist in normal daily Shipping operations as needed, and communicate all conditions that may affect the quality of product to the Supervisor and/or Plant Manager. The role involves receiving incoming supplies and materials as required and delivering them to specific departments as needed. They enter correct information on the Certificate of Compliance and fax to the customer as needed, create manual bills of lading, sales orders and provide proof of delivery as needed. The Shipping Clerk checks on outgoing carriers and assigns dock doors, coordinates outgoing shipments with the Forklift Operator, and ensures all loads go out on time with the correct materials, in shippable condition. They ensure all product that may be damaged in the warehouse or shipping operations are properly handled via the HFI procedure, and ensure all production is properly logged into the Warehouse Management System. The Shipping Clerk informs Scheduling and Production when there are discrepancies in the Warehouse Management System, especially if they will directly affect customer shipments. They help provide training assistance for new Warehouse/Shipping personnel and ensure all shipping costs are accurately recorded. The role also involves ordering operational supplies in such a way as to avoid running out or having too much inventory.

Requirements

Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
Computer usage and typing skills are essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
Communicates effectively: conveys facts and information clearly both verbally and orally.

Nice To Haves

One year related experience.

Responsibilities

Monitor all aspects of shipping, warehousing, and the movement of freight while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and service.
Understand, follow and enforce all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
Coordinate with Supervisor to generate orders for all daily shipments.
Direct and load outgoing trucks per schedule and manage paperwork.
Direct, unload, and store incoming materials and deliveries.
Gain understanding of sales orders and releases with Supervisor and customer logistic contact.
Operate forklift equipment with best, safe practices.
Ensure timely, organized, accurate plant receiving and record keeping.
Assist Supervisor in researching receiving and inventory matters.
Support Supervisor in maintaining perpetual inventory systems and perform physical inventories.
Support Supervisor in unloading, changeover of resin railcars and in preparing BOL.
Complete data entry and record keeping with SAP and various spreadsheets.
Maintain GMP Warehouse Standards.
Send outbound materials with associated paperwork.
Receive dunnage and conduct routine dunnage counts at the various sites.
Coordinate with Supervisor on storage, sale, and shipment of regrind, purging, and clean floor sweepings.
Conduct floor audits with shift end Forklift Operators to review damaged product.
Backup and assist Warehouse Lead with shipment of outbound / inbound UPS/Fed-Ex packages.
Input purchase orders into system in ID Buy and track until product delivery.
Enter correct information on bill of lading and fax to customers as required.
Contact customers and common carriers as required.
Coordinate shipments to Customers and Warehouse.
Responsible for all the paperwork connected with the warehouse function including bills of lading, freight bills, location records, unit load patterns, customer overage or shortage complaints, supply inventory records, and notifies all applicable department Managers.
Take part in physical inventories as needed.
Assist in normal daily Shipping operations as needed.
Communicate all conditions that may affect the quality of product to Supervisor and/or Plant Manager.
Receive incoming supplies and materials as required; deliver to specific departments as needed.
Enter correct information on Certificate of Compliance and fax to customer as needed.
Create manual bill of ladings, sales orders and provide proof of delivery as needed.
Check on outgoing carriers and assign dock door. Coordinate outgoing shipments with the Forklift Operator.
Ensure all loads go out on time with the correct materials, in shippable condition.
Ensure all product that may be damaged in the warehouse or shipping operations are properly handled via the HFI procedure.
Ensure all production is properly logged into the Warehouse Management System.
Informs Scheduling and Production when there are discrepancies in the Warehouse Management System, especially if they will directly affect customer shipments.
Help provide training assistance for new Warehouse/ Shipping personnel.
Ensures all shipping costs are accurately recorded.
Orders operational supplies in such a way as to avoid running out or having too much inventory.