Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Shipping And Receiving Clerk

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries. AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

The shipping and receiving clerk ensures that raw materials and merchandise are handled in an organized manner. They also check goods for damage, prepare shipping documents, make arrangements for transport, prepare invoices, and maintain inventories.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verifies items received by inspecting condition of items and comparing count/measure of items to Purchase Order and packing list.
• Verifies entered customer account data by reviewing, correcting, deleting, or re-entering data as necessary
• Supports overall logistics and material handling needs throughout the shop.
• Prepares shipments by assembling, packing, protecting, and labeling.
• Uses computer hardware and software to generate labels and maintain equipment.
• Ensuring that products processed for shipping are delegated to correct courier.
• Operates equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks to move or hoist materials to proper departments or areas.
• Ensure that all AIT tools are free of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and Foreign Object Damage.
• Approve receipt of product.
• Improves internal processes continually.
• Maintains inventory control and warehouse organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School diploma or GED with one to three years related experience and/or training.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior shipping and receiving experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a 'Secret' security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Familiarity with warehouse and inventory controls is essential.
• An ability to read design drawings for Bills of Material (BOMs) is desirable.
• Follow processes and standard procedures.
• Hands on, get it done attitude.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Behave consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations and diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines.
• Achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understand how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Provide excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Perform consistently under stressful conditions.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoor. Production environment. Temperature controlled, unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Bloodborne pathogens
• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Extreme cold or heat (weather)
• Noisy environment

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines.
• Overtime may be necessary for meeting customer production demands.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 5% of the time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Operate a motor vehicle, forklift, and/or other heavy equipment.
• Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO is the Law