Shipping And Receiving Associate

Shipping and Receiving Clerk

The Shipping and Receiving Clerk works in a highly automated, climate-controlled production facility that manufactures totes and crates for major retail and automotive customers. In this role, you handle finished goods at the end of the production process, including stacking, palletizing, labeling, and decorating totes according to customer specifications, while performing quality checks and ensuring accurate inventory transactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform assembly, decoration, and packaging operations for finished goods at the work center.
• Stack, palletize, and organize finished totes and crates in designated areas.
• Apply labels, hot stamps, and decorative elements to products based on customer requirements.
• Complete visual quality inspections of parts produced at the work center while performing assembly operations.
• Identify and communicate work center, work order, and part quality concerns to appropriate team members.
• Learn and take on new position responsibilities by following the internal growth and cross-training plan.
• Participate in safety and team meetings, contributing ideas to improve operations and the overall work environment.
• Apply finished goods (FG) labels, scan items into inventory, and move finished goods from machine locations to their next destination.
• Audit inventory in production locations to ensure physical product and transactional records match as reflected in the MRP system.
• Utilize tablets to print labels with accurate pallet quantities based on work order requirements.
• Stand, twist, bend, reach, and walk throughout 12-hour shifts while safely handling materials.
• Handle general material movement tasks such as picking, kitting, packing, and shipping and receiving activities as needed.

You join a company that invests in your well-being and long-term success through comprehensive benefits and a supportive culture. Employees have access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and both short-term and long-term disability insurance. Additional voluntary life and supplemental benefits offer extra peace of mind. Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and a company-paid Christmas shutdown support work-life balance. The workplace culture is engaging and fun, with raffles for concert, sports, and entertainment tickets, locally sourced prize raffles, and monthly happy hours that encourage connection and camaraderie across the team.

This is a highly automated, climate-controlled 24/7 production facility where robots perform much of the manufacturing work, supported by a critical human element for stacking totes, conducting quality checks, applying labels, and handling general labor duties. The site operates on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule with multiple 12-hour shifts: day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with alternating on/off days across the week. Work is physically active and performed mostly on your feet, involving standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching, climbing steps, and lifting up to 25 lbs. Steel-toed shoes are required as part of the dress code. Modern technology, including tablets and an MRP system, supports inventory control and labeling tasks, and the facility emphasizes safety, cleanliness, and efficient workflows.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, KS. The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $21.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa, KS. This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.