Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Location: United States - Minneapolis, MN Pay: $32.07 - $21.39 With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

Position Summary: The Shipping & Receiving Clerk plays a critical role in supporting daily warehouse and distribution operations by ensuring materials and products are received, packaged, processed, and shipped accurately and on time. This position works closely with manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics teams to support customer deliveries and internal plant operations. The ideal candidate has experience in shipping and receiving, warehouse operations, and material handling equipment and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, package, and process outgoing shipments for customers and internal locations.
• Coordinate shipments using carriers such as UPS, DHL, and LTL freight providers.
• Receive, inspect, and accurately record inbound materials and products.
• Utilize handheld scanners and warehouse management systems to manage inventory and shipment transactions.
• Safely operate material handling equipment, including forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, or similar equipment.
• Maintain accurate shipping, receiving, and inventory records.
• Follow established safety procedures and quality standards.
• Learn and support hazardous materials (Hazmat) shipping processes and certifications as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely movement of materials and customer orders.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous shipping, receiving, warehouse, or logistics experience.
• Ability to work in a warehouse or distribution environment.
• Experience using handheld scanners or inventory tracking systems.
• Ability to learn shipping procedures, carrier systems, and warehouse processes.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to safely operate or learn to operate material handling equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong shipping and logistics experience.
• Experience processing shipments with UPS, DHL, FedEx, or LTL carriers.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience.
• SAP experience.
• Hazmat shipping knowledge or certification experience.
• Reach truck, forklift, Big Joe, or other powered industrial equipment experience.

Total Compensation = Pay range + Benefits Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Tennant Sales and Service Co. reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity. The salary range reflects both entry into the role and future growth. Total Compensation = Base Salary + Benefits Benefits = A comprehensive benefits package including multiple medical plan options, 401(k) with a 100% match up to 6%, paid vacation time, up to 8 paid company holidays and 3 personal holidays per year, dental and vision coverage, wellness rewards, robust family support programs, company?paid disability and life insurance, and a full Employee Assistance Program.

Defining Our Employee Value Proposition At Tennant Company, we Discover fulfilling work with opportunities for growth and meaningful recognition. Drive the quality and innovation our customers rely on in our products and services. Connect with people who care about each other, our brands and our communities. These are the principles that define how our employees experience Tennant Company, make Tennant a great place to grow your career, and are at the core of our legacy and future. Together, they serve as guideposts for working with our customers, our partners and one another. Begin your journey with us. Let's reinvent how the world cleans.

Equal Opportunity Employer Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.