Shipping Associate I

Shipping Associate I

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: On-site

Shift: 1st

Hourly Range: $20.00 - $23.00, DOE

Location: Chatsworth, CA

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

Vision

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

Mission

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

Culture

• Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
• Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, suppliers and employees.
• Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests, and work proactively to solve problems.
• Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
• Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
• Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
• Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

Job Summary

The Shipping Associate I is responsible for processing and preparing products for shipments to customers and suppliers, including the selection of appropriate packaging materials based on customer shipping requirements and methodology.

Reviewing Fralock job travelers, material certs and shipping documents to ensure completeness, accuracy and conformance of all requirements. Advise 2nd shift supervisors of any expected pending carrier pickups. Notify immediate supervisor of any at-risk orders.

Key Responsibilities

• Review of orders prior to shipping for any special instructions related to labeling of product, certificates of conformance or special packaging requirements.
• Prepare products for shipment, including but not limited to, selection of containers, labels and boxes to ensure all items are packaged to prevent any damage in transit.
• Review the daily shipping queue regularly throughout the day to ensure on time processing of all customer shipments.
• Shrink wrap, strap, label and prepare pallets for pickup.
• Identify and communicate proactively when orders may be at-risk of not being shipped out on time.
• Deliver urgent shipments that missed carrier pickup deadlines to local shipping hubs as needed.
• Assist others within the departments as necessary.
• Other tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Required Skills

• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to package sensitive parts in a safe manner.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, time sensitive, high volume shipping environment.
• Proven multitasking skills with a team player attitude.
• Strong time management and clerical skills.
• Ability to compare, compute, compile and analyze documentation and requirements.
• Desire for continuous improvement and growth.

Preferred Skills

• Shipping experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Microsoft office - Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Word.
• Additional related training and education preferred.
• Computer skills with working knowledge of shipping programs including UPS, FedEx, DHL and MRP/ERP software systems.

Experience Requirements

• 1 year of shipping experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Valid driver's license and insurance.
• Acceptable driving record.

Education Requirements

High School diploma, GED or five (3) years' work experience.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds.
• Able to spend the day standing, bending, walking, lifting, etc.
• Requires using hands to lift boxes, handle tools or controls.

All offers of employment at Fralock are contingent upon clear results of a background check. Background checks may include some or all of the following depending on job title and responsibilities: Social Security Verification, Prior Employment Verification, Criminal History, Personal and Professional References, Motor Vehicle Records, Credit History.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position.

Fralock provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.