Shipping Specialist - 1st Shift

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Shipping & Material Specialist is responsible for preparing manufactured products for shipments and maintaining records of the movement of parts, supplies, materials, equipment, and stock to and from the manufacturing facility.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1.    Compare manufactured products with work order sheets for accuracy.

2.    Utilize measurement tools to identify the manufactured product’s dimensions for shipping crate.

3.    Build specific shipping crates for products individually based on product measurements utilizing various hand and power tools.

4.    Place and secure manufactured products into shipping crates ensuring that components are compressed for a secure travel.

5.    Add corresponding shipping labels, manuals, and kits to crate prior to sealing.

6.    Seal and inspect completed crates to ensure accuracy.  

7.    Utilize forklift truck to assist in the relocation of completed shipments ready for delivery based on priority and schedules.

8.    Load outgoing shipments into truck taking preventative measures to avoid shipment damage. 

9.    Create bill of ladings and shipping labels for shipments. 

10.    Update and maintain shipping log for tracking purposes. 

11.    Route shipping documents to corresponding locations. 

12.    Assist with shipping and receiving activities, including unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing orders to sales associates for processing

13.    Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders and requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed and/or shipped

14.    Fill requisitions, work orders or requests for materials, tools, and other stock items; distribute items to shipping team

15.    Ensure warehouse is accessible and safe for employee and customer traffic

16.    Complete your work in a safe manner; adhere to all safety policies and procedures

Job Requirements

Education:  Required training in vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or a high school diploma or GED. Signage manufacturing industry knowledge is preferred. 

Work Experience:  Minimum six months to 1 year of experience working in carpentry field is preferred. The ability to do basic math calculations, with and without a calculator. Forklift experience in a freight or Less-than-Truckload (LTL) environment. Experience loading and unloading trailers. Basic written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May be required to do limited work outdoors. While performing job duties, employee may often change from one task to another of a different nature, subject to high level of stress/pressure.

Work Conditions:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment can be loud .

Safety & Security:  Responsible for following all safety, and security of, areas assigned or as directed by Hilton Displays policy. Report all accidents, however slight, to your supervisor immediately.  Never leave the premises without reporting any accident that occurred during your working time.  If you should need medical treatment during your non-work hours, you should contact your supervisor. 

Hilton Displays strives to have a safe, secure, and ethical work environment.  Hilton Displays’ expectation from each Employee is to refrain from: 1) unsafe work practices; 2) involvement in unethical situations; 3) dishonest/fraudulent work behaviors; or, 4) other behavior which would damage the organization's good standing in the community.  If a Hilton Displays’ Employee observes or has the knowledge of unsafe, unethical, dishonest, or fraudulent work practices, the Employee should report it immediately to his/her supervisor, another member of management, or contact the human resources department at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com.

Work Hours:  7:00 AM – 4:30 PM Monday – Friday OR whatever hours are required to meet the business needs of the job. The position also requires weekend work schedule for Saturdays and Sundays when production area is running.

Work Attire:  Each Employee should present a neat and clean appearance that will be reflective of Hilton Displays’ positive image in the community.