Shipping Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable keeping shipments moving in a fast-paced environment? We are looking for a dependable Shipping Clerk to join our team and help ensure customer orders are accurately prepared, documented, and shipped on time.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

What You’ll Do

As a Shipping Clerk, you will play an important role in making sure products reach our customers accurately, safely, and on schedule. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing bills of lading, shipping labels, packing lists, and other shipping documents.
• Verifying order details, quantities, products, and shipping addresses after shipments leave the facility.
• Packaging products securely according to company standards to prevent damage during transit.
• Using shipping software and inventory management systems to process and track shipments.
• Updating shipment and inventory records using Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Coordinating with carriers and logistics partners to schedule pickups and deliveries.
• Monitoring shipments and helping resolve delays, delivery concerns, or documentation issues.
• Communicating with carriers, suppliers, delivery personnel, and internal departments.
• Assisting with inventory updates and periodic inventory counts.
• Safely operating forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material-handling equipment.
• Following quality policies, shipping regulations, safety procedures, and company work instructions.
• Participating in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Supporting changing priorities and contributing to team problem-solving efforts.

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or GED preferred. Equivalent demonstrated experience may be considered.
• Previous experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, logistics, inventory, or order processing is helpful.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn shipping and inventory management systems.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to read and follow written shipping, receiving, quality, and work instructions in English.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a team.
• Ability to safely operate material-handling equipment or complete required training.
• Dependable attendance and the ability to work onsite Monday through Friday.

Why Join Our Team?

• Consistent Monday–Friday daytime schedule
• No regularly scheduled weekends
• Stable, onsite work environment
• Hands-on role with a variety of daily responsibilities
• Opportunity to develop shipping, inventory, logistics, and material-handling skills
• Collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to participate in continuous improvement initiatives

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee may sit or stand depending on the assigned workstation. The employee is occasionally required to walk and frequently required to use their hands to handle materials, operate equipment, and reach with their hands and arms.
• The employee must be able to lift and move up to 10 pounds.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Environment

• This position is performed onsite in a manufacturing environment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is typically loud.
• Regular and dependable onsite attendance is an essential function of this position.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.