Shipping Associate

Shipping & Receiving Associate

Location: 100% Onsite – Pittsburg, California

Reports To: Logistics Manager

Pay Range: $18.00 – $20.00 / hour based on experience

Schedule: Monday through Friday (weekends as needed, Evenings as needed, Holidays)

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Shipping & Receiving Associate is responsible for managing incoming and outgoing goods, maintaining accurate inventory records, preparing customer orders, and operating warehouse equipment to support the company's supply chain. This role ensures that all shipments and receipts are processed accurately, safely, and in accordance with company standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Freight & Deliveries: Assist with loading and unloading delivery trucks and incoming freight; load completed orders onto carrier trucks or designated delivery vehicles.
• Inspection & Verification: Inspect incoming materials for damage, verify quantities/descriptions against packing slips and purchase orders, and verify all customer orders for accuracy prior to shipment.
• Order Processing: Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to gather, pick, assemble, package, weigh, and label products for shipment.
• Documentation & Logistics: Prepare bills of lading, packing slips, shipping labels, and required paperwork. Follow required delivery services/carriers and schedule freight pickups as needed.
• Material Distribution: Match purchase orders to sales orders and distribute materials to Shipping, Sales, production areas, or route-driver storage areas.
• Communication: Notify the Sales team or manager of shipping delays, shortages, damaged goods, receiving discrepancies, or other concerns.

Inventory & Warehouse Operations

• Data & Records: Record amounts of materials received/distributed in the computer system, scan barcodes, and update digital inventory records. Maintain accurate records and file packing slips, receiving documents, purchase orders, work orders, and requisitions.
• Inventory Control: Perform cycle counts, assist with monthly physical inventory counts, and report stock shortages, overages, or discrepancies.
• Stock Organization: Sort and place materials on racks, shelves, or in bins according to established requirements (size, type, style, color, product code). Coordinate put-away of incoming materials.
• Safety & Maintenance: Maintain a clean, safe, and organized warehouse. Keep aisles, exits, fire equipment, electrical panels, and emergency access areas clear.
• General: Perform other duties as assigned by management based on company needs.

Qualifications & Skills

• Order & Document Processing: Ability to read and understand customer orders, work orders, shipping documents, purchase orders, and requisitions.
• Detail Orientation: High level of accuracy in counting, identifying, picking, packaging, and verifying materials. Strong communication skills to report inventory or order discrepancies.
• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills preferred, including experience or ability to learn inventory and shipping software.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate or learn to operate a forklift, pallet jack, hand truck, and other warehouse equipment safely.
• Teamwork: Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Movement: Frequently required to stand and walk. Occasionally required to sit, bend, kneel, climb, reach, push, pull, and work around warehouse and loading dock areas.
• Lifting Requirements: Regularly lift/move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds. (Team lifts or mechanical equipment must be used for heavier or oversized items).
• Environment: Work around moving equipment, forklifts, pallets, freight, loading docks, and varying warehouse conditions. Requires visual acuity to adjust focus, read labels/paperwork, identify product codes, and safely operate equipment.

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Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $18.00 - $20.00