Shipping and Packaging Assistant- 1st shift

Shipping and Packaging Assistant

At GRT, grit isn't a buzzword-it's the standard. We're looking for people who aren't afraid of hard work, long days, dirty hands, and earned sweat. The kind of people who show up ready to grind, push through, and take pride in doing the job right. Every day here means building something real, carrying your weight, and going home knowing your work mattered.

Working Conditions:

• Employees are required to do hard work every single day.
• The production floor can be a hot working environment .
• Heavy Lifting is required on a regular basis.
• A culture that promotes serving others , anticipating needs , ensuring excellence and investing in relationships .

Job Goal:

The Shipping and Packaging associate is responsible for packaging products and preparing them for shipping both locally and internationally.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Identify work procedures; prepare work schedules and expedite workflow.

Issue written and oral instruction to the shipping floor.

Standardize procedures to ensure efficiency of workers.

Ensure correct shipment of orders.

Assist employees with packaging and shipping issues.

Ensure materials shipped match records, manifests, invoices, or orders.

Record shipment data, such as weight and dimensions, very accurate piece counts, train new hires, maintain updated safety reports.

Work daily with Inspection, Quality, Manufacturing and Production Control to maintain on time delivery of shipments.

Prepare documents, including but not limited to, work order updates, crate packing lists, and update daily production control shipping matrix for AM meeting.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Highschool degree or equivalent, and one year of related experience and/or training in the field.

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Hours are Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 6:00 pm. Must be available for overtime and work weekends when necessary.