Shipping Clerk

The Shipping Clerk's primary responsibility is to accurately load the finished product onto trailers for shipping. The Shipping Clerk utilizes a pick sheet for the specifications and requirements of the contents of each load. The Shipping Clerk is responsible for using an overhead crane to pull and stage copper material for a load. The Shipping Clerk is responsible for operating a lift truck to load contents onto trailers using forks and booms. An average of 8 to 9 trailers are loaded per shift. Each trailer may have up to 56 boxes or bundles of material.


The Shipping Clerk job consists of the following tasks:

1. Operate lift truck with forks to load palletized material boxes onto trailers
2. Operate lift truck with boom to load bundles of copper tube or long boxes onto trailers
3. Climb and walk on top of bundles of tubes from the floor and hook straps onto lift truck booms
4. Read pick sheet for directions of staging each load
5. Document material loaded by weight, number of pieces, and length/width/diameter
6. Stand in van trailer and climb on material to unhook boxes or bundles
7. Lift/Push/Pull ends of bundles or boxes with up to 50 pounds of force
8. Use bar to thread straps between long boxes for loading
9. Operate overhead crane using remote control box that weighs 6 pounds
10. Climb stationery ladder to climb on top of bundles of copper up to 8 feet high
11. Climb and walk on top of bundles in order to hook straps to crane hooks while elevated up to 8 feet high
12. Walk around large stacks of copper tubes with sharp ends
13. Pick up boxes of rolled copper tube that weigh up to 50 pounds (25-40 times per shift)
14. Lift and carry and place 25 pound wooden blocks onto flatbed trailer
15. Walk on uneven copper tube material on flatbed trailer
16. Operate pneumatic hand bander machine that weighs 15 pounds
17. Lift LP tank for lift truck that weighs 55 pounds (with assistance) up to shoulder height
18. Uncover and cover tarped trailers using overhead crane
19. Lift back door and trailer brackets for covered flatbed trailers
20. Inspects finished product for damage