Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Shipping and Receiving Clerk

A Shipping and Receiving Clerk is responsible for filling customer orders, maintaining inventory, receiving product, building crates, and loading and off-loading trucks. Additionally, the clerk operates forklifts and pallet jacks to perform these job functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Accomplishing incoming and outgoing freight transactions accurately in accordance with established procedures.
2. Verifying quantities, part numbers, descriptions, serial numbers, and conditions of inbound and outbound shipments.
3. Selecting an appropriate carrier based on delivery requirements to ensure on-time, economical delivery, and being knowledgeable of common carrier terminologies to ensure accuracy of freight documents.
4. Loading and unloading incoming and outgoing shipments.
5. Knowledge of current computer systems, making accurate data entries in accordance with established procedures.
6. Knowledge of common warehouse practices and warehouse tool operations, for example: forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.
7. The organization and cleanliness of the shipping and receiving area, storage areas, and outside lot.
8. Must be reliable and work well with others.
9. Must be willing to learn and advance individual skills.
10. Follow instructions given by the supervisor quickly and efficiently with minimum supervision.
11. Required to have a valid driver's license with no suspensions.
12. Must have the ability to use basic power tools.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive, and positive with internal and external customers and coworkers. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High School diploma or GED equivalent.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, talk or hear, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of personal computer, keyboard, and various software programs.
• Working knowledge of shipping processes.
• Must have reliable transportation to work.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work with limited supervision.
• Ability to explain how and why specific conclusions were reached.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to remain flexible to changing schedules and demands.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed primarily in a maintenance setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

*Must be authorized to work in the United States