Shipping Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Order Preparation: Pull, package, and label outgoing shipments according to company standards and carrier regulations.
• Documentation: Generate shipping documents, bills of lading, and tracking information. Track packages to ensure on-time delivery.
• Receiving: Unload, inspect, and verify incoming deliveries for accuracy and document any damages or shortages.
• Inventory Management: Update inventory levels in the warehouse system, and organize stock areas for efficient retrieval.
• Logistics Coordination: Coordinate with freight carriers, couriers, and internal customer service teams to schedule pickups and resolve delivery issues. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift heavy packages, stand for long periods, and comfortably perform routine warehouse duties.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in warehouse/inventory management systems (like ERP software) and basic computer skills.
• Equipment Operation: Experience operating material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, forklifts).

Typical Work Environment

Shipping clerks primarily work in fast-paced warehouses, distribution centers, or manufacturing facilities. 

MAGNUM STAFFING is a recruiting and staffing solutions firm based in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1996.

Our areas of specialization include manufacturing, production, warehouse/distribution, technical, and logistics for the industrial business sector.

We also provide various services to any industry that assists the client in their human capital management issues. This includes vendor on premise, managed services, payroll transferring and a direct hire specialist focusing on exempt and non-exempt engineering, manufacturing, petrochemical, supply chain management, finance and field operations positions.

With the Staffing industry’s badge of professionalism and seal of excellence behind each hiring manager, Magnum has been designated as one of the top 10 staffing firms in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.
Also,Magnum was the first industrial staffing firm in Houston to require every hiring manager to be CTS certified, setting the precedent for the city’s industrial staffing industry. By ensuring each hiring manager earns CTS certification, Magnum guarantees its hiring professionals have the most up-to-date knowledge of current employment laws and procedures, as well as business operations and ethics.

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Company Description

MAGNUM STAFFING is a recruiting and staffing solutions firm based in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1996.\r\n\r\nOur areas of specialization include manufacturing, production, warehouse/distribution, technical, and logistics for the industrial business sector.\r\n\r\nWe also provide various services to any industry that assists the client in their human capital management issues. This includes vendor on premise, managed services, payroll transferring and a direct hire specialist focusing on exempt and non-exempt engineering, manufacturing, petrochemical, supply chain management, finance and field operations positions.\r\n\r\nWith the Staffing industry’s badge of professionalism and seal of excellence behind each hiring manager, Magnum has been designated as one of the top 10 staffing firms in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.\r\nAlso,Magnum was the first industrial staffing firm in Houston to require every hiring manager to be CTS certified, setting the precedent for the city’s industrial staffing industry. By ensuring each hiring manager earns CTS certification, Magnum guarantees its hiring professionals have the most up-to-date knowledge of current employment laws and procedures, as well as business operations and ethics.\r\n