Logistics Associate

Logistics Associate

The Logistics associate is responsible for maintaining and organizing the shipping and receiving areas and maintaining accurate data and record of inventory movement. Performs various duties including receiving, stocking, staging, loading and shipping goods and finished goods.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Follow the company policies and procedures for picking, packing and shipping domestic and international shipments.
• Ensure all shipment counts and items are accurate, and are packaged to arrive at the end user in a safe usable condition.
• Claim accountability for high levels of customer service.
• Scheduling of pickups for Freight through phone and online portals
• Prepare shipping documents, which may include bills of lading, international commercial invoices, NAFTA, and SED documents.
• Accurately record inventory movements, and storage locations for finished goods.
• Report inventory shortages and overages to supervisor and complete inventory counts as required.
• Provide back up for all shipping areas, receiving, manufacturing/production if needed and warehouse/storage areas.
• Adheres to all safety rules and report questionable conditions to department supervisor.
• Apply, recommend, and follow Lean practices.

Critical Competencies:

• Ability to effectively communication with workforce.
• Knowledge with Microsoft Word/Excel.
• Ability to effectively manage time.
• Ability to accurately complete arithmetic computations.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment listed - forklift, pallet jack, calculator, copier.

Education and Experience Credentials:

• High school graduate or a GED equivalent from an accredited institution, preferred
• Preferred 1-year experience in related field or manufacturing
• Experience in shipping and materials control procedures, preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee 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 required to stand, walk, sit, twist, squat, overhead reach, and use hands. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Lifting requirements include but not limited to the following:

Regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Occasionally lift and/or move over 75 pounds with an assist

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an industrial environment including moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment may be loud during some periods.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a 'U.S. Person', which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.

Pay Rate: Starting at $17.00/hour