Warehouse Shipping and Distribution Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Join a team built on craft, safety, and continuous improvement

For over a century, AMACO has advanced ceramic materials and equipment while advocating for safe, creative learning. As a family-owned company, we empower every employee to innovate and collaborate—on the floor and in the office.

Your impact

• Own outbound execution: stage, sort, and load trailers for multiple carriers.
• Pick, pull, and prepare customer orders with precision and organization.
• Back up all shipping stations: Pick/Pack, Dock, International, UPS/FedEx.
• Operate forklifts, cherry pickers, pallet jacks, RF scanners, computers, and printers safely.
• Transfer materials around the warehouse; shrink-wrap, box, and label product.
• Assemble orders from stock; route to packing or shipping.
• Weigh and count items to confirm they meet company standards.
• Conduct cycle counts to keep inventory accurate.
• Support labeling for products/shipments and coordinate shows/samples as needed.
• Pull the manual dock chain; maintain a clean, safe workspace.
• Execute workflows in NAV with RF scanning.
• Take on other assignments from the Shipping Supervisor or team lead.

What you bring

• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 50 lbs.; occasionally up to 100 lbs.
• Comfort reading tickets and following processing/work instructions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Proven skill operating forklifts safely; experience with pallet jacks and cherry pickers.
• Adaptability to hot and cold warehouse conditions.
• Experience using NAV and RF scanners.

Reporting, schedule, and travel

• Reports to: Shipping Supervisor.
• Full-time, Monday–Thursday, 40+ hours per week.
• Occasional evenings/weekends based on operational needs.
• No travel expected.

Education and credentials

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Forklift Certification.

Tools and technologies

• Forklifts, cherry pickers, pallet jacks, RF scanners, computers, printers.

Physical requirements

• Frequent standing and walking; consistent verbal communication (talk/hear).
• Regular hand/finger use and reaching with arms/hands.
• Occasional sitting; climbing/balancing; stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move 50+ pounds.
• Vision: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Experience areas we value

• Continuous Improvement
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Visual Inspection Aids
• Kaizen
• Quality Control Experience
• Shipping/Receiving
• Warehouse Experience
• Material Handler Experience
• Distribution Experience
• Forklift Licensed
• Meets Physical Requirements
• High School / GED
• Basic Computer Skills

Classification and equal opportunity

Classification:

Hourly/Non-Exempt

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities .

EEO Statement:

AMACO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: AMACO is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AMACO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the location where we operate. AMACO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.