Shipping / Receiving Job Description
Shipping / Receiving Duties & Responsibilities
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Shipping / Receiving Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Shipping / Receiving
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Education for Shipping / Receiving
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Employers hiring for the shipping / receiving job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in General Education, Education, Business, Associates, Technical, Math, Graduate, Manufacturing, Management, Computer
Skills for Shipping / Receiving
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Shipping / Receiving Examples
Shipping / Receiving Job Description
- Retrieve requested products from warehouse
- Input all shipments into the computer
- Ship small parcels via UPS and FedEx
- Receive incoming shipments and compare items to work orders provided by supervisor
- Count items to ensure that the correct number have been received
- Match order information in order cards with information on picked items to ensure conformity
- Coordinating, loading, and unloading shipments and receipts
- This is primarily a shipping and receiving position that will be lifting up to 50 lbs regularly, operating pallet jacks (both powered and non powered) and entering data into a computer
- Escalate significant events (i.e., Diversion, Adverse Events, Informix slow down)
- Unload shipments throughout the day that come in daily
- Willingness to learn systems
- Count and order skids, boxes, pkg
- Label materials
- Collect paperwork on closed orders
- Interact with headquarters personnel, buyers, trucking companies, coworkers, leads and managers
- Knowledge of or experience with warehouse equipment operation (Forklift, Electric Pallet Jack, Order Picker) preferred, but not required
Shipping / Receiving Job Description
- Pick and Pack items needed from requested orders for clients
- Prepare orders and packages needed for shipping out to clients
- During downtime help out with warehouse work
- Assist with audits/ inventory / cycle counts
- Accept and perform deliveries as needed daily
- Load and unload freight using manual pallet jack
- Break down pallets / take out cardboard and wrapping material to trash bins
- Ensure storeroom is stocked with inventory
- Offloads inbound material
- Check incoming vendor material based on purchase order descriptions and other applicable specifications
- 1-year warehouse related experience
- Consent to a background check
- Experience in Electronics Warehouse - ESD handling a plus
- Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent with 0-3 years of experience in the field or in a related inventory area
- Familiarity with automobile parts preferred
- Must be a mature, responsible individual that must be able to perform tasks with limited supervision
Shipping / Receiving Job Description
- Identify and report discrepancies
- Receive material into the ERP system
- Participate in and coordinate movement of materials from dock to stocking locations
- Inspect and maintain viability of stock storage areas
- Function occasionally as a Lead Person
- Ensure that stocking, staging and storage areas are safe and clean
- Sorts, unpacks, receives, checks, and stores materials accurately on a daily basis
- Works with hand held scanning devices for receiving, storing and filling orders
- Replenishes locations multiple times daily to ensure product available for daily production
- Pulls product accurately with close attention to detail
- Must possess the ability to stand/walk for 8 hours or more
- Must me able to lift up to 40 lbs
- Ensure that all quality related problems are corrected and reported to the supervisor
- Must be able to work in a hot or cold environment
- Must be able to work some overtime to meet customer demand
- Receive materials, client samples and internal finished goods on a daily basis
Shipping / Receiving Job Description
- Abide by all safety rules and procedures
- Packages/prepares orders for shipment with care, whether product is for a customer
- Reports problems with quality, processes, equipment and/or material to Supervisor
- Move trailers to and from the warehouse dock to yard locations in a timely, safe and professional manner
- Complete daily inspections and documentation/check sheets on equipment and trailers
- Ensure accurate order picking and shipment loading
- What specific duties are expected at the site level?
- These should pull from the position summary but also be tailored to the site
- Receiving orders daily into our visual system
- Completing computer work in our visual system pertaining to inventory
- Ensure inventory is stored in line with agreed quality / regulatory compliance
- Prepare and ship materials in line with client requirements and in accordance with relevant shipping SOP documentation
- Must be able to see details at close range and focus on task at hand in the presence of other distracting sounds
- Must have the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong or recognize there is a problem
- Ability to drive forklift (certification is preferred)
- Possible Temporary to Hire
Shipping / Receiving Job Description
- Working with the various departments within the facility to provide them with components for their orders
- Unloading container shipments
- Responsible for coverage schedule for Shipping/Receiving and Reception
- Order and maintain inventory supplies for Copier machines
- Stock paper in copiers (site-wide)
- Establish and maintain a relationship with copier Representatives
- Coordinate and manage efforts to provide desk-top service for copiers
- Safe and efficient operation of forklift equipment in a warehouse and loading dock environment
- Data entry and report generation from various company computer systems
- Basic mathematical skills typical of warehouse inventory recording (FIFO) responsibilities and shipping document(s) calculations
- Count accurately
- Fast worker
- Previous shipping experience required
- Experience with USPS and FedEX is a plus
- High School diploma/GED (basic computer skills)
- Self-motivated, dependable, responsible