Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
Shipping Receiving Clerk Duties & Responsibilities
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Shipping Receiving Clerk Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Shipping Receiving Clerk
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Education for Shipping Receiving Clerk
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Employers hiring for the shipping receiving clerk 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, Associates, Technical, Business, Management, Computer, Manufacturing, Military, Supervision
Skills for Shipping Receiving Clerk
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Shipping Receiving Clerk Examples
Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
- Load truck with palletized shipments utilizing a fork truck
- Inspects incoming shipments for damage or defects
- Trace lost shipments and/or customer claims of lost shipments
- MHE experience a plus
- Knowledge of Oracle or WMS a plus
- Must be available to work overtime and some Saturdays
- Load, unload and pick merchandise as needed
- Receive and confirm the accuracy of incoming freight
- Verify and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment
- Wear glasses, gloves and hard hats as needed, wears steel-toed shoes daily
- Ability to communicate verbally in one-on-one situations with management and co-workers, including the ability to speak simple sentences
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, work orders, and memos
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions and procedures furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to operate the software and equipment used in the department
- Exhibits dependability, including following instructions
- Ability to prioritize and plan work activities
Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
- Perform other duties may be assigned by management to meet business needs
- Prepare shipments and documentation for UPS, FedEx, over-the-road, LTL and couriers
- Handle all materials (pallets, crates, freight, ) designated for transport to and from the storage warehouse
- Responsible for meeting customer delivery schedules, communicating turnaround time to customers, loading and unloading customer material
- Receives goods, verifies items against the record of shipment, and inspects condition
- Ensure quality through visual inspection and providing adequate protection from loss or damage, the proper and safe way handling of all materials
- Actively participates in cell meetings in order to understand customer & production needs, quality challenges other key issues
- Use the cell's visual boards as a means for communicating challenges to your cell vehicle for receiving information on KPI for our cell
- Receive and ship goods/items
- Verifying items and inspecting condition of parts
- Must have or be willing to purchase Steel Toed Safety Shoes and wear at all times while working
- Position Requirements • Minimum of High School Diploma or GED
- Hazardous material/dangerous goods training should be current
- Punctual with reliable transportation
- Good listening skills and ability to follow written and verbal instruction
- Excellent PC skills in MS Office
Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
- Maintain inventory and packaging activity
- Examine contents and compare with records, manifests, invoices, or orders to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipments
- Prepare documents, work orders, bills of lading and shipping orders to route material
- Record shipment data, shipping charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes
- Determine shipping method for materials
- Deliver or route materials to departments, using work devices, such as a cart, hand truck or forklift
- Pack and prepare materials for shipping
- Correspond with vendors and customers to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications
- Assists with loading and unloading trucks
- Off-load inbound merchandise from trailers
- SAP and Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience preferred
- Minimum three (3) months general work experience which will demonstrate ability to perform requirements of position
- No specific experience required
- May substitute experience for education at the rate of one year of general experience for one year of high school
- Secret Level May Be Required
- Must be highly organized, able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet customer requirements
Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
- Load pallets of merchandise by wave
- Unload pallets of merchandise onto conveyor for sortation
- Load cartons and fixtures onto trailers
- Sort and scan non-conveyable merchandise onto a bill of lading
- Load non-conveyable merchandise onto trailers
- Inspect for damage or loss in all inbound cartons of merchandise
- Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares
- Receiving, picking and shipping
- Verify and receive incoming materials, visually inspecting for correct parts and numbers, quantity and damages
- Label and put product away in bins
- Proficient use of saw and nail gun
- Computer skills - Candidate must be proficient computer system based tools
- Excellent work ethic, integrity, and ability to interact with customers and coworkers in a respectful and professional manner at all times
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to frequently changing priorities/tasks
- Lifting or pushing 50-100 pounds will be required on a daily basis
- Must read, write, and speak clearly in English
Shipping Receiving Clerk Job Description
- Checks picked parts for accuracy and packs into boxes and ships to customer using SAP
- Keeps warehouse clean and orderly, removing all garbage and keeping bins straight
- May have to work some overtime
- Warehouse Shipping experience, working in Warehouse only, no off-site delivery
- Need a High energy and reliable person
- SAP and/or computer skills/knowledge
- Multi-tasking, forklift and pallet jack
- Sense of urgency / High energy level
- Pick discrete jobs for Rotary Press Operators
- Responsible for daily check off sheets
- Minimum of one year of shipping/receiving experience preferred
- Must complete basic arithmetic skills accurately and quickly
- Punctual, reliable attendance required
- We’re looking for a team player willing to learn, help with, and work on multiple tasks
- 1st or 3rd shifts available
- Utilizing RF Scanners, manual pallet jacks