Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Shipping & Receiving Specialist Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Shipping & Receiving Specialist
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Education for Shipping & Receiving Specialist
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Employers hiring for the shipping & receiving specialist 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, Supply Chain Management, Associates, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Operations Management, Business/Administration, Manufacturing
Skills for Shipping & Receiving Specialist
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Shipping & Receiving Specialist Examples
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
- Coordinates with customer for donation collection and inventory process
- System management for asset closeout
- Perform SAP goods receipt on all equipment purchase orders
- Uncrate and verify condition of equipment when required
- Coordinate staging and deliveries of equipment with Facility management via email
- Receive and deliver materials as needed
- Maintain bedding levels
- Receiving and delivery of dry ice
- Filling of NMR devices
- Provide coverage for PTO and open position situation
- Coordinate with management coverage needs for cross training activates
- Report coverage hours to management
- Determine the most efficient bundling method (palletizing or individual packages)
- Maintain shipping information and files, including working copies of certificates of analysis and bills of lading for hazardous material shipments
- Perform scheduled housekeeping duties as required including, but not limited to, cleaning of laboratory floors and glassware
- Identifies and resolves shipping/receiving discrepancies
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
- Use of SAP system
- Must understand inventory management principles and practices (cycle count, Kanban)
- Perform Material Movements (Picking, Shipping , Transfers, Replacements, ) and execute appropriate transactions in MRP or database systems to assure inventory accuracy
- Process orders for shipment and produce shipping documents (Pack List, Material Transfer Forms, Customs Declaration forms)
- Creation of appropriate documents for shipments, , data sheets, Certificates of Conformance, RoHS, and other customer requirements
- Perform material replenishment tasks from inventory to manufacturing based on Kanban requirements
- Respooling of optical fiber from inventory spools to shipping spools per customer orders
- Perform material replenishment tasks and inventory transactions
- Perform cycle counts and verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock
- Evaluate and process transport claims (inbound/outbound)
- Must meet the requirements to drive a company vehicle (valid driver's license and clean driving record) as this position will require driving daily
- Must have a minimum of one (1) year of direct transferable experience in a similar environment
- Must be familiar with data entry, excellent communication skills
- Position requires incumbent to be able to work current shifts, which could include extended or abnormal hours (evenings, weekend / holiday) when needed to meet business commitments
- Position requires a dependable and reliable individual
- Ability to lift bulky items, which can weight up to 50 pounds
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
- Receives inbound courier letters, parcels, freight, and delivers them to the designated recipient or department
- Handles occasional warehouse duties and printing services
- Completing inventory cycle counts
- Keep open channels of communication with Dahill service department to ensure efficient and smooth delivery of parts requested
- Monitor and follow-up with backordered parts/supplies with multiple vendors
- Submit warranty claims to vendors
- Participate in department quarterly inventory checks
- Boxes and unboxes end user computer equipment
- Loads and unloads boxes into delivery truck
- Drives delivery truck to designated sites
- 2 plus years’ experience in customer service, shipping and receiving, warehousing, transportation or manufacturing
- Understand and follow written procedures
- Prior experience in a shipping/receiving function preferred
- Prior experience with forklift operation preferred
- Ability to read and understand bills of lading and customer order sheets
- Lifting requirements are generally 40 lbs or up to 80 lbs
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
- Prepares all equipment paperwork for transfer/movement
- Removes hard drives from computers and prepares for Government surplus (turn-in)
- Coordinates daily activities with project scheduler and deployment team
- Performs daily activities in accordance with deployment schedule
- Tracks and updates the movement of all IT assets (laptops, desktops, printers, ) within the stipulated database and within time constraints
- Follows set policies and procedures to ensure proper handling of requests
- Maintains a professional attitude and appearance providing excellent customer service at all times, to include maintaining a good work ethic and assisting others when needed
- Prepare monthly USDA production reports
- Point person for EU, NAFTA, rBST Free documents
- Point person for EU audits with USDA
- Environmental conditions involve generally indoor and outdoor work, frequently in warm and cold temperatures
- Job responsibilities involve frequent exposure to moving equipment
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a shipping & receiving and/or inventory related job function (Experience in manufacturing environment, is strongly desired)
- Ability to acquire a DoD Security Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
- 2-5 years of international shipping and receiving experience
- Must have a positive attitude and professional demeanor
Shipping & Receiving Specialist Job Description
- Assign batches to shipments
- Point person for new material code set up
- Prepare weekly reports for plant manger
- Arrange carriers for local shuttles
- Complete shipping documents
- Back up support for all other areas as needed
- Coordinate pick-up and drop-off of all packages from USPS (and other vendors as needed)
- Work and communicate efficiently with the TLC team regarding departmental priorities and deadlinesWork Saturdays and Mondays
- Safely use basic tools and equipment such as box cutters, dock carts and hand-held scanners
- Recognizes required transactions and performs them in the time/accuracy required
- High school diploma or equivalent with 3 or more years of experience
- Experience with courier processing both on their websites and the use of multi-carrier software
- Chauffer’s License, Hi-Lo Certification
- Knowledgeable of computer operations, 10 Key, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- 3-5 Years previous material handling, shipping and receiving experience preferred
- Must understand International shipping and paperwork