Shipping Warehouse
Position Summary
Responsible for all aspects of material handling and safe operation of material handling equipment.
Essential Functions
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
- Operate material handling equipment to load and unload product in an efficient and safe manner.
- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
- Accurately load and unload product, using forklifts.
- Ensure that bundle and band material still meets inspection.
- Check product for visual properties or damage prior to shipment leaving.
- Ensure that all shipments are correctly loaded and stable.
- Record numbers of units handled and moved, using pick list.
- Move stock, and other materials to and from yard and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or using forklifts and other equipment.
- Rebundle product as necessary.
- Assist with inventory counting and reporting.
- Assist with receiving inventory.
- Carry out general yard duties such as cleaning up debris/scrap, maintenance up keep of the yard and/or equipment, and maintaining efficiency of the stock inventory in the yard.
- Shovel material such as gravel or ice within the yard or around the premises.
- Perform daily routine maintenance checks on loading equipment.
- Reliable attendance.
- Comply with all company standards, rules and policies.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Position Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
- Accurate - Ability to perform work accurately and thorough.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
- Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
- Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Time Management-Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Physical Requirements:
1. Must be able to work 8-hour shifts.
2. Must be able to stand and walk up to 8 hours per day.
3. Must be able to lift, push and lift product with weights up to 60 pounds
Experience and Education Requirements:
1.High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to other employees of the organization. Ability to read, comprehend and speak basic English.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply technical skill along with common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving multiple concrete variables in standardized situations.
Department: Plant- Shipping
Job Status: Full Time
Reports To: Shipping Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by management as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.