Job Description
This position will be responsible for helping manage outgoing freight to our customers for all TL and LTL shipments. This position reports to the warehouse supervisor.
Essential Functions of this Role:
- The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Operate electric pallet jack.
- Compile and maintain various daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
- Coordinate with in-house sales team to promote accurate and timely processing of orders for customers.
- Assist in maintaining logistics planning tasks.
- Perform computer lookup/inquiries to determine product location and/or description
- Stage material in proper location for shipment
- Attention to detail and ability to follow directions to meet deadlines
- Follows all safety and security procedures
- Process freight documents and provide outstanding customer service.
- Process all shipments via TL and LTL with High Jump, and/or any other shipping software.
- Validate physical shipment attributes on all required export documentation.
- Maintain and document departmental processes and procedures as necessary to reflect the current process accurately.
- Communicate proactively with customers and their freight forwarders as required to facilitate transportation booking and shipping. This includes providing routing request instructions and tracking information to customers, freight forwarders, carriers, and other transportation intermediaries.
- Communicate with transportation companies as required to arrange for transportation and to track shipments as required.
- Meet or exceed accuracy and productivity expectations.
- Assist in other departments of the warehouse, as necessary.
- Prepare orders by ensuring that correct product/s and quantities are picked and prepared for shipment.
- Pack and weigh any orders that require such handling when necessary.
- Match invoices to shipping labels.
Work Environment:
- Must be able to work in a warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions, and temperature variations.
- Due to forklifts and other equipment traveling through the warehouse the environment can be noisy, dusty, may emit gas fumes, and create excessive vibrations.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to move around in a large, fast-paced warehouse for 8 or more hours.
- Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75lbs frequently.
- Prolonged periods of standing and walking on concrete surfaces.
- Requires bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching.
- Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
- Team lift - carry, push or pull up to 100lbs frequently.
Expected Hours of Work:
- Must be available during standard operating hours, Monday through Friday
- Start and end times may vary due to operational need.
- Remaining flexible with working schedules is required, to include working overtime, evenings, and weekends as there may be an occasional adjustment to meet the business needs.
Required Education, Experience and Skills:
- Must have the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English for business and safety purposes.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- 1 to 2 years of related experience and/or education
- Forklift certification or able to successfully certify forklift operation, training provided on-site.
- Must be a quick learner with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus and adapt to a variety of challenges.
- Positive attitude - work as part of a team and/or independently
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relations with people in different functions.
- Active listening skills
- Basic math, reading, and voice comprehension is a must.
- Ability to read packs, order labels, other information and match visible items and other data.
- Maintain regular attendance.
- Ability and disposition to carry out instructions furnished in written, or diagram form.
- Must be able interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, safety rules, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to calculate mathematical values.
- Must have a working knowledge of Internet software usage, order processing systems, inventory software, and word processing software.
- Must be knowledgeable in warehousing procedures.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
- Reliable transportation
- Previous knowledge of replenishment and RF equipment a plus
- Previous receiving experience preferred.
- Basic knowledge of general warehouse layout, item identification, warehouse procedures, and storage areas to pull stock and materials.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Pay Range:
Starting Hourly Rate: $21.60
The actual annual salary offered to a candidate will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements, and will be mutually agreed upon at the time of offer.
We offer a highly competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including: medical and dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401K, PTO, paid holidays, gear discounts and the ability to add value to an exciting mission!
Our Postings are not intended for distribution to or use in any jurisdiction, country or territory where such distribution or use would violate local law or would subject us to any regulations in another jurisdiction, country or territory. We reserve the right to limit our Postings in any jurisdiction, country or territory.
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