Overview

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers’ products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.

Group Key Figures: Revenue £910m (2020), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30 countries, and customers in 100 countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Responsibilities

Job Purpose:

The Shipper directly reports to the Production Supervisor. 

Shift: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:30PM with some flex time avaiable. (May have to work 1 Saturday half day per month).

Essential Functions:

• Perform various tasks as assigned by Department Manager.
• Maintain quality and quantity with strong sense of accountability and standards.
• Complete all relevant documentation.
• Clean & maintain equipment & work area.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming/outgoing shipments and prepares items to ship.
• Identifies information and counts, weighs/measures items of incoming/outgoing shipments to verify against BOM, Invoices, Orders, etc.
• Determines method of shipment through ERP system.
• Assembles containers or selects pre-assembled containers.
• Inserts items into containers using spacers, fillers and protective padding.
• Adheres identifying information and shipping instructions onto containers and posts weights and shipping charges.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments.
• Records all discrepancies and reports to Purchasing.
• Routes items to Departments.
• May direct others in preparing outgoing shipments.
• Store received items in Stockroom according to identifying information; part number, size or type of material.
• Perform limited pick up/delivery duties.
• Responsible for shipping supplies such as packaging, boxes, padding, bags, etc. and other commonly re-ordered items such as gloves, tweezers, etc.
• Works with accounting to maintain accurate counts on shipping supplies
• Works with purchasing to re-order shipping supplies.
• Trains new hires.
• Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state, and federal EHS regulations and with Morgan New Bedford, MA EHS Guidelines. Guidelines include but not limited to participation in required EHS training and use of proper PPE. Employees are responsible for reporting hazardous conditions and job-related injuries or illnesses to their supervisor.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Education Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• This position requires use of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
• Additional Requirements:
• Must be able to carry out written, oral, or diagram form instructions.
• Basic math skills.
• Hours consist of Monday – Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM.
• Availability to stay until later until shipments are finished for the day.
• Availability to work a minimum of one Saturday per month.
• Individual must be a:
  • Citizen of the United States, or
  • Permanent resident alien of the United States, or
  • Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) as defined by 22CFR120.15

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Required to talk or hear
• Required to pass eye tests
• Required to stand, walk, and sit
• Required to use hands, feel & reach with hands & arms
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10- 20 lbs, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50lbs
• Vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.