Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Job Title: Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Location(s): Ottawa, IL - Onsite

Compensation: $18.00 - $21.00 hourly

About this position:

Join Advantech, Ottawa, IL as a Shipping & Receiving Clerk, where you’ll play a key role in keeping our finished goods inventory accurate and our products moving efficiently to customers worldwide. Reporting directly to the Shipping Supervisor, you’ll own the full lifecycle of our inventory – from daily cycle counts and stock additions to quarterly physical counts and annual audits. If you take pride in precision, thrive in a fast-paced warehouse environment, and want to be part of a globally recognized technology company, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, pack, and process outgoing shipments for customers and internal departments, ensuring proper carton sizing, adequate packing material, and secure sealing
• Apply shipping labels, air bills, and all required carrier or department documentation accurately to each package
• Operate shipping systems and carrier platforms (UPS, FedEx, etc.) for domestic and international shipments, including all customs documentation and waybills
• Maintain and update physical inventory records; add new stock to proper bin locations and verify quantities for accuracy
• Weigh and document all new finished goods products individually for entry into the Inventory Management system
• Conduct daily cycle counts, quarterly physical inventory counts, and support yearly inventory audits
• Fill material requisitions for other departments and process the appropriate paperwork
• Coordinate with non-regular carriers for package pickups and pricing; organize packages per carrier specifications
• Process all outgoing mail through the postage meter; deliver outgoing mail and retrieve incoming mail from the post office twice daily
• Maintain shipping supply inventory using a kanban system; reorder materials as needed
• Provide accurate weight quotes to Customer Service for freight charge determination
• Communicate proactively with the Customer Service team and escalate any questions or concerns to the Shipping Supervisor or Director of Operations

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; minimum 1 year of experience in shipping, receiving, or a related manufacturing/warehouse role
• Basic math proficiency: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals across various units of measure
• Computer proficiency with the ability to navigate multiple software platforms and communicate effectively via email
• Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions accurately
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy in inventory counts, documentation, and labeling
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
• Solid organizational and time management skills with a proactive, self-motivated work style
• Professional verbal and written communication skills; able to work collaboratively across departments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with UPS and/or FedEx online shipping software
• Forklift and/or pallet jack certification, or willingness to obtain certification upon hire
• Experience with inventory management systems or ERP software

Training Requirements:

• HR-F-720-001 Training Matrix

Working Environment:

• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license
• Required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility
• Required to lift 50 lbs
• Willing to work necessary hours to maintain department demands

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.