Warehouse Clerk - San Diego, CA

Company

IPS Group, Inc. is a design, engineering and manufacturing company focused on low power wireless telecommunications and parking technologies. IPS manufactures its products locally and has been delivering world-class solutions to the telecommunications and parking industries for 25 years. The company is best known for their patented credit card enabled, solar powered single-space parking meter and web-based management system.

Job Summary

The Warehouse Clerk pulls orders and packs and prepares them for shipment. They carry out shipping and receiving functions and work with parcel and LTL carriers reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor. Works with RMA Department and Customer Support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for routing outbound freight to ensure delivery as required; monitors carriers’ performance and tariff charges and determines best carriers for the most cost-effective and reliable delivery within established standards.
• Capable of operating a forklift or quickly learn to operate.
• Maintains shipping and receiving logs and maintains files of shipping records. Processes lost freight or shipping damage claims. Verifies freight bills with accounting and resolves errors with carriers.
• Take finished orders after final quality control inspection and wraps and packs in containers as per required standards. Determines most cost-efficient bundling of items (e.g., palletizing, or individual packages). Prepare packing lists, bills offloading, and other shipping documentation as necessary.
• Supervises loading and unloading of all delivery trucks. Assures compliance with workplace safety procedures. Limits access to loading docks by unauthorized individuals.
• Receives and inspects external packaging of all incoming shipments. Notifies delivery personnel of any apparent shipping damage and proceeds accordingly. Reviews incoming packing lists and logs and routes to receiving inspection area.
• Receives and processes returned goods shipments; completes and forwards return goods authorization (RGA) paperwork. Route service/repair shipments to Customer Service.
• Performs other shipping/receiving duties, as requested.

Qualifications and Skills

• Forklift Operator experience and/or certification.
• Computer skills – Web based business systems and computer literacy.
• Microsoft Word and Excel.

Experience and Education

• A high school diploma or GED is required. Good math and communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential. Familiarity with shipping manifest applications is beneficial.
• Forklift Operator experience and/or certification.

Physical Demands, Equipment, and Machinery

Ability to communicate orally with management and other co-workers is crucial. Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential. Sitting or standing for an extended period is common. Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information and to prepare or inspect documents.

Heavy lifting may be expected. Exertion of up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally may be required moving boxes and other goods. Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computer terminals, calculator, and FAX machines.

Good reasoning ability is required to solve a wide range of business problems. Able to apply algebra or other analytics as required. Able to understand and utilize management reports, memos, and other documents to conduct business.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The job is performed in a traditional warehouse setting. Exposure to common dust, dirt, and noise is expected. Activities include extended periods of sitting or standing and extensive work at a computer and/or loading dock or warehouse.

Note: The above statements are not intended to an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in this classification. Nothing in the job description restricts IPS Group, Inc. from the right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time for any reason. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment as this is an “AT-Will employer.

It is the policy of IPS Group, Inc. not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer—M/F/D/V