Shipping Clerk

Who are we? 

Jet Midwest is a full-service commercial aviation company, specializing in the sale and lease of commercial aircraft, engines, and parts as well as aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services to the aviation industry. This position is located at the Kansas City International Airport Area, in the former TWA Overhaul Base facility. We are looking for a motivated, high-energy team member to join our Materials Operations Team. 

Position Description: 

Title: Shipping Clerk 

Status: Full Time 

Department: Materials Operations

Summary:

A Shipping Clerk will process outbound shipments (pick product, print packing slip, paperwork, and labels, package materials properly, load outbound product to carrier), ensure customers and internal team receive top-notch service and on time delivery, provide visual inspection of outbound orders for accuracy, noting discrepancies and escalating as appropriate, and investigate problem orders to arrive at timely resolution and meet customer requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities included, but not limited to:

• Handling aircraft parts in accordance with the Jet Midwest Quality Assurance manual
• Preparing aircraft parts for shipment
• Cleaning aircraft parts, as required
• Complies with written and oral instructions
• Examining work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures
• Ensuring correct shipment of international orders and hazardous material orders
• May be required to train others
• Cross trained on Receiving and Cycle Count
• Become forklift certified
• Become Repair and Sales Order qualified
• Become Hazmat trained and qualified
• Performs other job duties as assigned
• Attention to detail
• Pulling, packing, and scanning orders
• Having the ability to work independently and within a team
• Regular interaction and coordination with team members at all levels of our supply chain   
• Interaction with our Carpentry Shop
• Entrepreneurial, challenging, competitive, flexible, fast-paced, and fun  
• Collaborative and growth-minded   

Education & Experience:

• A High School diploma
• Experience in Shipping or Materials Management
• The ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealings with co-workers
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the responsibilities of the Shipping Clerk, you will be seated at a desk, using a phone and computer, for much of your workday. When fulfilling job duties, physical requirements may include walking long distances, crouching, crawling, standing on ladders or scaffolds, using hoists and lifts, using precision instruments, and other necessary hand tools requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity. These job duties may be performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment, or outdoors in a variety of weather conditions (when safe). The noise level is typically low to moderate, as consistent with a warehousing environment. At times, some lifting may be required, up to 50 lbs. As such, safe lifting techniques should be used, and a request for assistance should be made to a co-worker or supervisor.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the Shipping Clerk position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of knowledge, skills, ability, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

EOE M/F/D/V

Benefits:

• Eligibility for our comprehensive benefits program starting the 1st of the month after 30 days of full-time employment
• 401K with company match
• Robust Paid Time Off
• 10 paid Holidays
• Growth opportunities