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Job Title: Shipping/Receiving Associate
Rate of Pay: $17 DOE
Schedule: 6-4:30pm
Location: Kirkville, NY
Job Summary:
The Shipping Associate is responsible for preparing, packaging, documenting, and coordinating daily shipments in accordance with customer requirements and company procedures. This role ensures accurate order fulfillment, safe handling of materials, inventory accuracy, and timely delivery while maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards. Essential Functions:
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Rate of Pay: $17 DOE
Schedule: 6-4:30pm
Location: Kirkville, NY
Job Summary:
The Shipping Associate is responsible for preparing, packaging, documenting, and coordinating daily shipments in accordance with customer requirements and company procedures. This role ensures accurate order fulfillment, safe handling of materials, inventory accuracy, and timely delivery while maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards. Essential Functions:
- Prepare parts required for daily shipments according to Open Orders or direction provided by Sales or Production, ensuring compliance with customer shipping requirements.
- Prepare shipping documentation in accordance with established procedures, including proper labeling of parts and pallets.
- Process UPS and FedEx shipments accurately and efficiently.
- Package parts as required per work instructions and quality standards.
- Arrange daily truck pickups and coordinate special shipments through logistics providers.
- Track and investigate lost shipments as necessary.
- Collaborate with customers and internal departments to resolve shipping issues and prevent recurrence.
- Communicate shipping discrepancies to Customer Service in a timely manner.
- Inspect parts as required and quarantine suspect products according to established procedures.
- Maintain accurate finished goods inventory records.
- Train other employees as assigned.
- Maintain and update the shipping manual.
- Maintain files, bulletin boards, and routing cards related to daily shipments.
- Assist with organizing and maintaining packaged parts inventory.
- Ensure department supplies (boxes, tape, labels, pallets, etc.) are stocked at optimal levels.
- Perform housekeeping duties to keep work areas clean, organized, and free of debris.
- Conduct daily safety inspections of equipment and use proper lifting techniques.
- Provide coverage for Receiving and Secondary/Packaging departments as needed.
- Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety rules as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Manager.
- Proficient in using computers and the internet to generate shipping documents and labels.
- Ability to use scales accurately for preparing boxes and bins for shipment.
- Proficient in the use of hand pallet jacks and forklifts to transport materials.
- Basic understanding of LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) shipping procedures.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
- High school diploma or GED required
- Forklift experience required
- 1–3 years of experience in a warehouse or shipping environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.
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Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary : $17