What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping/Receiving Operator-1st Shift - Entry-US position at Kennametal?
bout Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Shipping/ Receiving Associate
Purpose: Acts as an experienced operator within a warehouse: Receives, tracks materials, resolves issues as related to tasks, trains entry level operators, inventories stock, pulls, picks, and ships orders.
Key Job Responsibilities
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Shipping/ Receiving Associate
Purpose: Acts as an experienced operator within a warehouse: Receives, tracks materials, resolves issues as related to tasks, trains entry level operators, inventories stock, pulls, picks, and ships orders.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Execute final packaging and distribution of products to appropriate destinations.
- Receive material from external operations in SAP.
- Follow instructions on delivery notes for shipments to distribution centers and customers.
- Independently packs orders for shipment.
- Receives daily products from stock transfers and outside vendors.
- Re-orders supplies such as boxes, bags, labels, and packing tubes.
- Works with planners to resolve shipping or receiving issues.
- Performs tasks with little to sometimes moderate supervision.
- Maintains / completes certifications.
- Performs transactions / resolves transaction discrepancies in the SAP / ERP system required to process material movements.
- Responsible for maintaining and ensuring workplace organization programs (5S, EHS) are adhered to for the assigned area.
- High school diploma or equivalency
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Does not require vocational training nor a university degree
- Works with clearly defined / sometimes ambiguous methods and tasks that are described in detail.
- Contributes directly to specific unskilled tasks or processes.
- Has some discretion to vary from established procedures with supervision input.
- Contributes indirectly to specific unskilled tasks or processes.
- Previous forklift operating experience.
- Self-driven initiative and adaptability to solving problems autonomously.