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Reports To: Inventory Control Supervisor
Direct Reports: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Pay:$17.70/Hr
Position Overview: Responsible for the accurate receiving, processing, and shipments of materials, components, and finished goods within a fast-paced manufacturing and warehouse environment.
Essential Job Functions
Qualifications
Education & Certifications: High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience: 1 year of office administration/inventory management experience
Key Competencies
Working Conditions: Manufacturing and Warehouse environment, consistent background noise.
Benefits Offered
NSA is looking for self-starters who can help support our mission. Are you ready?
Reports To: Inventory Control Supervisor
Direct Reports: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Pay:$17.70/Hr
Position Overview: Responsible for the accurate receiving, processing, and shipments of materials, components, and finished goods within a fast-paced manufacturing and warehouse environment.
Essential Job Functions
- Receive incoming shipments and verify products against purchase orders, packing slips, and delivery documentation.
- Inspect incoming materials for accuracy, damage, and quality concerns.
- Accurately enter receiving and shipping information into appropriate system.
- Prepare customer orders for shipment including packing, labeling, palletizing, and staging freight.
- Coordinate outbound shipments with carriers, drivers, and internal departments.
- Load and unload trucks using pallet jacks when needed.
- Maintain organized warehouse locations and proper storage practices.
- Ensure shipping documentation is complete and compliant with company procedures.
- Assist in maintaining clean, safe, and efficient warehouse and dock areas.
- Report inventory discrepancies, damaged goods, or shipping issues to leadership promptly.
- Perform inventory counts of shipping and receiving supplies when needed.
- Safety- Responsibilities include maintaining a neat and orderly space that promotes a safe work environment. Must mandate and follow ALL NSA Safety and Housekeeping Policies, ensure staff operate the equipment in a safe manner according to established training procedures, and report ANYTHING that appears unsafe, from your functional department’s perspective, which includes, the authority to shut down ANY task/operations that you feel may be unsafe.
Qualifications
Education & Certifications: High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience: 1 year of office administration/inventory management experience
Key Competencies
- Attention to Detail Ability to accurately verify shipments, inventory counts, labels, and documentation with minimal errors.
- Organization & Time Management Effectively prioritizes tasks, maintains orderly warehouse areas, and meets shipping and receiving deadlines.
- Teamwork & Collaboration Works cooperatively with production, warehouse, inventory control, customer service, and transportation teams.
- Dependability & Accountability Demonstrates reliability, strong attendance, and ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Communication Skills Communicates clearly with supervisors, coworkers, drivers, and vendors regarding shipments, discrepancies, and operational needs.
- Problem Solving Identifies shipping, inventory, or receiving issues and assists in resolving discrepancies efficiently.
- Adaptability Adjusts to changing priorities, shipment schedules, and operational demands in a fast-paced environment.
Working Conditions: Manufacturing and Warehouse environment, consistent background noise.
Benefits Offered
- Medical
- HSA Plan
- Voluntary Dental
- Voluntary Vision
- Employer-Paid Short-Term disability
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Identity theft protection insurance
- Voluntary Legal insurance
- State-Sponsored Retirement Savings Program
- 10 Paid Company Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO
- Bereavement
- Jury Duty
- Incentive Pay / Bonus
- Referral Program
- Confidential Employee Relief Fund
- Annual Flu Shot Clinic
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Family Medical Leave
- Transportation Benefit (Chicago)
- School Visitation Leave (Chicago)
- Blood Donation Paid Hours (Chicago)
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