Shipping Operator

General Summary:

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Essential Job Functions:

1)      Mental Ability – The Shipping & Storage Representative must be able to read orders and prepare reports legibly and properly.  They must be able to communicate orally with all personnel in the plant.  They must be able to operate a calculator for basic mathematical computations.  Basic typing skills are essential because all Representatives operate a computerized scanning machine for raw material tracking. 

2)      Physical Ability – The Shipping & Storage Representative must be able to climb up onto an industrial truck and be able to operate two foot pedals.  There could be occasional climbing up a ladder.  They must be able to operate both hands/arms for driving and lift controls.  They must have excellent depth perception to maneuver the clamp truck and raw materials around crowded areas with co-workers nearby.  Must be able to maneuver items manually that are 50 pounds or less.

3)      Safety – It is plant policy to work in a safe manner.  All Shipping & Storage Representatives must ensure guards are in place, follow lock-tag-try procedures, observe hazards such as nip points, and follow plant and department safety rules.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1)      Multi-digit number recognition

2)      Good mathematical skills

3)      Good handwriting.

4)      Ability to work well with others.

5)      Ability to work flexible hours.

6)      Must be prompt.

7)      Ability to constantly observe immediate area for hazards, tight spaces, pedestrians, etc…

Physical Demands

                        N/A      Occasional      Frequent                     Continual        Critical

                                                (  < 20%)         (20% - 75%)               (75% <  )

Physical Dimensions:

Work is light difficulty.  Shipping Representatives must be able to operate a steering wheel, hydraulic levers, foot pedals, and a handheld scanner.  They must be able to observe their immediate area for safe operation of a clamp truck in crowded areas.  Occasionally, they may be asked to maneuver items by hand and be able to lift up to 50lbs.