Shipping Clerk

Job Title: Shipping Clerk

Location: Ramsey, NJ general area

Position Type: Direct-Hire (no temp or contract)

Pay: $20.00-$28.00 per hour dependent on experience

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Time Off, and more

Shift: First shift, M-F, Occasional Overtime on Saturday Morning

Responsibilities:

• Receive incoming shipments and compare items to purchase orders, provided by the supervisor.
• Count items to ensure the correct number have been received.
• Determine storage areas for incoming shipments and allocate appropriate space within the inventory area.
• Assist in physically moving incoming items to designated storage areas and supervise storage activities.
• Look through job orders to determine order picking activities and pick orders according to the specific instructions provided.
• Match order information with information on picked items to ensure conformity.
• Operate forklifts to pick heavy boxes and transport them to checking areas.
• Ascertain the quality and quantity of picked items and ensure they are safely delivered.
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks and determining safe ways of stacking items on the truck and retrieving items in a safe manner.
• Record damaged or defective items and replace them according to company policies.
• Handle returns and exchanges by ensuring reverse distribution processes are followed properly.
• Ensure all incoming and outgoing shipments are properly labeled and correlating documents are available with each shipment.
• Select the method of consignment utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes and rates.
• Arrange for a carrier vehicle or pickup.
• Post weight and shipment charges.
• Maintain files of shipping records.
• Traced missing or lost shipments.
• Assemble wood and cardboard containers or pick pre-assembled containers.
• Attached identifying information and delivery instructions on containers.
• Organize records of goods shipped.
• Train fellow co-workers as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• High School diploma required with 3-4 years shipping and receiving experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to read and write manufacturing processes and instructions and interpret and follow basic instructions.
• Ability to manage production requirements and additional projects and responsibilities.

Skills:

• Ability to troubleshoot
• Good judgement and decision making skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Operate forklift, preferred
• General warehouse knowledge
• Attention to detail a must
• Organized and self-motivated

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• United States Citizen or Permanent Resident required