What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parcel Receiving Clerk position at Span Alaska?
Description
Position at Span Alaska Transportation
About Us
Span Alaska Transportation, established in 1978, is a premier, asset-based freight forwarding company serving the great state of Alaska. Our dedicated team provides outstanding service with exceptional care and attention to detail. We are always interested in extraordinary people with proven skills who are dependable team players and bring out the best in others.
Our supportive and empowering work environment is the foundation of the superior service, customer experience, and satisfaction we are known for within our industry.
Matson is honored to be certified as a Great Place to Work. Our team of dedicated and talented employees consistently deliver exceptional results for our customers and the communities in which we serve.
Learn more at spanalaska.com.
About The Role
The primary function of the Parcel Receiving – Warehouse Associate position is to process parcel receiving packages and assist warehouse. Position may also interact with customers.
Work for this position is typically governed by established procedures and situations are generally routine/recurring. Job is made somewhat complex by the requirement to research improperly marked freight.
Communication skills are necessary as the position may interact with other employees, customers, vendors, contractors and/or suppliers. Contacts are typically face-to-face but may be via telephone. Communication is rarely about confidential information.
Position is not supervisory in nature.
What You’ll Do
Span Alaska Transportation offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death, and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Span offers contribution opportunities to your 401K or Roth accounts with employer matching along with 8 paid holidays a year and tiered paid time off benefits.
At Span Alaska, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions.
#SAT
Matson is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. View our applicant privacy statement: https://www.matson.com/media/Applicant_Privacy_Statement.pdf.
Position at Span Alaska Transportation
About Us
Span Alaska Transportation, established in 1978, is a premier, asset-based freight forwarding company serving the great state of Alaska. Our dedicated team provides outstanding service with exceptional care and attention to detail. We are always interested in extraordinary people with proven skills who are dependable team players and bring out the best in others.
Our supportive and empowering work environment is the foundation of the superior service, customer experience, and satisfaction we are known for within our industry.
Matson is honored to be certified as a Great Place to Work. Our team of dedicated and talented employees consistently deliver exceptional results for our customers and the communities in which we serve.
Learn more at spanalaska.com.
About The Role
The primary function of the Parcel Receiving – Warehouse Associate position is to process parcel receiving packages and assist warehouse. Position may also interact with customers.
Work for this position is typically governed by established procedures and situations are generally routine/recurring. Job is made somewhat complex by the requirement to research improperly marked freight.
Communication skills are necessary as the position may interact with other employees, customers, vendors, contractors and/or suppliers. Contacts are typically face-to-face but may be via telephone. Communication is rarely about confidential information.
Position is not supervisory in nature.
What You’ll Do
- Logging in parcel receiving packages.
- Label freight with bar codes and lot tickets
- Researching final destinations.
- Noting damages.
- Assist in unloading parcel trucks and separate contents.
- Consistently follow all safety procedures and attend safety meetings.
- Load and unload vehicles such as trucks, vans, flatbed trucks, box trucks or tractor-trailers.
- Mark incoming freight appropriately.
- Move freight around yard and warehouse using a forklift or other moving equipment.
- Complete appropriate paperwork accurately.
- Assist customers as necessary.
- Consistently follow all safety procedures and attend safety meetings.
- Warehouse cleanup.
- Attend training and meetings as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Good verbal communication and customer service skills (in English).
- Ability to read and write English in order to complete paperwork.
- Must exercise good judgment.
- Ability to focus in a hectic environment to minimize errors.
- Must be conscientious and aware of safety procedures and issues.
- Ability to use telephone and computer.
- Knowledge of good lifting techniques.
- Ability to block and brace loads on a flatbed truck.
- Knowledge of good lifting techniques.
- High school education is required.
- Minimum of three months of experience required. Most training is obtained on the job.
- Or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the necessary qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position.
- Hazardous Material Certification
- Forklift Certification
- Must be able to push or pull heavy loads (up to 200 pounds).
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
- Must be able to operate equipment in a warehouse, including a computer, which may include grasping, climbing, bending, handling, reaching, fingering, feeling/touching and repetitive motions of hands and feet.
- Work is typically performed in a general warehouse environment but may also be conducted outside in the elements.
- Exposure to exhaust fumes is likely.
- Overtime may be mandatory when needed.
- Conditions may also include exposure to environmental noise.
Span Alaska Transportation offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death, and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Span offers contribution opportunities to your 401K or Roth accounts with employer matching along with 8 paid holidays a year and tiered paid time off benefits.
At Span Alaska, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions.
#SAT
Matson is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. View our applicant privacy statement: https://www.matson.com/media/Applicant_Privacy_Statement.pdf.