What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Clerk position at Trinidad Benham?
Department: Shipping & Receiving
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: LaGrange, GA
Reporting To: Clint Yaughn
Description
There’s a reason Trinidad Benham is recognized as a leader in our industry. Trinidad Benham Corp has been in business for over 100 years, and we know a thing or two about providing stable employment and growth.
What You'll Be Doing
The Shipping Clerk is responsible for handling all aspects of the shipping department, emphasizing the accurate transfer of finished products to customers in a timely and consistent manner while meeting food safety and customer specifications.
What We Need
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING:
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: LaGrange, GA
Reporting To: Clint Yaughn
Description
There’s a reason Trinidad Benham is recognized as a leader in our industry. Trinidad Benham Corp has been in business for over 100 years, and we know a thing or two about providing stable employment and growth.
What You'll Be Doing
The Shipping Clerk is responsible for handling all aspects of the shipping department, emphasizing the accurate transfer of finished products to customers in a timely and consistent manner while meeting food safety and customer specifications.
What We Need
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Checks outbound twice a day.
- Processes yard check and uses information to reconcile spot shipments from previous work day.
- Schedules inbound/outbound loads with carriers.
- Checks in drivers and assigns dock doors.
- Communicates with loaders to ensure that drivers are being loaded in the correct door.
- Bills shipments along with making labels for shipments that require while ensuring there are no discrepancies.
- Verifies quantities of all product shipping on each individual shipment.
- Email carriers with loaded trailer information.
- Print picklist daily for orders to be shipped.
- Organizes, maintains and files paperwork.
- Monitors drivers log to ensure carriers are being loaded and released in a timely manner to avoid detention charges.
- Ensures at the end of the shift that all shipments are accounted for (shipped, rescheduled or spot shipped)
- Assist in reconciliation of CHEP pallet report.
- Assist with yearly physical inventory.
- Performs other task as assigned
EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum one (1) year shipping or receiving experience preferred
- Microsoft Office preferred (Outlook, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to use a ten-key calculator, office copier, and scanne
- Basic math skills
- Flexibility to accommodate unscheduled changes in duties and work overtime as needed
- Self-motivated and responsible
- Communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers
- Employee-owned
- Advancement Opportunities
- Weekly pay
- Insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)