What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipper position at Washington Penn?
Summary
Load or unload vans, bulk trucks and railcars of production material, building supplies or equipment for use in the plant or shipment to the customer.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Unload incoming trucks, vans, rail cars, etc.
- Load outgoing trucks, vans, rail cars, etc.
- Prepare shipping and receiving documents.
- Confirms and/or properly labels incoming or outgoing materials.
- Secures gaylords to skids if required.
- Confirm weights of materials as instructed.
- Transfer bulk materials from trucks or rail cars to receiving silos.
- Transport product samples to QC lab if required.
- Clean rail cars for shipment.
- Clean P/E holding tanks.
- Clean Bulk Material Transfer Systems and perform routine maintenance on same.
- Repackage customer samples or resale material.
- Prepare rail siding for rail movements. (Move pipes, draw bridge, etc.)
- Seal rail cars and bulk trucks for shipment.
- Inventory all material in Shipping Warehouse.
- Maintains clean and safe work area and reports all hazards to Supervisor.
- Wears proper safety equipment.
- Performs other duties and assignments as directed by supervisor.
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Skilled in the use of basic computer software.
- Manufacturing Environment
- Individual is expected to perform job duties safely and in compliance with documentation outlined in the Safety, Health & Environmental
- Follow instructions for safe handling of materials as per product Material Safety Data
- Wears proper safety equipment as specified in Material Safety Data Sheets or work
- Attend monthly safety meetings as scheduled by the Safety
- Individual is expected to perform job duties in compliance with defined management system requirements.