What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping/Receiving position at Washington Penn?
Shipper
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.
Responsibility for Safety, Health & Environmental
Duties/Responsibilities
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.
Responsibility for Safety, Health & Environmental
- Individual is expected to perform job duties safely and in compliance with documentation
- Follow instructions for safe handling of materials as per product Material Safety Data Sheet.
- Wears proper safety equipment as specified in Material Safety Data Sheets or work instruction.
- Attend monthly safety meetings as scheduled by the Safety Department.
- Individual is expected to perform job duties in compliance with defined management system
Duties/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.
- Obtain samples from remote rail car siding in Pittsburgh.
- 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