Shipping & Receiving Specialist

Overview

Brief Description Perform duties related to receiving items into the facility and the shipment of WIP and finished products to suppliers and customers.

• Write purchase orders for outside supplier operations.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment: compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Packing and labeling for shipment to customers.
• Issues sub-components to manufacturing.
• Issues sub-components to outsource.
• Inspects shipments for damages or defects; records discrepancies or damages and notifies supervisor and/or purchasing personnel.
• Maintain department database, prepare routine reports, and file shipping/receiving records.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities as appropriate.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and control standards.
• Leads, guides, and trains other employees in performing related work.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills needed to interact with external customers as well as internal customers at all levels within the company.
• Excellent ability to pay attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills, including prior experience with ERP system.
• Must demonstrate excellent writing skills with ability to prepare/review and/or approve technical documentation.
• Problem solver.
• High-school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Previous shipping/receiving experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment.