Shipping and Receiving Associate

Where you will work
For over 40 years, Manchester Industries, a Clearwater Paper Company, has demonstrated a passion for providing packaging and paperboard solutions to our customers. Manchester’s five strategic locations ensure speed to market and a high-quality product. With a total of fourteen precision sheeters, three slitter rewinders, five guillotines, and four carton packing lines, we have the capacity to produce over 170,000 tons of finished product for the marketplace. We maintain an average daily inventory of over 16,000 tons to meet the demands of our customers providing “Just in Time” service for customer needs.

Popular for its football team the Dallas Cowboys and its sporty spirit, this city is a perfect blend of modern architecture and rich heritage. Aside from being a shopping and financial hub, Dallas has a thriving music scene and is also a hotspot for cultural activities including opera, ballet, musicals, and symphony concerts. Popular destinations include the Dallas Museum of Art, The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and a 212-acre gigantic theme park Six Flags Over Texas. Even with the size of the city, there are several ways to stay connected and involved including the American Cancer Society, Angel Hands Foundation, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, the Humane Society, and much more. Dallas boasts some of the highest-performing schools in the country through the Dallas Independent School District and the Dallas School District. Universities near Dallas include Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas-Dallas, Criswell College, and Texas Women’s University.

What you will do
The Shipping and Receiving Associate is responsible for properly receiving materials and products from our suppliers and distributing within the location in a timely and accurate manner. This position is also responsible for shipping the correct product to the customer in a manner that meets or exceeds their expectations. Effective communication with drivers and internal teams is critical in this position. A high degree of attention to detail, initiative, and accuracy in documentation is very important in this role. The employee must possess the ability to make decisions based on established policies, and function with minimal supervision.

• Demonstrates safe work practices; actively participates in and supports the EHS process.
• Good Interpersonal Skills; must be able to work in and foster a team environment.
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates self-motivation, flexibility, and a high degree of initiative to work independently and with integrity.
• Demonstrates an understanding of operating flow and material handling concepts and leverages problem-solving methodologies, a high degree of knowledge regarding warehouse placement, and staging complexity.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and execute plans.
• Must successfully obtain lift truck and clamp truck certification within first 3 months in position; must become certified on other mobile equipment as needed to fulfill role expectations.
• Must have a minimum of basic in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word and be able to handle email.
• Collaborates with operations and logistics personnel in efforts to ensure proper materials are staged to meet production demands.
• Schedules all daily and weekly delivery/receipt schedules and changes; able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Updates and maintains incoming documentation in a disciplined manner ensuring accuracy and currency.
• Effectively and accurately receiving and unloading rolls.
• Inventories shipments as required; maintains storage and staging areas, including dock preparation.
• Properly staging completed orders in the warehouse in a manner to assure easy retrieval for shipment and proper spacing according to established procedures; may move completed pallets from production area(s) to warehouse for processing.
• Properly prepares load plans to ensure loads fit on trailers; loads trailers/trucks in a safe manner and within legal limits.
• Coordinates with customer service, scheduling, and transportation to generate superior customer service.
• Works with the leadership team to prioritize deliveries.
• Ability to recognize errors and problems with delivered materials; escalates unresolved issues with a focus to ensure inventory accuracy and receipt of goods as appropriate.
• Hold self and others to a high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, safe driving practices, appropriate PPE, etc.)
• Participate as needed in safety incidents and help investigate root causes.
• Maintain a clean working environment by complying with procedures and housekeeping responsibilities, and properly disposing of waste.
• Operate, maintain, and inspect equipment to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, procedural reporting, and safety requirements.
• Act in a manner consistent with company values and attitudes.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What you will need
To be successful in this position, we are looking for candidates with the following:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required)
• Minimum 2 years continuous full-time work experience or have been a full-time student (required)
• Industrial production or warehouse experience (preferred)
• Able to speak and understand English required.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills required.
• Experience driving a fork truck required, clamp truck (preferred)
• Able to operate a computer.
• Understanding of general operating flow and basic material handling concepts preferred
• Able to work in a physically demanding environment including temperature extremes, loud noise, and avoiding slipping, tripping, and falling hazards.
• Physically capable of manual labor that includes bending, walking, sitting, and climbing in and around machinery and equipment for an entire 8-hour shift.
• Able to lift, up to 40 lbs frequently, between 40 and 50 lbs occasionally, and over 50 lbs minimally. When lifting 50 lbs and above, Operator will use team lifting and overhead crane assistance.
• Work environment includes exposure to compressed air, steam, lubrication oil, dust, and hydraulic fluid.
• Able to wear and comply with all personal protective equipment (Eye and ear protection, steel-toed shoes, etc.)
• Able to work an 8-hour shift. Able to work overtime as needed including weekends and Holidays.

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Education

• High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)