Shipping and Receiving Specialist

Oilgear’s Houston location continues to grow, and we are in need of an experienced Shipping and Receiving Specialist. At Oilgear, we’ll invest in your development, equipping you with the technical skills for the present and ensuring you have a fulfilling, long-term career. Our core values are Trust, Team, Excellence! If you are looking for an environment that is focused on team then you have found it!

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Directs production and inventory control, Shipping and Receiving, and materials storage.
• Directs production planning and scheduling based on sales forecasts.
• Maintains inventory levels to ensure deliveries occur within customer timelines.
• Maintains and ensures accuracy of the perpetual inventory system.
• Works with purchasing department to schedule delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Oversees Shipping and Receiving functions related to purchased parts and finished goods.
• Manages and monitors storage of purchased parts and finished goods.
• Performs write-offs on damaged or obsolete inventory to reflect accurate value of inventory.
• Prepare master schedule.
• Determine delivery dates and enter assembly orders and purchase requisitions.
• Monitor progress and follow up on orders to ensure ship dates are held.
• Reschedule open orders and planned order releases in accordance with customer requirements, material availability and forecast requirements.
• Process order changes, cancellations and rush jobs along with fixing problems on the shop floor that relate to orders.
• Prepare and maintain weekly and monthly shipping schedules.
• Create requisitions and determine required return dates for work sent out for outside operations, considering job order priorities and total material parts availability for given order affected.
• Load and unload incoming and outgoing materials and products
• Move materials to and from loading docks, delivery trucks, storage areas, and manufacturing areas
• Identify and label materials, and record their locations in the warehouse/on the shelves to maintain inventory
• Prepare finished products for shipment by identifying their location, then pulling, packing, and loading them
• Operate trucks, forklifts, cranes, and other equipment to move freight
• Perform and report cycle counts
• Comply with all warehouse safety rules and guidelines

Qualifications:

Minimum:

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Driver’s License
• 3+ years of experience working in a warehouse setting or in logistics
• 3+ years’ experience with ERP systems
• 3+ years’ of Shipping and Receiving experience
• 3+ years’ of forklift experience
• Epicor experience a plus
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work well with all levels of management and staff.
• Proficient with inventory reporting systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Strong attention to detail

Working Environment and Physical Demands:

• Work performed in shop environment.
• Work performed in office environment.
• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment, such as hoist, positioners, pallet jacks, fork trucks, etc
• Exposure to shop environment such as noise, dust, odors and fumes
• Bending and stooping
• Sitting, Standing, and Walking

Training Requirements:

• General Safety
• ISO 9001
• Applicable FOP’s
• Forklift
• Overhead Crane
• Lock out tag out training

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Safety glasses
• Steel toe shoes/composite toe
• May require other PPE, such as gloves, goggles, shields, aprons, etc, while performing specific tasks

The Oilgear Company is an at-will employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to take a drug test, in accordance with local law/regulations?
• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?
• How many years of experience do you have with Epicor software, if any?
• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• ERP systems: 3 years (Required)
• Warehouse: 3 years (Required)
• Logistics: 3 years (Required)
• Shipping & receiving: 3 years (Required)
• Forklift: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Houston, TX 77041 (Required)

Work Location: In person