Shipping Assistant

Shipping Assistant

Why Great Northern
Privately held, Great Northern Instore, a division of Great Northern Corporation, is a Multi-Million Designer, Engineering, and Manufacturer of Custom Permanent Point of Purchase Displays and Retail Fixtures.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred to by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

The person being considered will be responsible for a list of job duties including, but not limited to: 
Main responsibilities:
   Reviewing daily shipping report w/dock personnel 
   Confirming quantities being shipped
   Verifying order information in Visual and processing all shipping documents for UPS and LTL/TL carriers, determining proper freight class, and scheduling carriers for p/ups. 
   Providing directions to drivers upon arrival. 
   Communicate w/Client Services team on shipping directions. 
   Create/Process batch shipping for UPS/Fed Ex 
   Create Mail Merge for large ltl distributions. 
   Request Proof of Delivery for shipments 
   Supporting dock personnel when necessary for labeling, loading, collating, etc. 
Requirements:
   Ability to speak, write, and read English. 
   Collaborate well w/other team members. 
   Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, working environment (including the ability to expedite shipments on an as-needed basis). 
   Good math skills/detail-oriented 
   Computer literate- (experience w/Microsoft Word/Excel, process orders, email correspondence, tracing, and rate quotes. 
   Learning to drive a forklift/powered hand jack. 

Pay/Schedule
   Commensurate with Experience
   Work schedule from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM 

The Benefits of Great Northern
   Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
   Paid vacation during your first year of employment
   Medical PPO, HSA, dental, and vision insurance
   Wellness Program
   Life Insurance
   Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements
   Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level.
   Annual merit increases as well as market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages.

Opportunities for Growth
You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities both locally and nationally.

Expectation
To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.

Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.