Shipping & Receiving- 1St Shift

Summary:

Responsible for safely unloading, inspecting the product, receiving of new product and/ or loading product for final shipment, inventory management, and cycle counting.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include the following:

Receiving and Inspection of Product

• Ensure sufficient receiving and storage space for incoming items and staff on hand to help manage receipt.
• Responsible for ensuring all supplier documentation properly reflects the part number(s), qty and other applicable identification per the corresponding Purchase Order information upon receipt.
• All materials must be inspected to ensure proper paperwork has been received, count is correct, that no unacceptable level of damage has occurred, and that any PO required material certifications are available and complete.
• In addition to the above, any required material sample inspection shall be completed and documented as defined per the applicable SOP and QP.
• Product shall not be inventoried until:

o All system and documentation requirements have been completed per the SOP and QP

o Quality has reviewed and approved receipt of material.

Inventory Management

• Acceptable materials shall be inventoried in the proper location as indicated by ERP. If a new location is required, the Manager will designate the location and enter it into the ERP system accordingly for inventory and cycle counting purposes.
• All materials must have a warehouse location entered in the appropriate location withing ERP along with a PO reference, date, quantity received and by whom it was received and accepted.
• Locate and prep inventoried production job materials per pick ticket information and move to proper staging area along with required paperwork.

Shipping

• Pull shipping schedule information from ERP.
• Pull and prep inventoried finished goods for shipping destination per delivery schedule.
• Verify orders are accurately filled.
• Ensure correct packing techniques for outgoing merchandise.
• Prepare bills of lading and maintain documentation of goods shipped.
• Print shipment labels and customs documents where necessary.
• Ensure shipments are properly identified, weighed, and labeled.
• Coordinate with delivery drivers to pick up shipments from the warehouse.
• Check delivery drivers in and out through the day.
• Provide outbound detail reports and bills of lading.
• Ensure shipments are properly loaded into delivery and transport vehicles.
• Track and update the status of outgoing shipments.
• Liaise with operations and logistics to ensure shipments are completed as scheduled.
• Notify customer service on any schedule or order changes.
• Prepare and maintain records of items shipped.
• Enter daily activity information into ERP, logs, or information board.

Cycle Counting

• Maintain inventory accuracy through proper counting, processing of material reports, transfers. Enter information into ERP as noted in process.
• Complete physical inventories, cycle counts, random or receipt audits, and reconciliations on a daily, monthly, or quarterly basis
• Resolve all discrepancies in a timely manner through required research & capture of inventory discrepancies, system status, communication with others and/or your manager. Discrepancies include both cost and/or quantities.
• Ensure all materials are properly verified and are reflective of reported inventory regardless of ABC, Opportunity Based or Process Control cycle counting methodology.
• Work with Finance & ERP Specialist to define inventory accuracy metrics, monthly reporting format and report generation.

Other responsibilities: ·Perform other duties, as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required.
• 2 years of working experience related in a warehouse and/ or distribution center setting.
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with shipping software such as: Fed Ex, UPS, LTL, USPS, etc.
• Must have ERP experience, knowledge of Epicor ERP Software is a plus. ERP Receiving, Inventory and Shipping related experience as needed to properly navigate and understand related fields or willingness and ability to learn these functions.
• Must achieve & maintain a company forklift certification. Also understand how to safely operate a forklift; speeds, watching out for pedestrians, etc.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use of hands, fingers, feet, and hands to reach with arms. The ability to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees must be able to cope with Minnesota climate variances, endure heat & cold conditions in the shop. Endure heavy workloads, high noise levels from hammering, and grinding (hearing protection provided). Protect against metal particles, fumes, sparks, particles, and gases (safety glasses, safety-toed boots, ear plugs, and gloves provided per the company policy guidelines).

Individuals working in an office setting will not endure some of the physical & work environments conditions of the production floor unless office is adjacent to the production floor or per the individuals job duties and/ or responsibilities. All office personnel must abide by the PPE guidelines (safety glasses, safety-toed boots that are provided per the company policy guidelines) when entering the production floor or if a requirement of a department that individual is entering or working in.