Shipping/Receiving Clerk

The Shipping / Receiving Clerk working in conjunction with the Logistics Manager is responsible for creating and managing the shipping schedule, properly receiving and shipping materials, and reporting shipping and receiving information to internal and external customers.

• Safety / Environmental

Brings all safety / environmental / quality concerns to the attention of the appropriate department manager immediately.

• Receiving / Shipping

Follows all work instructions outlined in QWI-1 (Shipping) and QWI-2 (receiving) and all other applicable plant policies and procedures.

• Daily Finished Goods Counts

Counts all finished goods each day. Investigates errors and reports those errors to the Logistics Manager for additional follow-up if necessary.

• Reports Review

Working in conjunction with the Logistics Manager reviews reports daily.
Other Duties / Responsibilities: Assist with maintaining and updating the shipping / receiving schedule. Maintains relationship with trucking dispatchers. Files paperwork on a daily basis. Supplies Warehouse Manager with information regarding scheduled shipments and receipts. Assist with inventory control as needed / requested. Assumes duties / responsibilities of Logistics Manager in their absence.
Qualification requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or GED. Minimum Georgia Work Key Scores required: Graphic Literacy: 4, Workplace Documents: 4, Applied Mathematics: 5.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Bills of Lading, Purchase Orders, SDS's, manufacturing sheets, and packaging sheets. Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and visitors. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to interpret graphs. Ability to read and interpret scales.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function so fit this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to lift, twist, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently exposed to hot, cold, and/or damp weather conditions. Conditions may be dusty at times. The noise level in the work environment varies with production activities.
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.