Shipping/Receiving Specialist

Finishing is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Finishing is part of Filtration Group. Filtration Group is a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that drives innovation and delivers solutions across a broad spectrum of applications and end-markets, with a focus on life sciences, indoor air quality and industrial technologies. Finishing is looking for a Shipping/Receving Specialist. 

About the Role: 

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Understand the product flow and processing systems as well as know the whereabouts of all storage areas.
• Identify all raw materials and finished goods.
• Understand material handling tasks.
• Complete picking tickets as required.
• Palletize and stage products per procedures.
• Perform shipping and receiving clerical tasks as required.
• Prepare and complete outbound orders (pick, label, build pallet, wrap).
• Load and unload raw materials and finished goods according to SOP’s.
• Perform daily maintenance and upkeep of forklift equipment.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Perform duties safely and report all observed safety hazards to the supervisor.
• Be punctual and at work daily, as scheduled.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required by the supervisor, manager of by operational conditions.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Benefits: 

• Family leave 

• Health and wellness benefits 
• Health insurance  
• Training and development opportunities 
• Inclusive and engaged workplace culture 

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 months of experience in warehouse environment.
• 6 months previous experience with operating a sit-down forklift.
• Ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Basic math aptitude.
• Low to moderate lifting with the ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to read and write English sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position and satisfactorily meet business demands.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent level of education preferred.

Physical/Mental Demands:

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to lift, move, and handle materials, tools, and controls.  The employee is regularly required to use paper and a pen, pencil and/or keyboard to read and record data.  The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, walk or climb with legs and talk or hear.  The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or more up to 60 pounds, and occasionally move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, it can be loud for periods of time while working near equipment which is in operation.  Hearing protection and safety glasses may be required.  Employee must be able to hear fork truck horn. The employee must be able to work alone on a fork truck for extended periods of time.  The employee must also be able to work with others as required. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position.

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.