Shipping Assistant

Job Title:

Shipping Assistant

Reports to:

Vice President of Manufacturing

General Description:

Perform activities pertaining to material handling. This can include shipping and receiving of products and materials, packaging, and chip spinning.

Responsibilities:

• Be able to perform all activities of a sorting/packaging clerk
• Process shipments by:
  • Identifying item on order
  • Locating items in inventory or in production
  • Packaging items for shipment to prevent damage during transit
  • Creating labels to identify specific order information
  • Loading palletized orders onto trucks
• Process incoming material by:
  • Unloading trucks by use of fork-truck or hoist
  • Check product against purchase order
  • Placing item into required location
• Use computer to access sales/inventory information
• Maintain order in the shipping and receiving area and the product inventory area
• Spin Chips
  • Use Chip Spinning Machines to separate metal chips from coolant
  • Transfer dry chips in recycle containers and prepare bins to be picked up

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• High school degree or equivalent

Expected Training Period:

• 3 months to 1 year

Other Skills:

• Experience operating fork-trucks and electric hoists