Shipping Clerk

United States of America

**State / County**
- Connecticut

**City**
- Groton

**Division**
- Structurals

**Company**
- Groton

**Function**
- Supply Chain/ Purchasing

**Workplace Type**
- On-Site

**Position type**
- Full Time

**Opportunity ID**

13083

**Company Profile**

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

**PURPOSE**:
Perform all required duties to receive, store, pack and ship all incoming and outgoing goods for the company. Perform material handling duties to maintain departmental supply quotas, assume stock room duties, and maintain all required records and reports.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS**:

- Receive incoming materials, supplies, parts, and other items following established practice. Assist in unloading materials and supplies as necessary. Count, weigh, or otherwise check incoming items to assure correctness of shipment and compliance with accompanying traveling documents, purchase and shipping orders. Transport, or request transportation of shipments to designated departments, storage, or other areas. Prepare receiving reports and other related documents in established form and detail. Notify supervisor of shortages, damages, or other discrepancies, and prepare all necessary substantiating reports.
- Transport materials to all departments to maintain established quotas; perform necessary loading and unloading operations. Prepare sample of investment material as received and forward for laboratory analysis.
- Perform stock room duties, maintain file cards, stocking, and storing parts and supplies, central purchasing order files, records of subcontracted orders, and all other reports or records as required; perform other associated duties as required.
- Detect and report defective or damaged material and unusual conditions to proper supervision. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. Follow prescribed safety regulations.
- Perform a variety of other tasks and duties of equal or less complexity as assigned by supervisor.
- May perform a variety of typing, recording, and billing duties for products and or materials.
- Prepares tracers for lost shipments
- Assists in periodic inventory counts following prescribed procedures and routines.
- Ships and transports material to production Dept's ensuring no damage to parts.
- Packs and prepares, products, materials, tooling etc. for shipment.
- Packs products according to procedure or in such a manner to prevent damage.
- Verifies material to be shipped against shipping documents.
- May assemble cartons or cases.
- Packs cartons, seals containers, affixes address label, weighs container and contents and completes documentation as assigned.
- Assists in preparing bills of loading and shipping reports.
- Follow established safety practices.
- Ability to safely operate a forklift.
- Must possess valid drivers license
- May make deliveries or pick-up materials, or mail
- Delivery and pickup using Company leased commercial vehicle requires passing leasing company physical examinations which includes negative test result for illegal substances.

**SPECIAL SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS**:

- Packs outgoing, and receive incoming shipments; maintain all required records, and prepare documents and reports. Requires the use of judgment to comply with procedures to receive, check and stone or dispose of material, maintain related records in established form and detail, verify incoming/outgoing shipment. Affixes postage.
- Moderate physical effort handling incoming parts and materials unloading vehicles, transporting items, performing other related duties. Average lifting 50 lbs.
- Continuous mental and visual attention checking shipments, maintaining records, storing and issuing items, performing other related duties.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Use ordinary arithmetic, decimals, and fractions. Work from specifications and schedules. Follow written verbal instructions.
- 3 months experience.