Shipping and Receiving Technician - Day Shift (8 A.M. - 8 P.M.)

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Manager and Shipping & Receiving Supervisor, the Shipping and Receiving Technician will be responsible for:

• Preparing and sending reports to Shipping & Receiving Supervisor and Operations Manager
• Working independently and as a team to achieve leadership and company goals
• Cooking with the packaging team to ensure shipments are on time for customer deliveries and pickups
• Using FIFO rotation for inventory
• Conducting daily finished goods inventory and inputting into the ERP system
• Following all policies and procedures to ship product out to customer
• Using a computer to input finished goods inventory, product losses, and email communication from the Sales team on orders
• Inputting inventory and creating invoices in the SAGE ERP system
• Conducting pre-shipment quality evaluations before shipments ensuring the highest quality and following standard guidelines for each customer
• Organizing all paperwork for CCP, pre-ship evaluation, and invoices
• Ensuring all samples are packed out and of the highest quality and ready in the finished goods cooler
• Completing 95% or above picking rate
• Shrink wrapping all pallets and using an electric forklift to stage the product to the shipping dock
• Being able to time manage to make sure all product is ready to be shipped on time
• Ensuring all incoming customer's trucks are within temperature specification and cleanliness guidelines
• Having superior customer service skills when dealing with customers picking up product
• Ensuring all product is organized in finished goods cooler
• Ensuring each product has a quality retain

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent
• 6 months prior experience in packaging
• 6 months prior experience in shipping/receiving required
• Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak basic English (required)
• Must be able to work in a cold environment (
• Availability to work weekends is a must
• Ability to respect and maintain confidential information
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to drive electric forklift after training
• Must be able to work independently and within a team
• Must have time management skills to meet certain deadlines for shipping
• Must be detailed oriented and organized
• Must have good communication skills
• Must have good basic math skills
• Ability to use scales, calculators, and computer

Personal Attributes

• Collaboration - we know we cannot fix the world’s problems as an individual, we have to work together as a team to make that happen. Teamwork is how we get there!
• Communication - we are a small company (in relative terms - 200 employees), we work well together because we communicate well with each other. You must demonstrate why our mission is important to you: everyone who works at AeroFarms has a strong link to the mission: we want to hear why it means something to you!
• Agility - What we do has never been done before: we are an innovation company, there is no right or wrong way to do things, we constantly develop how we operate, we can always elevate what we are doing and never claim to have it right.
• Accountability - we don’t micromanage, we hire individuals who know what they need to do and can do so with minimal direction and take ownership of their projects and deadlines.
• Respect - We are already starting our journey scaling around the world: we want our team to represent every kind of individual out on plant earth and we need to respect different people, different ideas, different cultures etc. We can learn so much from each other, but respect is key
• Empowerment - we provide an environment for growth and development: we need your help to develop our business, we will help you develop in your career, and sky is the limit given our growth plans!!