Shipping Clerk I

About the role

The Shipping Clerk performs the physical or administrative tasks involved in the shipping, receiving, storing, distributing and order fulfillment of merchandise, products, materials, parts, supplies and equipment. They also check goods received and for distribution against purchase orders or invoices, maintain records of goods and reject unsatisfactory items. They package and prepare products and merchandise for final shipment and post weights and shipping charges. They lift heavy items and may operate a forklift. They prepare and maintain records of merchandise shipped.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Safely operate all necessary distribution equipment
• Able to train coworkers on all necessary distribution equipment
• Understand bar code scanner including: Picking orders, Inventory look up, Inventory transfers, How to keep, save, and load an order
• Small Parcel: UPS, Fed-Ex, DHL shipments
• Check order for accuracy
• Complete paperwork properly
• Prepare and distribute basic packages per work instructions
• Special product packaging requirements
• Run packages through shipping station
• International and domestic shipments via small parcel carrier
• International and domestic freight quotes
• Train on handling temperature-controlled items
• Train on handling Hazmat shipments
• Complete AES/ITN number for UPS shipments
• Pallet orders: LTL
• Pick accurately
• Proper product layering
• Face out product labels
• Case count labelling
• Pack loose items properly
• Check order for accuracy
• Pack all loose or easily damaged items properly
• Complete paperwork properly
• Print address labels for multiple pallet shipments
• International Shipments
• Understands the use of heat treated pallets
• Customer packaging requirements
• International packing list
• Commercial invoices
• Special Customer Requirements
• Gravity flow items packaged and labelled
• No partial cases
• No split lots
• Expiration date requirements
• Print address labels for multiple pallet shipments

Job Requirements/Qualifications

• 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, skill 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. Ability to interface with management regarding duties and future development of department. Minimum of two years documented distribution/warehouse experience in an outbound or inbound function. RF scanner experience desired but not required. Forklift certification desired but not required. Ability to read, analyze and interpret common shipping reports and regulatory documents regarding shipping. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to lower-level management. Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and averaging. Some experience with UPS World Ship online with the ability to learn more.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.