Shipping/Receiving Assistant

General Duties

• Consolidates equipment, supplies, and packages for delivery by campus, building and priority.
• Collaborates with the Receiving Department Lead to determine what should be delivered first, e.g., refrigerated and time-sensitive material, and establishes a delivery schedule that includes those factors.
• Sets up the delivery routes utilizing a last-in/first-out loading concept.
• Loads the cargo van or high capacity truck as appropriate, using a forklift or pallet jack when necessary.
• Supervises work-study students or temporary employees when available to assist in the loading and delivery functions.
• Delivers materials to various/appropriate departments on and off campus utilizing QTrak’s (or current software) to track the delivery of packages including obtaining signature of individual receiving packages.
• Receives equipment and supplies of all types from vendors, including highly expensive scientific instrumentation and hazardous biological/radioactive/chemical materials.
• Receives express and overnight shipments from various carriers such as FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service.
• Inspects shipments for visible damage and validates material against bills of lading or truck manifests before acknowledging receipt and acceptance by an original signature. Reports damages to carriers and vendors as the FOB coding dictates.
• Purchase Ordered Items: Opens and inspects packages, checks for concealed damages, matches contents against packing slips, organizes material for final receipt and entry into Banner/current inventory system. Items are logged and tagged as assets where applicable.
• Prepares outbound shipments for pick up by various carriers — LTL shippers, UPS, FedEx, etc.
• Ensures that all shipments and packages are documented in accordance with OSHA, ICC, NRC and CDC regulations and codes.
• Contacts carriers to schedule pickups, signs appropriate documentation for the carrier and files the related documents.
• Inspects physical conditions of vehicles and forklift for maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
• Affords assistance in Surplus processes including: picking up items, organizing items, tagging/processing items, visitors assistance, surplus events.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 months experience in warehouse shipping and receiving environment or similar environment.
• 2 years’ experience in warehouse shipping and receiving environment.
• Experience working in governmental, higher education, or large corporation surplus and/or inventory property program.