Shipping & Receiving Clerk
Since 1961, Precoat Metals has been setting the standards in the coil coatings industry worldwide. We are committed to quality in both our product line and customer service, focusing on new coil coating technologies, unique coatings, ink and film systems, and multifaceted prints while reducing cycle time to market.
About the role
The Shipping/Receiving Clerk is responsible for plant logistics concerning material flow and storage of bare and coated steel, packaging materials, and miscellaneous items. This role requires responsiveness to office personnel priorities, maintaining contact with contract and customer carriers, and arranging timely truck arrivals based on company needs. Basic math, reading, and writing skills are required, along with assisting in routine equipment maintenance and plant clean-up.
Responsibilities
- Communicate verbally and in writing with other plant departments regarding operations
- Maintain regular and on-time attendance
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures
- Collect and record data as directed by management
- Use crane and/or forklift to locate materials
- Access, input, and retrieve information from a computer
- Identify, schedule, and ship materials according to specifications
- Place chains on coils in the steel bay
- Read and comprehend instructions regarding new equipment or procedural changes
- Use visual acuity to read and identify materials
- Make quick decisions when supervision is not readily available
- Change propane tanks on forklifts
- Perform routine maintenance and clean-up of work area and equipment
- Perform miscellaneous plant duties
- Use scanners to update coil locations into the AS400 system
Requirements
- High school level reading and writing skills
- Visual acuity to read labels, meters, gauges, documents, and instructions
- Ability to work in an industrial or warehouse environment with forklifts and cranes
- Ability to safely operate small manual and electric hand tools
- Flexibility to meet the needs of Precoat Metals and its customers
- Available to work up to 12 hours per day on rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
Critical Demands
- Hand, eye, and feet coordination to operate forklifts
- Ability to squat, kneel, or stoop frequently
- Reach or extend forward for long periods
- Ability to read and comprehend written materials such as schedules, SOPs, and work rules
- Ability to comprehend and follow oral instructions
- Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds
- Walk or stand for extended periods
- Stamina to work in extreme temperatures
- Ascend and descend stairs to reach all areas of the plant
- Perform work from ladders or platforms at various heights
- Dexterity to operate computers for data entry or retrieval
- Communicate verbally or in writing with others
Tools and Equipment Used
- Fork trucks (propane and electric)
- Overhead cranes
- Upenders
- Jib crane
- Semi-automatic banding equipment
- Various small hand tools
- Power saw
- Core cutter
- Shears and knives
- Coil grabbers
- Personal protective equipment
- Computers
Work Environment
- Periodic temperature extremes, including temperatures over 90 degrees
- Some work areas located on 2nd or 3rd floor
- Concrete or asphalt floors
- Possible exposure to high levels of noise
- Possible exposure to dust
- Periodic exposure to fumes from paints and chemicals used in coating processes
Benefits
- Great benefits available from day one
Pay
Starting pay at $23.99 per hour