Shipping and Receiving Specialist
Located in Kentwood, MI
Salary: $18.00/HR
Shipping and Receiving Specialist Job Summary: An innovative medical parts manufacturer in the Grand Rapids area is looking for a Shipping and Receiving Specialist. This individual will coordinate and plan all activities related to transporting product across the world. This role will set up and organize all the shipping department work and interact with other branches for shipments planning and tracing. This is a critical position for this company, and it requires a self-directed person who is extremely detail oriented. Excellent computer skills are required to manage import/export procedures.
Shipping and Receiving Specialist Responsibilities:
- Write purchase orders for outside supplier operations
- Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment: Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records
- Packing and labeling for shipment to customers
- Issues sub-components to manufacturing
- Issues sub-components to outsource
- Miscellaneous shipping
- Inspects shipments for damages or defects; records discrepancies or damages and notifies supervisor and/or purchasing personnel
- Maintains department database, prepare routine reports, and file shipping/receiving records
- Participate in continuous improvement activities as appropriate
Schedule & Pay:
- 1st shift 7:00am until finish. Could be as late as 4:00pm, able to work extra if needed.
- $16.00/HR-$18.00/HR
Shipping and Receiving Specialist Qualifications:
- Previous Shipping Clerk experience is required
- Attention to detail is critical
- Candidates need to have previous forklift or hilo driving experience working in a warehouse or manufacturing setting
- Candidates must also be comfortable using a computer to process shipping paperwork
- Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and control standards
- Leads, guides, and trains other employees in performing related work.
- Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills needed to interact with external customers as well as internal customers at all levels within the company
- Excellent ability to pay attention to detail
- Excellent computer skills, including prior experience with ERP system
- Must demonstrate excellent writing skills with ability to prepare/review and/or approve technical documentation
- Problem solver
- Forklift experience is a plus
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Location: Kentwood, MI
Position Type: Full-time, Evaluation hire
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- 401(K) Savings Plan
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1760 44th Street Southwest
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