Shipping Clerk 1st Shift at Pratt Industries

POSITION TITLE: SHIPPING CLERK

SUMMARY

Plan loads to customers based on order quantities; combine them to make multiple stop deliveries to maximize trailer utilization and minimize costs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up delivery appointments for loads planned
• Set up customer pick ups
• Cut bills for all loads
• Communicate with logistics all outbound loads and delivery times

 LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills. 
• Able to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, training and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization

 REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. 
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with situations where limited information or standardization exists.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure. 
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.   

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

• Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry
• Quality standards – both ISO and QS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. 
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50  pounds. 
• The employee is sometimes required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving equipment in the work area. 
• The employee is sometimes exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, along with hot and cold temperatures depending upon the season.
•  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED.

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Microsoft Excel experience
• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior work experience as a forklift operator.