Hybrid Shipping Assistant chez Rawlings

Job Title:                    Shipping Assistant

Department:               Distribution

Reports to:                 RM Production and Distribution Manager

Location:                    Adirondack Bat Manufacturing Plant Dolgeville, NY

FLSA Status:              Hourly

General Overview:  

Shipping Assistant is responsible for the safety, quality, and production of receiving, shipping, and maintaining materials used to produce the finest sporting good products while working in a safe organized environment in the Distribution Department.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operate material handling equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, etc in compliance with all safety standards
• Load and unload delivery trucks 
• Move material and equipment between locations in DC and facility.
• Store material in a neat and organized manner
• Pull orders accurately in accordance with the pick slips while determining total weight and cartons.
• Notify Supervisor of any International Picks accordingly.
• Notify Supervisor of any picks from National accounts after determining total cartons and weight.
• Communicate with delivery truck company personnel regarding pickup and delivery of shipments
• Package orders for shipment according to Pick.
• Process all orders for shipping via small parcels, FedEx, UPS, and large carrier Including replenishing UCC 128 shipping labels, wax ribbons.
• Performing preventive maintenance on UCC 128 printers.
• Obtain all required documentation on all International Shipments. 
• Ship special request orders
• Locate and arrange inventory in correct inventory storage area in an organized manner
• Receive, document, enter work orders, and daily inventory items from Production including Quality audit checks per BOM 1 per order
• Package work orders from production accordingly
• Reclassify inventory from production
• Receive in packing slips and/or purchase orders as needed
• Pull orders accurately in accordance with the pick slips
• Perform inventory cycle counts
• Monitor and maintain shipping supply levels and report low inventory levels to trigger reorders
• Complete weekly inventory counts on Raw material and finished goods within DC
• Maintain required levels of material at production use points. (Box prep, t-ball combo pack)
• Respond to email correspondences

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Education Required:

• High school diploma
• Two years of distribution warehouse experience 
• E1 – Enterprise One experience preferred
• Experience printing labels and tracking shipments in shipping manager applications 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills 
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate with many different individuals and personalities 
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Able to multi-task and work under time constraints in high pressure situations
• Ability to read and understand pick slips 
• Ability to problem solve shipping orders with several variables 
• Ability to apply basic math concepts
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness
• Demonstrate reliability and dependability 
• Working knowledge and experience using office equipment including computers phones, copies, printers, and scanners
• Working knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, and Excel

Working Conditions:  Clean, organized, climate-controlled production and warehouse work environment

Safety Hazards:  Depending upon production department, may be exposed to dust, air borne fibers, dirt, noise, vibrations, chemicals, and solvents.   Safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe boots, gloves, sleeves, smocks, and positive pressure full-face hoods are required while performing certain tasks.  Work is also performed inside and outside in extreme temperatures ranging from hot and humid to cold, snow, and freezing temperatures.  Walking between buildings year-round is required.  

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as specifications and procedures.  Must have good verbal communication skills.  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to apply concepts of basic math and reading measurements (fractions and decimals)

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to recognize a situation and escalate clearly.  Ability to deal with problems and contribute in problem solving.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands requiring finger dexterity, and handling or working with equipment.  The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.   The employee will occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.  

This job description does not list all the duties of the job.  You may be asked to perform other instructions and/or duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description.