Associate Shipper/Receiver

Simpson Strong-Tie; Enfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is seeking an Associate Shipper/Receiver for their facility. The successful candidate will handle shipping, receiving, and stocking of finished goods while ensuring quality standards are met. This position offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for rewarding performance.

Benefits

Quarterly Bonuses/Commission

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Qualifications

• 1 year of warehouse, logistics, and/or shipping experience required.
• D.O.T. HazMat Training required (will certify at hire).
• Simpson Strong-Tie Powered Industrial Truck Certification required (will certify at hire).

Responsibilities

• Complete shipments using ERP system and/or tablet.
• Pull, package, and palletize products for shipment.
• Ensure incoming and outgoing shipments meet quality standards.

Skills

Safety

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Customer Service Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Reach truck

Electric pallet jack

Job description

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As an Associate Shipper/Receiver, you will be responsible for picking/LTL, receiving/UPS, and/or stocking finished goods needed to fulfill customer orders. This position is scheduled Monday – Friday, 1:00pm – 9:30pm, with overtime as needed. This shift is eligible for a $1.00 shift differential.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING(% of Time)

Complete shipments using ERP system and/or tablet. Pull, package, and palletize products for shipment. Ensure incoming and outgoing shipments meet packaging, customer, and quality standards. Receive, stock, and rotate product. Identify, tag, store and locate finished inventory. (70%)

Create and apply documents, such as shipping labels, packing list, and bills of lading for each pallet/shipment. (10%)

Maintain a clean work environment. (10%)

Other duties as assigned. (10%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Simpson Strong-Tie Powered Industrial Truck Certification required (will certify at hire).
• D.O.T. HazMat Training required (will certify at hire).
• 1 year of warehouse, logistics, and/or shipping experience required.
• Equipment: Operate forklift, reach truck, order picker, and electric pallet jack.
• Safety: Ability to prioritize safety by demonstrating safe work practices and promoting a safe work environment.
• Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiple and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to Work Independently: Follow both written and oral instructions, including safety guidelines, work instructions, and company policies.
• Attendance: Able to consistently demonstrate reliable, punctual attendance in accordance with our attendance policy.
• Communication Skills: Speak in the most effective way to relay information to all departments and at all levels within the organization. Listen and ask questions to ensure understanding.
• Quality Standards Knowledge: Demonstrate an understanding of company quality standards and company quality control processes.
• Problem Solving: Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Teamwork: Ability to work with other team members to accomplish group goals.
• Results Focus & Initiative: Ability to multi task and take initiative in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Customer Service Skills: Apply customer service principles and processes on the job and with others
• Reading Comprehension: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, see, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. This role operates large equipment and needs to constantly position self to maintain the operation of equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and heavier weights with proper equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Regularly works around moving mechanical parts. Noise level is loud. The job may risk exposure to dust, heat and/or cold, wet or humid conditions.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job requires no domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, non-exempt position is located in Enfield, CT.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

PAY

$18.56 - $27.84 / hour

REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission:You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe employees affect customers, sales and revenue — directly or indirectly – and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more.