Crater

Duravant; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Duravant is seeking a warehouse packaging operator responsible for building standard and custom wood crates and other packaging to safely ship products worldwide. Interpret drawings, prepare crates, and ensure shipments meet DOT regulations.

This role requires operating forklifts and hand tools, following safety procedures, and collaborating with other departments to verify packaging integrity. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; preferred two years' shipping experience.
• Experience with FEDEX, UPS, AIR, OCEAN, LTL and Contract carriers for domestic and international shipping.
• Must have or be able to obtain a forklift certificate and a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints and load plans to create crates.
• Operate hand and power tools to build crates per specs and DOT rules.
• Package, protect, and verify parts for safe delivery.
• Ship sales parts and machinery requiring specialized packaging.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure shipping safety.
• Maintain files and use company software to look up shipping tasks.
• May perform stockroom clerk duties.
• Operate forklift, bridges crane, saws, and use tools; document process on video.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Forklift operation

Reading blueprints/drawings

Load planning

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Bridge crane

Miter saw

Circular saw

Air staplers

Job description

Position Summary

Provides and builds standard and custom wood crates and other packaging to safely ship our products around the world.

Essential Responsibilities

Level 2:

Position Summary

Provides and builds standard and custom wood crates and other packaging to safely ship our products around the world.

• Interpret blue prints, drawings, and sketches to layout load plans and create crates.
• Using hand and power tools; designs and creates custom crates to defined specifications, following company and DOT regulations as to height and width; limitations for legal loads.
• Packages, protects and verifies parts and assemblies for safe delivery to destination.
• Ships out all sales part orders and machinery requiring specialized packaging.
• Interface with other departments to determine safety of product being shipped.
• Performs certain clerical tasks, keeps files; utilizes company software programs to perform look up and shipping tasks.
• May be required to perform duties of stockroom clerk.
• Will operate forklift, bridge crane, miter saw, circular saw, air staplers and various hand tools. Will use a video or digital camera to document shipping process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Education and/or Experience

Level 2: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); preferred minimum two years’ experience in shipping via FEDEX, UPS, AIR, OCEAN, LTL, and Contract carriers for both Domestic and International shipping; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Flexible to work overtime on short notice when applicable.

Well organized.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Abilities

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have a valid Washington or Oregon driver’s license and be able to obtain a forklift certificate.

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Hearing protection is required and furnished by company.