Shipper I

Associated Materials Innovations; Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Materials / Alside is seeking a Shipper to support our manufacturing facility's logistics and distribution. The role involves preparing, organizing, and overseeing shipments to customers, reading orders, and ensuring loads are secure and accurate.

Responsibilities include operating a forklift and pallet rider, documenting shipping data via handheld scanner and PC, and maintaining strict safety and 5-S housekeeping standards in a hot, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be Safety oriented.
• Must have experience with hand-held scanner and PC to enter shipping data.
• Must take proper care of equipment and company property.
• Able and willing to work overtime.
• Able to work in a hot, fast-paced environment on feet 8+ hours/day.
• Able to use small hand tools.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing/plastics extrusion desirable.
• Vinyl siding knowledge desirable.
• 2 years of forklift experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize and oversee shipment of finished products.
• Read and understand orders for accurate loading.
• Cube trailers for fit and load multiple stop trailers.
• Load floor stacked and palletized material; unload and put away incoming products.
• Operate equipment such as pallet rider and forklift.
• Maintain 5-S housekeeping and follow safety guidelines.
• Keep track of cartons loaded per truck/hour; ensure quality loading.

Skills

Safety oriented

Forklift experience

Handheld scanner

PC for shipping data

Overtime willingness

Ability to work in heat

Strong stamina

Team orientation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Handheld scanner

Shipping PC

Job description

Shipper

Since 2022, Associated Materials / Alside has been undergoing a transformation to maximize our potential through investments in people, operations, and brands.

If you want to be part of a company where your ideas and input are more than just encouraged--they are valued--this is the place for you. At Associated Materials / Alside, your contributions will provide an immediate and lasting impact, helping us achieve what is possible.

Position Summary

The Shipper role is critical to the logistics and distribution process for our manufacturing facility. Shippers are responsible for preparing, organizing, and overseeing the shipment of finished products to customers or other destinations.

Key Accountabilities

Perform general warehouse activities such as:

• Pick material
• Load floor stacked and palletized material
• Operate mobile equipment (pallet rider and forklift)
• Palletize product for loads
• Unload and put away incoming products
• Read and understand orders
• Cube trailers for the material to fit properly
• Able to load multiple stop trailers
• Keep track of cartons loaded per truck/hour
• Observe al established safety guidelines
• Responsible for 5-S housekeeping
• Must be able to perform quality and accurate Loading
• Responsible for following good inventory practices

Required Education, Experience & Skills

• Must be Safety oriented.
• Must have experience/or demonstrate willingness to learn how to operate hand-held scanner, and PC to enter shipping data
• Must take proper care of equipment and company property
• Able and willing to work overtime
• Able to work in a hot, fast-paced environment on feet 8 or more hours a day
• Able to use small hand tools
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Experience with manufacturing/ plastics extrusion industry desirable
• Product (vinyl siding) knowledge desirable
• 2 years of Forklift experience preferred

Work Environment

The atmosphere is that of a manufacturing plant. The position will primarily work where moving machinery produces noise. Employees must wear Personal Protective Equipment that is issued for that location. Temperature can range from extreme cold to extreme heat. Physical demands may include standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, climbing, pushing/pulling, forward bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, squatting, crawling, postural balancing, manipulating, trunk rotation, handling, gripping, and talking (hearing).

Associated Materials is a leader in exterior building products for residential and commercial remodeling and new construction markets. We produce vinyl windows, vinyl and composite siding and accessories, and metal building products--and distribute other essential building products to ensure customers find everything they need for their exterior.

Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, more than 4,000 associates across North America support Associated Materials. We operate 11 manufacturing facilities and more than 100 Alside and over 20 Gentek supply centers across the United States and Canada. Through our unique combination of award-winning products, manufacturing and distribution operations, installation solutions, and support services, the opportunities at Associated Materials are endless!

Associated Materials ... Building Products Better

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