Shipping Associate

Dover Corporation; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Corporation in Livonia, MI is seeking a Shipping Associate to handle order picking, packing, labeling, and documentation. You will verify parts against prints, photograph items for QC, and coordinate with production and logistics to ensure timely fulfillment.

The role requires basic IT skills, familiarity with shipping software (UPS, DataWorks), and prior warehouse experience. Forklift experience is a plus in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in shipping, receiving, or warehouse role within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and comprehend technical prints, work instructions, manuals, and other written correspondence.
• Experience with basic hand tools (saws, hammers, drills, etc.).
• Proficiency with basic computer systems and inventory management software.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, delivering thoughts and ideas clearly both written and verbally.
• Experience operating powered industrial trucks (e.g. forklifts).

Responsibilities

• Pick, pull, and pack customer orders for shipment.
• Pull parts from inventory based on customer orders.
• Review technical prints to verify part specifications before processing for shipment.
• Photograph items prior to packaging to ensure quality control and documentation standards.
• Ensure orders are safely packed to prevent damage during transit.
• Accurately enter shipment data and generate labels using shipping software systems such as UPS, DataWorks, and other logistics platforms.
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records by verifying quantities during the picking and packing process.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, adhering to safety protocols and practices.
• Coordinate with production, sales, and logistics teams to ensure timely order fulfillment.
• Collaborate with team members to identify process improvements and increase efficiency

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Reading technical prints

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

UPS

DataWorks

Inventory management software

Job description

Shipping Associate Responsibilities Include

• Pick, pull, and pack customer orders for shipment
• Pull parts from inventory based on customer orders
• Review technical prints to verify part specifications before processing for shipment
• Photograph items prior to packaging to ensure quality control and documentation standards
• Ensure orders are safely packed to prevent damage during transit
• Accurately enter shipment data and generate labels using shipping software systems such as UPS, DataWorks, and other logistics platforms
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records by verifying quantities during the picking and packing process
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, adhering to safety protocols and practices.
• Coordinate with production, sales, and logistics teams to ensure timely order fulfillment.
• Collaborate with team members to identify process improvements and increase efficiency

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience in a shipping, receiving, or warehouse role within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and comprehend technical prints, work instructions, manuals, and other written correspondence
• Experience with basic hand tools (saws, hammers, drills, etc.)
• Proficiency with basic computer systems and inventory management software
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy under pressure
• Strong communication skills, delivering thoughts and ideas clearly both written and verbally
• Experience operating powered industrial trucks (e.g. forklifts)