Shipping Associate

nVent; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

nVent is seeking a Loading Dock Associate at our Eleanor, WV facility to support loading, shipping, and material handling activities. You will load trucks, verify outgoing shipments, stage materials for efficient loading, and secure loads for safe transport.

You will move products with warehouse equipment, complete basic shipping paperwork, maintain organization, follow safety rules, and collaborate with team members to ensure accurate material flow.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or comparable experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and stand for extended periods.
• Warehouse, shipping and loading experience preferred.
• Ability to work in various weather situations.

Responsibilities

• Plant loading dock operations – load trucks, verify outgoing shipments, stage material for efficient loading, secure loads for safe transportation
• Material Handling – move product using various equipment while maintaining safety & accuracy
• Documentation – complete basic shipping paperwork and ensure labels, counts, parts, and assigned material is packaged together
• Safety & Housekeeping – maintain a clean, organized loading area and follow all facility safety rules, PPE requirements and equipment procedures
• Teamwork – Work closely with other team members and teams to support smooth and accurate material flow

Skills

Loading Dock Operations

Material Handling

Shipping Documentation

Safety & Housekeeping

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. Join our Eleanor, WV team as a Loading Dock Associate and launch your career in logistics.

What you will experience in this role:

• Plant loading dock operations – load trucks, verify outgoing shipments, stage material for efficient loading, secure loads for safe transportation
• Material Handling – move product using various equipment while maintaining safety & accuracy
• Documentation – complete basic shipping paperwork and ensure labels, counts, parts, and assigned material is packaged together
• Safety & Housekeeping – maintain a clean, organized loading area and follow all facility safety rules, PPE requirements and equipment procedures
• Teamwork – Work closely with other team members and teams to support smooth and accurate material flow

You have:

• High school diploma or comparable experience
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and stand for extended periods
• Warehouse, shipping and loading experience preferred
• Ability to work in various weather situations

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money.

We’re known for being:

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Benefit Overview At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full‑time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back‑up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well‑being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth. At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.