Shipping Clerk - 2nd Shift

Pratt Industries, Inc.; Rockwall (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) & 401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Job summary

Pratt Industries, Inc. in Rockwall, TX is looking for a 2nd Shift Shipping Clerk to plan loads, coordinate deliveries, and schedule pickups to maximize trailer utilization and minimize costs. Reports to the Shipping Supervisor and must be able to operate a forklift.

Responsibilities include setting up delivery appointments, preparing bills of lading, and communicating with logistics about outbound loads. Proficiency in Excel and prior forklift experience in a corrugated environment are

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, training and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Must be qualified to properly operate forklift.

Responsibilities

• Set up delivery appointments for loads planned.
• Set up customer pickups.
• Cut bills for all loads.
• Communicate with logistics all outbound loads and delivery times.
• Must be qualified to properly operate the forklift.

Skills

Excellent communication

Read and interpret documents

Write routine reports

Public speaking before groups

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Forklift operation

Job description

JOB TYPE

Full-time

POSITION TITLE

2nd Shift Shipping Clerk

REPORTS TO

Shipping Supervisor

HOURS

3:30PM - 11:30aM (Will be asked to work OT as needed)

Benefits

• 401(k) & 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Eligible for insurance benefits within ONE Month of hire.

SUMMARY

Plan loads to customers based on order quantities; combine them to make multiple stop deliveries to maximize trailer utilization and minimize costs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up delivery appointments for loads planned
• Set up customer pick ups
• Cut bills for all loads
• Communicate with logistics all outbound loads and delivery times
• Must be qualified to properly operate the forklift.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, training and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with situations where limited information or standardization exists.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

• Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry
• Quality standards – both ISO and QS
• Equipment used in an office operation and it's capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
• This also supports the Service Manager role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.

Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee is sometimes required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving equipment in the work area.
• The employee is sometimes exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, along with hot and cold temperatures depending upon the season.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EXPERIENCE

• Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Microsoft Excel experience
• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior work experience as a forklift operator.