Shipping Clerk - 2nd Shift

Pratt Industries; Wapakoneta (OH); On-site; USD 22,503 - 32,049; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits within 30 days

401k match after 90 days

2 weeks paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays from day 1

$500 healthy lifestyle reimbursement

Company contribution to HSA

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Wapakoneta, OH is seeking a Shipping Clerk for the 2nd shift. This role is responsible for planning deliveries to customers, coordinating appointments, and ensuring efficient loading. Candidates must hold a high school diploma or GED, possess strong communication skills, and be qualified to operate a forklift. The position offers a starting pay of $19.80/hour plus shift differentials, with excellent benefits commencing within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Must be qualified to operate a forklift.
• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan loads to customers based on order quantities.
• Set up delivery appointments and customer pick-ups.
• Communicate with logistics regarding outbound loads.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports

Forklift operation qualification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Shipping Clerk - 2nd Shift

REPORTS TO: Shipping Supervisor/Manager

Starting Pay: $19.80/hour plus $0.40/hour shift differential

Why Work for Pratt?

• Benefits within 30 days
• 401k match after 90 days
• 2 weeks paid vacation in the first year of employment
• Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of employment
• Paid holidays from day 1
• $500 healthy lifestyle reimbursement
• Up to $1200 company contribution to HSA
• Significant opportunities for career advancement
• Potential for raises in the first year based on attendance and performance

Summary

The Shipping Clerk is responsible for planning loads to customers based on order quantities and combining 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

• 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.

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 on the season.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Education And/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED.

Candidates Are PREFERRED Who Offer The Following

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