Shipping Clerk - Canton, OH

Case Farms; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Case Farms, Inc. in Canton, Ohio is seeking a Shipping Clerk to manage daily shipping activities, maintain logs and trailer data, and prepare USDA paperwork. You will handle billing, communications with drivers and customers, and perform data entry for shipping records.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to train others, with familiarity in MS Word and MS Excel. This is a full-time on-site position in a multi-lingual environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Office experience preferred.
• Ability to sit, stand, or alternate position.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to train others.
• Basic understanding of the shipping process.
• Maintain inventory controls and product rotation.
• Communicate with CFS when issues arise with the scanning system or inventory program.
• Assist in training shipping staff.
• Familiar with MS Word and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to Shipping Supervisor.
• Maintains the Manifest logs, and keeps trailer information up to date.
• Complete paperwork for USDA-certified loads (Kill Certificates).
• Prepares bills of lading for outgoing trucks.
• Handles phone system in Shipping office, taking calls from truck drivers, sales department, customers, plant operations, etc.
• Performs Data Entry of shipping information into system.
• Handles various office and administrative duties.
• May be assigned various other duties or projects as needed.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Training others

Shipping process basics

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Reports directly to Shipping Supervisor.
• Maintains the Manifest logs, and keeps trailer information up to date.
• Complete paperwork for USDA-certified loads (Kill Certificates).
• Prepares bills of lading for outgoing trucks.
• Handles Phone system in the Shipping office, taking calls from truck drivers, sales department, customers, plant operations, etc.
• Performs Data Entry of shipping information into system.
• Handles various office and administrative duties.
• May be assigned various other duties or projects as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working in an office setting is preferred.
• Ability to work in a sitting, standing, or alternating position.
• Must have effective communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must have the ability to train others.
• Must have a basic understanding of the shipping process.
• Maintain inventory controls for proper rotation of products to include age, returns, and damaged containers.
• Communicate with CFS when issues arise with the scanning system or inventory program.
• Assist in training other employees assigned to the shipping area.
• Familiar with MS Word and MS Excel.

Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, if applicable.

• Environment: primarily an office setting, working from a desk in an enclosed room with temperature control.
• Sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping.
• Lifting may involve periodic moving/lifting of heavy items exceeding 40 lbs.
• Extraneous situations may arise for which additional physical demands may be required.
• Must be able to use and handle a phone effectively.
• The candidate must have the capacity to remain calm, considerate, and tactful under unanticipated situations.
• Shipping Office may or may not be temperature controlled.
• Multi-lingual, diverse work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Case Farms is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Case Farms participates in the E-Verify system and uses tools made available by the federal government to confirm employment eligibility of all team members. Persons offered employment are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.