Shipping & Receiving Associate

SIMONA America; Archbald (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SIMONA America is seeking a warehouse associate to verify and document shipments, prepare orders, and move materials within the facility. This role requires accurate record-keeping and adherence to safety guidelines.

The position involves labeling shipments, recording counts and lot numbers, working with teams to ensure timely delivery, and using forklifts or hand trucks as needed to move goods between departments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Able to document and record shipments and stock movements accurately.

Responsibilities

• Verify counts, weights, item numbers, lot numbers and locations for incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Prepare and expedite shipments with proper labeling and shipping information.
• Record internal stock movements on standard forms.
• Operate forklift or hand trucks safely to move materials as required.

Skills

Record keeping

Attention to detail

Team player

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment by performing the following duties to quality and productivity standards.

11am-7pm shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must have a good working knowledge of part numbers and part usage and understand applications for use.
• Able to properly document and record orders being packaged and prepared for customer orders, recording counts, weights, item numbers, lot numbers and locations accurately.
• Accurately document internal stock movements on the proper forms
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Prepares and expedites shipments: Determines labeling requirements including but not limited to: Assemble and pack product containers, preparing and affixing shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information for cartons, skids or other storage devices in an accurate manner including any special labels that are customer required.
• Proper operation of equipment to safety and productivity requirements, including but not limited to:
• Lift truck or hand trucks to convey, move or hoist materials to proper departments or areas

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Demonstrated ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-workers and departments.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

With minimal supervision, demonstrate the ability to solve practical problems, interpret, resolving problems and issues using a variety of instructions or guides furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must be able to become certified and maintain certification through an OSHA approved forklift, HAZWOP, RCRA, Hazardous Waste and DOT Hazardous certification, and Crane operation certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequent lifting or with other means for movement of boxes or pans.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
May also include frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling of parts and part containers can also be expected.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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