Shipping-Receiving Associate

Graphic Packaging International Spain SA; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

401(k) matching

Health & Welfare Benefits

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Short/Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

FSA/HSA

Job summary

Graphic Packaging International is seeking a Shipping Material Handler to join our plant team in Illinois. The role involves coordinating shipping and receiving, warehousing inventories, and ensuring accurate documentation and workflows for outbound and inbound product flows.

Responsibilities include operating a forklift for ~70% of the shift, maintaining safety and cleanliness, and ensuring proper packing, labeling and shipping paperwork. Overtime and alternate shifts may be required.

Job description

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Job Details

The person who occupies this position is responsible for shipping, receiving coordinating traffic, warehousing inventories, communications and producing product and any other items as they relate to shipping out of or being received into the plant and warehouse locations.

JOB FUNCTIONS

A shipping material handler will spend approximately 70% of working shift on a forklift and 30% doing other shipping duties.

• Know, understand and follow all plant and department safety requirements.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment inside and outside of the facility.
• Maintain equipment and do all required safety checks and cleanings as required.
• Wrap loads and ensure quality standards and checks are being completed this is ensuring packing, wrapping, labeling and information is correct on outbound shipment of product.
• Ship and receive all product in and out of the plant location.
• Ensure all manifests, invoices, orders, shipping documentation, and forms are accurate.
• Examine documents to insure outbound and incoming contents are accurate with paperwork of the shipment.
• Prepare documents such as work orders, bills of ladings, packing slips and shipping orders
• Pull PO from file, sign and verify physical delivery of goods.

JOB FUNCTIONS CONT.

• Shuttle product from the facility to outside warehousing as need with accurate billing and documentation for accurate inventories.
• Record shipping data such as damages, rejected trailers, discrepancies for reporting, accounting and recordkeeping purposes.
• Determine shipping methods and procedures for safe shipment based on the material using shipping knowledge and procedures.
• Deliver or rout incoming material or equipment to the appropriate departments.
• Confer and correspond with representatives to rectify problems such as shortage of material, late trucks, quality issues and nonconformance to specifications. This will include but is not limited to the warehouse, other shifts, production departments, corporate transportation, quality departments, safety manager or any supervision of the plant.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers and Subordinates to ensure all issues are communicated properly.
• Store, maintain and monitor shipping materials and supplies used for shipping.
• Contact corporate shipping (TMS) or supervision when needed to insure scheduled inbound and outbound reach their destinations as scheduled to meet the needs of the customer and our facilities.
• Compute weights and pallet amounts to ensure trailers are loaded properly and not detained over the road.
• Use, know and understand all computer programs and technical skills used at the facility in the shipping and inventory function

PHYSICAL & SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS

Physical Requirements:

• Position is associated with walking, lifting, carrying and sitting.
• Awkward and/or repetitive movements.
• Must be able to lift 75 lbs.
• Push/pull pallet jack regularly
• Reading computer screen or other electronic devices.
• Work in areas of fluctuating temperature.

Schedule Requirements:

• Schedules are up to 8 or 12-hour shifts on alternate days with rotating weekends off. However, employees must have the ability to work alternate schedules and overtime that may include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends and be punctual while doing so.
• Some Departments/Jobs may run a M-F 8-hour Shift Schedule.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime.

Safe Quality Food Responsibilities:

• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.

GPI’s Benefit Program

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) w/employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Various Voluntary benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + paid company holidays each year

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Graphic Packaging is an equal opportunity employer and abides by all applicable federal, state provincial and local laws with respect to the recruitment and hiring process. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and hiring process free from discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Should you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact your Human Resources representative or email [e-mail].