Shipping & Receiving Associate

Htprof; Iowa; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

H.T. Prof Executive Search seeks a Shipping & Receiving Associate in Iowa to verify and prepare shipments, maintain records, and support warehouse operations. The role involves loading, labeling, packing, and coordinating with departments to ensure timely deliveries.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of shipping/receiving experience, forklift or crane training opportunities, and familiarity with SDS/HazCom regulations. This on-site position requires attention to detail and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of hands-on shipping and receiving experience
• Forklift experience (training available)
• Overhead crane experience (training available)
• Experience with measurement devices required
• Crating or carpentry experience (training available)
• Export paperwork experience preferred
• Understanding SDS/HazCom shipping regulations

Responsibilities

• Verify outgoing shipments against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Determine the shipping method.
• Affix shipping labels on packed cartons or identify shipping information on cartons.
• Assemble wooden or cardboard containers or select preassembled containers.
• Insert items into containers.
• Nail covers on wooden crates and bind containers with metal tape.
• Post weights and shipping charges and affix postage.
• Examine outgoing shipments to ensure they meet specifications.
• Maintain inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Operate tier lift truck or hand-truck to move shipments to storage or work area.
• Study shipping notices and orders to determine priorities and methods.
• Inspect shipments for accuracy, completeness, and condition.
• Count, weigh, and measure packaging and contents for conformance to specifications.
• Compare packed items with customer orders and data.
• Perform clerical tasks such as data entry and filing.
• Deliver incoming goods to respective departments.

Skills

Shipping & Receiving

Inventory management

Forklift experience

Overhead crane experience

Measurement devices

Crating / carpentry

Export paperwork

SDS/HazCom regulations

Clerical data entry

Job description

Job Title: Shipping & Receiving Associate

Salary: $18-22/hour

Job Summary of the Shipping & Receiving Associate:

The Shipping & Receiving Associate will v erify and keeps records on outgoing shipments and prepare items for shipment.

Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Shipping & Receiving Associate:

• Compares identifying information and counts weighs, or measures items of outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Determines the method of shipment.
• Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information on cartons.
• Assembles wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers.
• Insert items into containers.
• Nails covers on wooden crates and binds containers with metal tape.
• Stamps, stencils, or glues identifying information and shipping instructions onto crates or containers.
• Posts weights and shipping charges, and affixes postage.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Maintains the inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Operates tier lift truck or uses hand-truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage or work area.
• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping schedules.
• Inspect shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Counts, weighs, measures, or examines packaging and contents for conformance to company specifications.
• Compares items packed with customer's orders and other identifying data.
• Performs clerical tasks such as computer data entry, typing correspondence, and keeping files.
• Delivers incoming goods to respective departments.

Education & Experience Requirements of the Shipping & Receiving Associate:

• 1-2 years of hands-on shipping and receiving experience
• Forklift experience a plus, will train
• Overhead crane experience a plus, will train
• Experience with measurement devices a must
• Crating or carpentry experience a plus, will train
• Export paperwork experience at plus
• Understanding SDS/Hazcom shipping regulations