Shipping & Receiving Associate (USI2)

VSE Aviation; Augusta (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

VSE Aviation, Inc. is seeking a Shipping & Receiving Clerk to support daily order fulfillment, packaging, and parts verification, ensuring warehouse operations run smoothly and efficiently.

This role focuses on accuracy, timeliness, and teamwork within a busy aerospace warehouse. The duties include receiving inspections, shipping activities, inventory maintenance, and adherence to quality, health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1-2 years of relevant/technical work experience.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with computers and basic software.
• Aviation Materials knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform receiving inspections by verifying serial numbers, part numbers, damage, capabilities and revisions.
• Perform shipping duties, verify P/Ns, damage, shipping instructions, addresses, create airway bills, schedule pickups.
• Verify that R.O.’s match materials being shipped out.
• Direct communication with customer service for incomplete documents and discrepancies.
• Comply with quality, health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Dependable

Self-initiated

Reading P/Ns & s/ns

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree

Tools

Forklift driving

MS Office / Word

Inventory spreadsheets

Email management

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Shipping & Receiving Clerk is responsible for fulfilling orders, packaging, and verifying parts, and ensuring that the daily functions and procedures run smoothly and efficiently. Supports team in accomplishing daily goals and meeting deadlines. Shipping and receiving, maintaining inventory, and warehouse upkeep are responsibilities of this role.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform receiving inspection by verifying serial numbers (s/n), part numbers (P/N), obvious damage on unit, capabilities, and revisions. Manage customer holds, engineering holds, quality holds, and maintain direct communication with customer service, and internal team.
• Perform shipping duties, verify P/N’s, obvious damage on units, shipping instructions, shipping addresses, verify commercial invoices (MS) Memo of Shipment and proformas when shipped directly to third parties, create airway bills and inspection of customer’s crates prior to shipping final goods, send invoices, and contact carriers to schedule pickups.
• Verify that R.O.’s match materials being shipped out.
• Direct communication with customer service for incomplete documents, returns, and other discrepancies.
• Comply with all applicable quality, health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 1-2 years of relevant/technical work experience.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, ability to read, send, and execute instructions via email and memos.
• Proficient with computers, basic knowledge of word editing software, inventory sheets, and email management.
• Warehouse Operations’ Knowledge, experienced with shipping, receiving, and stocking practices.
• Hazardous Materials Shipping and Handling and general shipping procedures.
• Aviation Materials Knowledge, familiar with parts numbers, descriptions, and handling.
• Ability to carry several assignments at the same time and deliver positive results.
• Adjust to continuous change, ability to shift focus to new task while keeping productivity and without losing sight of general goals.
• Detail oriented, able to produce accurate work to avoid unnecessary reproduction.
• Self-initiated, able to complete needed work and/or identify areas that require work.
• Dependable, completion of all assigned tasks and maintains good attendance.

Preferred Requirements

• Associate degree
• 2+ years of warehouse experience
• Forklift driving experience.
• Hazmat shipping experience.

Other

• The selected applicant will be subject to a background check and drug testing.