Shipping/Receiving Clerk

US_MPC_1000 Menasha Packaging Company; Alsip (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Menasha Packaging in Alsip, IL is seeking a shipping clerk to assemble orders and prepare goods for shipment, recording weights, charges, and space availability. You will communicate with checker/loaders and drivers to keep shipments moving on schedule.

This role requires a high school diploma and some relevant experience, with opportunities for an incentive plan and a full benefits package including health, life, disability, retirement savings, PTO and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Some relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of shipping procedures and data recording.

Responsibilities

• Assembles orders and prepares goods for shipment.
• Records shipment data including weight, charges, and space availability.
• Creates shipping labels and arranges carrier shipments.
• Coordinates with managers to ensure coordination of production lines and finished product.
• Resolves outbound and inbound delivery issues with key stakeholders.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Shipping coordination

Inventory control

Attention to detail

Carrier communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies. Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you're going to want to be here. Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

About The Opportunity

Assembles orders and prepares goods for shipment. Records shipment data, including weight, charges, and space availability. Completes shipping reports.

• Communicates instructions to checker/loaders, contracted truck drivers, and OTR carriers
• Coordinates and execute shipping schedules, and dispatch local freight shipments
• Creates shipping labels for paperwork received and contacts carrier to arrange shipment
• 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
• Confers with managers to ensure coordination of production lines and finished product
• Responsible for coordination of product completion and shipments on a timely basis by logging and inventory of the shipment and keeping a running total of the shipments
• Resolve outbound and incoming delivery issues with key stakeholders
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications
• Examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages
• Coordinates movements of trailers with yard spotter
• Assists with waste tracking and disposal
• Prepares business reports as needed
• Maintains industry, professional and technical knowledge

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Some relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to use and influence organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of strategies and tools for controlling and optimizing the factors that lie between the purchase of raw materials and delivery of finished products
• Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components
• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
• Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle
• Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Primarily works in an office environment with occasional time spent in a production and/or warehouse setting
• Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent walking/standing required

All Menasha Packaging employees must conduct their work in a manner that complies with all legal standards and meets customer expectations. They will maintain quality standards by establishing, enforcing, and adhering to organizational standards set forth in published policies, procedures, and processes.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

Menasha Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the company will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with employer.

Benefits & Salary

The expected salary range for this position is $21.00/hour. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive plan and for a full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; basic term life, AD&D, Short and Long term disability; EAP; 401(k) retirement savings plan; PTO and paid holidays.

Other Information

Two companies, one vision.

Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.

Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging man