Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Balchem Corp.; Covington (VA); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Balchem Corporation is seeking a warehouse associate in Covington, VA to handle shipping, receiving, and warehouse duties. You will verify incoming shipments, prepare products for shipment, manage delivery schedules, and ensure accurate documentation.

Qualified candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent, a VA driver’s license, and forklift experience. The role emphasizes safety, inventory control, and timely order fulfillment within a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• High school level education or equivalent.
• Valid VA driver’s license and experience driving a fork truck and loading box trailers.

Responsibilities

• Receives materials and verifies shipments against bills of lading, PO's, manifests; unloads and inspects materials; records receipt in system.
• Moves finished products to storage and prepares orders for shipment using SOPs for labeling and packaging.
• Manages pickup/delivery schedule to maximize throughput and minimize detention charges.
• Verifies that orders are correctly filled and shipments are properly packaged, labeled and documented; loads shipments.
• Performs material handling and stores finished goods and raw materials by oldest stock first.
• Maintains warehouse areas per safety and sanitation regulations; performs daily fork truck checks.
• Prepares and submits receipts and paperwork to Administrative Coordinator.
• Follows safety policies including PPE and equipment safeguards.
• Performs other duties including production-area tasks as needed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Shipping & Receiving

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pallet jack

Job description

Performs various clerical and physical duties to prepare products for shipment; verifies receipt and shipment of raw materials and manufactured products; performs material handling and in-house delivery services; loads and unloads trucks and maintains warehouse areas in a sanitary condition. Works with the Administrative Coordinator to schedule pickups and deliveries as well as record and file related paperwork. Performs all duties in accordance with Balchem’s SOP’s and with all safety regulations and requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Receives materials and verifies that incoming shipments are correct by comparing items and quantities against bills of lading, purchase orders, manifests or related records; unloads material from trucks; inspect materials for damage; samples all raw materials as per SOP and delivers to QC department; moves materials to storage area; delivers to departments as requisitioned after QC approval; enters receipt of material data into computer
• Moves finished products from production; stretch wraps when required and stores in warehouse; upon receipt of order, prepares product for shipment; in accordance with instructions on order using SOP for labeling and package preparation
• Manages the pickup and delivery schedule in an efficient manner as to avoid detention charges as well as maximize the throughput of finished goods out the door
• Verifies that orders to be shipped are accurately filled by comparing items and quantities against shipping documents; checks to ensure shipments are properly packaged, labeled and documented; loads and secures shipments into trucks; prepares and files copies of shipping records
• Performs material handling functions; stores and maintains finished goods and raw materials in the warehouse in designated locations and in a manner that ensures that oldest inventory is used first
• Maintains warehouse and work areas according to the maintenance schedule to comply with safety and sanitation regulations and requirements
• Performs daily maintenance checks of fork truck using checklist
• Prepares and submits all receipts and required paperwork to the Administrative Coordinator
• Follows all safety policies and procedures including use of safety equipment (PPE) and equipment safeguards
• Performs other related duties as needed. For example, perform tasks in the production area.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school level education or equivalent; minimum of one (1) year of shipping, receiving, warehousing experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Valid VA driver’s license and experience driving a fork truck and loading box trailers

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Constant activities such as climbing, stooping, crouching, bending, reaching, kneeling, standing, walking, pushing, pulling and lifting objects up to 100 lbs. with assistance, driving fork truck, using pallet jack and hand truck
• Reads documents; operates fork truck and related material handling equipment; performs data entry on computer terminal; operates a motor vehicle
• Works inside and outside subject to temperature changes and periodic exposure to fumes, odors and dust

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Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.

Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.