Material Handler

Shipping, Receiving & Inventory Associate

Job Title (Internal): Shipping, Receiving & Inventory Associate

Job Title (Market/External): Shipping, Receiving & Inventory Associate

Division: Arrowhead

Department: Supply Chain

Reports to: Shipping Receiving Supervisor  

FLSA Status: 

Date Updated: 12/8/2021

 Job Summary

Under the direction of the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor, the Shipping, Receiving & Inventory Associate is responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy and quality of procedures for incoming/outgoing shipments and inventory control. Responsible for unloading and loading delivery trucks and checking incoming shipments against supplier pack lists.  This role is also responsible for organizing and managing in house inventory and the accuracy of this inventory.  They are also responsible to identify and escalate inventory discrepancies.

Add: light admin duties, scheduling, assist organizing resources, able to train others. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Communicate with freight forwarders, brokers, dispatch via phone and email arranging shipments.
2. Schedule full or partial truck loads, container loads and LTL shipments.
3. Create and maintain all shipping documents associated with shipments.
4. Maintain inventory data base, inquiries and transact in ERP system.
5. Measure, cut and fabricate wooden crate for shipments utilizing a tape measure, hand tools, and power tools.
6. Pick, pack, crate & process orders utilizing 2nd & 3rd party logistics programs; UPS World Ship, DHL, FedEx, etc.
7. Must be able to become forklift certified and be confident in using material handling equipment.
8. Pick and stage product needed for production ensuring that it is accurately picked and delivered.
9. Process physical and systematic receipts of incoming material.
10. Inspect incoming chemicals to ensure they follow MSDS procedures. Label accordingly.
11. Cycle Count inventory per identified cadence to ensure inventory accuracy. 
12. Investigate inventory discrepancies and escalate sizable adjustments.
13. Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

General supervision: routine duties are performed with minimal supervision. standard practices or procedures allow me to proceed alone at routine work. occasional check of work while in progress. work is reviewed upon completion.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). or one to three months related experience and/or training. or equivalent combination of education and experience. Required

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Physical Demands

Activity

Amount of Time

None

% of time

Stand

90

Walk

90

Sit

10

Talk

100

Hearing/Listening

25

Use hands and finger to feel

50

Reach with arms

50

Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

25

Weight Lifted

Amount of Time

None

% of time

Up to 10 pounds

100

Up to 25 pounds

35

Up to 50 pounds

10

Up to 100 pounds

0

More than 100 pounds

0

Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily production/technical nature.

Working Conditions

How much exposure to the following environmental conditions does this job require? 

None

% of time

Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)

0   

Work near moving mechanical parts

 10 

Work in high, precarious places

 0   

Fumes or airborne particles

 0   

Toxic or caustic chemicals

 0   

Outdoor weather conditions

 0   

Extreme cold (non-weather)

 0   

Extreme heat (non-weather)

 0   

Risk of electrical shock

 0   

Work with explosives

 0   

Risk of radiation

 0   

Vibration

 0   

Other:

 0   

Other:

 0   

Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light  traffic)

 Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending