Shipping/Receiving Clerk
- Job Title
- Shipping/Receiving Clerk
- Job ID
- 27699080
- Location
- Millville, NJ 08332
- Other Location
- Description
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What IF you started your career with a company set on excellence through building relationships and delivering results? Joining Innovation Foods is just that! A career here means you are joining a rapidly growing organization, known for its community outreach, diversity, inclusivity, and premier production facilities.
In addition to a great place to work, Innovation Foods strives to offer its employees a holistic career experience that incorporates learning and development, wellness, and exceptional benefits.
Part of our benefits include:- Competitive Pay Rates
- Medical, dental, vision and prescription plans with wellness incentives
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account (on applicable plans)
- 401K Plan – with a company match
- Company-funded Long Term and Short-Term Disability
- Company funded Life Insurance Policy
- Paid Vacation and Sick Days*
Job Description – Shipping and Receiving Clerk
Job Details
Location: Millville, NJ
Shift: 1st Shift
Reports to: Plant Manager
Status: Hourly – nonexempt
Job Summary
The Shipping and Receiving Clerk is responsible for managing shipping and receiving of inbound/outbound shipments, deliveries to the facility and notifications to applicable parties. They will also manage daily coordination of records, bills and processes related to the logistics operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Receives goods and verifies the quality and count of all items unloaded from railroad cars, trucks and trailers; checks against suppliers’ count and immediately reports discrepancies to carriers, supervisor, and purchasing officer per company policy.
- Verifies and records all items loaded for shipments.
- Carefully and accurately maintains shipping records for requested categories including goods returned, dunnage, and returnable pallets.
- Maintains database of shipment data to ensure that customer orders are updated and that appropriate billing documents are provided to accounting or other associated departments as required.
- Notifies supervisor of major discrepancies, over-shipments, or substitutions.
- Prepares bills of lading and dray tickets for shipments.
- Completes information on damage claims for in-transit damage.
- Transports materials on shipping dock with a hand truck or other vehicle as needed.
- Loads trucks or railroad car using a forklift.
- Performs other clerical duties.
- This role may require off-shift and weekend work
- This role may require some travel (less than 5%)
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- State motor vehicle operator’s permit for operation of forklift highly preferred
- Ability to accurately sort, count, and verify items received.
- Basic understanding of railway, dock, and warehouse procedures.
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and/or inventory software to maintain records, input data, and create reports. Must be able to traverse distribution warehouse and access a variety of storage spaces and shelving units by stretching, squatting, and reaching.
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
- Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures in the warehouse and on the loading dock.
Desired Qualities:- Collaborator - able to work with other members of the processing team
- Adaptive - adjusts to changing priorities and conditions
- Motivated - self-starter with the ability to work in a team and independently to achieve team objectives
- Safety conscience - abide by all safety measures put in place at Innovation Foods
- Customer focused – understands the need for the highest standard of food quality in production
Innovation Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact JoinUs@innovation-foods.com for assistance.
- Pay Range
- $18.00 None to $19.00 None