Shipping Associate
Lafayette, IN
Overview
The Shipping Associate is responsible for picking correct products from the warehouse, staging and loading the material onto semi-trucks for safe transportation.
Job Responsibilities
- Processes, picks and ships customers’ orders accurately
- Assist shipping and logistics team in staging future shipment materials to increase efficiency
- Maintains inventory of products and restocks as needed
- Sorts and places finished goods materials on racks or correct warehouse location according to predetermined sequence such as customer, size, type, style, product code
- Assembles customer orders from stock by driving fork trucks, operating overhead cranes, or Combi lift and relocates orders to a holding area or shipping area
- Inspect products for damage and reports as needed
- Completes bill of laden, certs, and manifests by using EPICS software.
- Maintains department 5S condition
- Actively works to correct any unsafe conditions
- Completes Preventative Maintenance tasks as assigned
- Participates in problem-solving activities within teams for improvements
- Uses lean tools to drive safety, quality and productivity improvement
- Performs other required tasks as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 1-2 years manufacturing experience
- Ability to work in extreme weather conditions, hot and cold
- Ability to skillfully and safely operate a forklift
- Solid communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Maintain the production pace of other team members
- Ability to lift, up to 50lbs