SHIPPING RECEIVING CLERK

Job Description

Job Description

Yates Industries is currently looking for a Shipping and Receiving Clerk in our Austell, GA plant!

At Yates Industries, we truly care for our employees, fostering a sense of family among and across the workforce. Join the Yates Industries Team and get away from that feeling of “it’s just a job” start on your path to a rewarding career with great growth potential. Our in-house training opportunities can help to get you started; the next step is up to you.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Manage shipping and receiving activity for new business including but not limited to sales orders, shippers, BOL, misc. shippers, and receiving inspection
• Develop and process shipping containers. This includes but not limited to building crates and / or skids out of wood, redi crates, an / or palletize jobs to be shipped. Record weight and dimensions.
• Conduct inspections to ensure crates meet safety and performance standards and are suitable for shipping and contain the correct documentation when required.
• Interpret blueprints and customer requirements to design custom crates for specific items.
• Measure, cut, and assemble wood and other materials to build crates, pallets, and skids using tools like nail guns, saws, and drills.
• Manage and schedule common carriers for freight out
• Process jobs for UPS / Fed Ex
• Pre-assemble seals, components, and parts orders as applicable
• Notify purchasing of any items that are below safety stock or not in inventory
• Assist other areas with miscellaneous jobs
• Maintain inventory of all shipping supplies, lumber, boxes and packing
• Ensure safety and quality at all times and report issues to the Production Manager
• Ability to load and unload trucks with a forklift, crane, or pallet jack.
• Other duties as assigned

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.

Language Ability :

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability :

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 apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills :

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet Explorer, Made to Manage system, Microsoft Outlook, UPS system, and FedEx system.

Education / Experience :

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to four years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Equipment :

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Yates Industries, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides employment and advancement opportunities to its employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, transgender status, weight, height, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic makeup, military or veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record (not resulting in conviction) or any other protected characteristic as established by law. This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, employee benefits, promotional opportunities, disciplinary decisions, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.