Yard Jockey - Day Shift - 8am-8pm Job at Paragon Films, Inc. in Taylorsville

The Yard Jockey Operator role plays a vital part in the shipping operations of Paragon Films by ensuring product is properly moved from the production facility to the on-site warehouse storage facility. As part of the shipping team, this role will work collaboratively with all team members and provide staffing assistance when needed. The primary responsibility is to operate a yard dog truck but will also need to be able to effectively operate a forklift to assist with loading, unloading, and staging of product.

This role must be knowledgeable in and follow all procedures needed to ensure the proper safe and efficient operations of their department. Position works under established guidelines and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Trains to be able to work with an ERP system on the computer to pull and print pick sheets, packing slips, bills of lading, shipping labels, shipment grid and material status, order status, and other Shipping Department documents.
• Safely and effectively operates a forklift in a warehouse environment with small spaces, loads accurately and efficiently balanced truckloads with minimal supervision.
• Ensure the safe and proper maneuvering of all vehicles and trailers.
• Operates trailers, and semi-trailers around the warehouse and yard, following all proper safety protocols and procedures.
• Unload and offload cargo between the production plant and warehouse.
• Inspect, empty, and replenish containers.
• Prepare trailers and other yard vehicles for processing and dispatching shipments.
• Maintain orderly storage area, dock area, and staging area.
• Works to accurately pick and ship sample orders using the ERP system and the freight carrier system with minimal supervision; assists in Samples area as needed.
• Collects and organizes pick sheets from the shipping office and uses them to pick and stage products based on carrier and shipment number, verifies staged products, labels for shipment, and scans and loads trucks as directed by the Shipping Lead or Management.
• Report any discrepancies in inventory levels or skids scheduled for shipment to the Shipping Lead or Management for corrective action.
• Safely and efficiently unloads inbound trucks, accurately verifies counts and products for inbound shipments, comparing received products with the packing slip, noting any discrepancies or damaged items, signs and date delivery receipts, notifying management of any damage or discrepancies, submitting receipts to shipping office for processing, stages and put away inbound product as required.
• Trains on performing tasks related to checking inventory levels in the ERP, accurately assists in counts of assigned materials and products, assists in all inventory audits, including weekly raw material audits and month-end inventories.
• Trains and begins to gain an understanding of the scanning process for finished goods as well as how to locate products within the warehouse.
• Assist in all phases of housekeeping of the facility and maintain a neat and orderly work area

Requirements

Physical Requirements

Preferred Education / Experience / Qualifications

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