Shipping Senior Production Associate

About This Role

Shipping customer orders and ensuring accurate inventory are the main duties of this production associate role. The position involves working with the supervisor to achieve key metrics in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity, and requires effective communication within a team to meet goals.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe, engaged, and inclusive work culture by proactively addressing and resolving concerns and escalating issues to your supervisor as appropriate
• Compare shipping orders to identify units and/or material for shipment
• Select and prepare paperwork, commercial invoices, custom papers, shipping lists, instruction booklets, etc.
• Communicate professionally to provide updates on the status of specific orders, resolve issues with shipping, and promote teamwork across departments
• Pack, create, and band equipment, parts, materials, products, and accessories to minimize damage during shipment
• Apply carton labels, stickers, and stencils as required by shipping orders, instructions, etc.
• Solicit driver contact information (i.e., cell numbers, name, etc.) and provide them with job site contact information, delivery hours, and call ahead requirements
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement as well as complete root cause analysis in response to issues with quality or production
• Be responsible for quality, including visual inspections of material before shipping to include compliance with buddy check process, identifying nonconforming parts, and troubleshooting errors
• Delegate tasks and align resources as appropriate to meet production goals, including working in a production associate capacity due to absenteeism/leaves of absence
• Close trailers (TMS Processes) and manage/sort shipping paperwork for closed trailers that are ready to be staged for carrier pull
• Train and be certified in operating fork trucks, manual and electronic pallet jacks
• Communicate with carriers when loads are ready to be pulled

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution
• 1 year of manufacturing or operations experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Nice to have:

• Experience with Eaton systems including order entry (Vista), material management (DMM), MRP/ERP (AS400)

Benefits

• Variable incentive program
• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid and unpaid time away from work programs

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 5am - 1:30pm