About this role
*JOB DESCRIPTION*
Prepares finished product and service parts for inspection and shipment : moves cabinets and conveyor sections to staging area for alignment and visual inspection; prepares material for shipping by crating and packing some material; prepares paperwork and collects necessary documentation for shipments going by moving contractor; packs and prepares paperwork and documentation and assists in arranging shipments by common carrier; collects paperwork from order entry, sorts, pull parts together, crates and documents weight, cost and routing for service and sales parts orders; transfers finished goods from staging area in preparation for shipment; takes photo documentation of all completed checkout lanes; ensures that product is properly protected when using common carrier; assembles tool kits for shipment; ensures that custom documentation and packing slips agree; documents and reports back ordered material to the sales group; organizes all courier shipments from plant area.
NOTE: This position performs back-up responsibilities for the Inventory Controller.
*SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:*
\_ general shipping and receiving skills including accurate and timely processing of all paperwork required to accurately prepare and move all products to customers and all material from vendors.
\_ experience in procedures, product quality standards,assembly requirements, locations of information and particularly a knowledge of all paperwork requirements gained through experience in the area for 1 to 3 years or through prior shipping and traffic experience and on-the-job training.
\_ knowledge of shipping requirements including customs documentation, bill of lading reports, packing documentation, routing options and reading of worldwide traffic class and zone changes.
\_ ability to operate a fork lift with particular attention to the transfer of heavy off balance equipment and licensed for operating a tractor trailer.
\_ ability to read drawings, shop paper, shipping documentation and instructions that come from engineering, parts suppliers and regulatory authorities.
\_ organizational ability to gather parts, select material, prepare the work area, set priorities within the shipping area, set work to priority demands especially from the sales and service functions.
\_ analytical skills to trace missing shipments, read drawings, and plan activities in the area of material logistics.
\_ knowledge of parts, quality standards and customs requirements for inspection and shipping preparation.
\_ communication skills to assist in the requirement for coordinating work between departments, dealing with engineering and management and assisting others in cocrdinating pick ups and deliveries fo various carriers.
\_ knowledge of the company procedures inventory and computer systems as they apply to area of customer and vender relations.
\_ knowledge of all material specifications for the purpose of identification and inventory control.
*SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:* (cont'd)
\_ mathematical skills to calculate requirements for inventory, weights per mile travelled for freight charges, class and zone charges for all parts service items and some finished product shipments and other costing and inventory purposes.
\_ ability to read, understand and follow WIP sheet
\_ knowledge of the scanning procedure
\_ knowledge of the workers responsibilities under the OH&SA
*MENTAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB:*
\_ concentration on tasks to ensure that parts are accounted for and material is moved safely through out shop, paperwork is accurate and inspections are complete.
\_ attentiveness to changes in demand and priorities.
\_ ability to shift between periods of concentration and the requirement for sorting and finding the needed information and ability to shift between activities such as receiving and inspection when demand and priorities change; ability to set own priorities.
\_ attentiveness to the needs of others parti