Outbound Freight Clerk
Outbound Freight Clerk
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Follett Content Solutions has been a trusted partner for educators since 1873! We support our educators that touch more than 45 million students worldwide. Follett Content Solutions helps build a diverse collection of print and digital resources to support every student. We are currently hiring for an Outbound Freight Clerk in our Warehouse. This position is a fulltime nonexempt role located in McHenry IL. The pay range for this position is $18.00 per hour. We offer an array of benefits to see those benefits click here
Any pay range disclosed is based upon a combination of neutral factors such as required qualifications experience education skill training certifications seniority etc. Follett Content Solutions reserves the right to provide any successful candidate a salary at the most appropriate level set as a result of such candidate qualifications experience education skill training certifications or seniority.
Position Overview:
This outbound freight clerk plays a critical role in our operations as they are responsible for preparing orders for shipment to customer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspect for damage and completeness all palletized shipments prior to shipping. Forward damaged or defective cartons for repacking and restack cartons as necessary to ensure load stability during transit. Ensure disks packing lists commercial invoices and/or any other required items or documents are present with the appropriate shipments. Verify carton count as reported by Shippers.
- Wrap pallets with stretch film. Label the exterior as appropriate or directed.
- Drive forklift to move weigh or load pallets of packed cartons around the warehouse or onto trucks/trailers as assigned.
- Select proper carrier for shipment in accordance with routing instructions from Management and prepare bills of lading.
- Contact carriers to arrange for pickups as necessary.
- Secure shipping quotes and prepare air bills and other necessary documents as required or directed for international shipments.
- Process and store future shipments. Pull as directed and ship. Forward all necessary information to Supervisor.
- Create and maintain departmental files of various shipping documents as necessary or directed such as bills of lading air bills etc.
- Perform any and all duties of the Packer/Shipper position as necessary or directed.
- Prepare and process all priority shipments.
- Quote all underweight shipments by sending email to designated carriers.
- Keep the cardboard area stocked and organized and stock packing paper outside packing stations
Requirements:
- 03 years of experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Forklift experience a plus
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process due to a disability please contact us by email or phone.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
