Shipping & Receiving Specialist

Summary

The Shipping & Receiving Clerk is responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing shipments. This includes verifying contents ensuring proper documentation maintaining inventory records and coordinating with internal departments and carriers to ensure timely and accurate deliveries.

Job Functions

• Receive inspect and document incoming shipments for accuracy and damage
• Pickup dropoff distribute and ship to designated laboratories
• Generate and manage shipping documents such as BOLs packing lists and labels
• Log samples into laboratory system and maintains accurate inventory
• Coordinate pickups and deliveries with carriers (e.g. UPS FedEx LTL freight)
• Load and unload trucks using forklifts or pallet jacks
• Organize and maintain the shipping/receiving area to ensure cleanliness and safety
• Communicate with purchasing production and customer service teams regarding shipment status and discrepancies
• Assist laboratory and operations personnel in retrieving samples
• Daily maintenance of departmental company vehicles
• May require additional administrative duties to be performed as needed.

Qualifications :

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 12 years experience in shipping/receiving or warehouse operations

Licenses and Certifications

• Must have clean driving record and valid drivers license at all times
• Forklift certification preferred or ability to obtain

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to work with all chemicals petrochemicals petroleum.
• Must be able to lift items which can weight up to 50 pounds; climb bend reach without restriction.
• Must be familiar with data entry.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• High level of accuracy with strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Must be able to read and comprehend labels and instructions.
• Ability to follow instructions independently with little or no supervision.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from varied professional and cultural backgrounds.

Computer Skills

• Proficient with shipping software
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel Outlook)

Physical Demands of the Job

• Stand: Frequently
• Move or traverse: Frequently
• Sit: Frequently
• Use hands: Frequently
• Reach with hands and arms: Frequently
• Climb or balance: Occasionally
• Stoop kneel crouch or crawl: Occasionally
• Talk/hear: Frequently
• Taste/Smell: Occasionally
• Lift/carry/push or pull: Frequently 50 lbs

Additional Information :

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance for full time employees.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• A dynamic collaborative work environment.
• Access to cuttingedge cryptographic technology and tools.

Physical Demands of the Job

• Stand: Occasionally
• Move or traverse: Frequently
• Sit: Constantly
• Use hands: Constantly
• Reach with hands and arms: Occasionally
• Climb or balance: Occasionally
• Stoop kneel crouch or crawl: Occasionally
• Talk/hear: Constantly
• Taste/Smell: Occasionally
• Lift/carry/push or pull: Occasionally 30 lbs

Additional information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such we recruit hire train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetics status as a protected veteran or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the companys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime