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Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Precoat Metals


Job Location:

Columbia, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary:

The Shipping/Receiving Clerk is responsible for plant logistics concerning material flow and storage of bare and coated steel packaging materials and miscellaneous items.  Should be responsive to the priorities of office personnel in determining daily activities.  It will be necessary to maintain contact with contract and customer carriers; therefore warrants a pleasant and courteous disposition.  Shall arrange a timely schedule of truck arrival based on company needs control yard (truck) traffic.  This position requires basic math reading and writing skills.  Shall be required to assist in routine equipment maintenance clean-up and miscellaneous duties associated with the plant activities.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Communicate verbally and in writing with other departments of the plant concerning plant operations.
  • Regular and on-time attendance.
  • Follow Standard Operating Procedures
  • Collect and record data as directed by management.
  • Use crane and/or forklift to locate materials.
  • Access input and retrieve information from a computer.
  • Identify schedule and ship materials according to specifications.
  • Place chains on coils in the steel bay.
  • Read and comprehend instructions regarding new equipment equipment changes and/or procedural changes used in the area.
  • Visual acuity to read and identify materials.
  • Experience and ability to make quick decisions when supervision is not readily available.
  • Change propane tanks on forklifts.
  • Routine maintenance and clean-up of work area and equipment.
  • Perform miscellaneous plant duties.
  • Able to use scanners to update coil locations into the AS400

Qualifications :

Critical Demands:

  • Hand eye and feet coordination to operate fork trucks
  • Squat kneel or stoop frequently to perform job duties
  • Reach or extend forward for long periods of time to perform job duties
  • Ability to read and comprehend written materials such as schedules SOPs work rules etc.
  • Ability to comprehend and follow oral instructions
  • Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Walk or stand for extended periods of time
  • Stamina to work in extreme temperatures
  • Ascend and descend stairs to reach all areas of plant
  • Perform work from ladders or platforms at various heights
  • Dexterity to operate computers in order to enter or retrieve information
  • Communicate verbally or in writing with others

Tools and Equipment Used:

  • Fork trucks propane and electric
  • Overhead cranes
  • Upenders
  • Jib crane
  • Semi-automatic banding equipment
  • Various small hand tools
  • Power saw
  • Core cutter
  • Shears and knives
  • Coil grabbers
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Computers

Work Environment:

  • Periodic temperature extremes including  temperatures over 90 degrees
  • Some work areas located on 2nd or 3rd floor
  • Concrete or asphalt floors
  • Possible exposure to high levels of noise
  • Possible exposure to dust
  • Periodic exposure to fumes from paints and chemicals used in coating processes

Job Requirements:

  • High school level reading and writing visual acuity to read labels meters gauges documents and instructions
  • Ability to work in an industrial or warehouse environment with fork lifts cranes etc.
  • Ability to safely operate small manual and electric hand tools
  • Ability to be flexible to the needs of PCM and our Customers.
  • Available to work up to 12 hours per day on rotating shifts that could include weekends and holidays

Additional Information :

Pay starting @ 23.99

Great benefits from day 1

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Precoat Metals is a Drug Free Workplace


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


About Company

AZZ Inc. is the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, plating, and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end-markets. Collectively, our business segments provide sustainable, unmatched metal coating solutions that enhance the longe ... View more

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