What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Assistant position at Roberts Automatic Products?
Job Title:
Shipping Assistant
Reports to:
Vice President of Manufacturing
General Description:
Perform activities pertaining to material handling. This can include shipping and receiving of products and materials, packaging, and chip spinning.
Responsibilities:
- Be able to perform all activities of a sorting/packaging clerk
- Process shipments by:
- Identifying item on order
- Locating items in inventory or in production
- Packaging items for shipment to prevent damage during transit
- Creating labels to identify specific order information
- Loading palletized orders onto trucks
- Process incoming material by:
- Unloading trucks by use of fork-truck or hoist
- Check product against purchase order
- Placing item into required location
- Use computer to access sales/inventory information
- Maintain order in the shipping and receiving area and the product inventory area
- Spin Chips
- Use Chip Spinning Machines to separate metal chips from coolant
- Transfer dry chips in recycle containers and prepare bins to be picked up
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
- High school degree or equivalent
Expected Training Period:
- 3 months to 1 year
Other Skills:
- Experience operating fork-trucks and electric hoists