What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Associate position at Xylem?
We’re Hiring for a Shipping Associate!
If you are excited and passionate about helping #LetsSolveWater, consider joining our team today! Xylem, Inc. is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark!
THE ROLE: The Shipping Associate will be responsible for receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, managing, organizing, and retrieving stock while handling items with care to avoid damange. We offer a full benefits package to include 4 WEEKS Paid Time Off (PTO) for hourly positions, health, dental, vision, investment savings plan, and other additional miscellaneous benefits.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Responsible for pulling, packing and shipping parts in a cost-effective, timely manner, to meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.
- Required to cross-train to learn all jobs in shipping
- Check for accuracy between the pick slip and the items pulled
- Meeting standards for accuracy and timeliness for pulling, packing and shipping customer orders.
- Pack orders in appropriate manner for shipment
- Enter shipping data into proper shippers’ software interface and print shipping documents
- Daily mail runs to post office
- Responsible for receiving deliveries from vendors on dock
- Calculate freight for order entry inquiries. Simulate weight & box dimensions for special orders
- Process SED’s, NAFTA’s, waybills, certificates of origin
- Scheduling ‘pick-ups’ with forwarders locally
- Read & follow customer order notes
- Maintain shipping materials stock
- Recommend cost effective shipping methods
- Receiving back-up during non-peak times
- Coordinate with Marketing for the shipment of Trade Show related materials
- Work on projects as assigned by Warehouse Coordinator
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong computer skills (BPCS, Microsoft Office) highly desirable
- Ability to read floor layout maps, in order to locate materials for pulling
- Basic Math Skills
- Ability to identify appropriately sized shipping container for orders of varying shapes, sizes and weights and to pack items to prevent damage during shipment
- Ability to use and adapt to various shippers’ software packages
- Ability to read item numbers, descriptions, quantities and lot/serial numbers, instructions and other information
- Experience in using the AES (Automated Export System) a plus
- Ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic environment
- Attention to detail
- Demonstrated team skills and experience working in team environment
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
DAY IN THE LIFE:
In this role, the working environment is a shipping/receiving office setting, and the physical demands may include but not limited to walking, moving, bending, lifting 50 pounds, and standing for long periods of time. In addition, this role’s work schedule is 7:00am-4:00pm and is subject to change based on business needs.
At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.
Join the global Xylem team today! Xylem is a team creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges through developing new technologies and services that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor, and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential, and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities.
Disclaimer: The information listed within this job description is designed to indicate the general nature of work expected for this position and shall not be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required in this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. Xylem reserves the right to modify this job description or assign other duties to this position as needed.
Salary : $34,600 - $43,800
