Shipping and Receiving Associate - 1st Shift

OVERVIEW

Cadrex is searching for a Shipping and Receiving Associate I to manage shipping/receiving responsibilities as defined, to ensure accurate data entry and transactions, and product and material movement in and out of the site.

This role involves operating forklift equipment (stand‑up and sit‑down), pallet jack, plastic bander, and shrink wrap machine. The associate will operate the packaging scale, use Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word, and Outlook, and identify racking locations and clearances. Responsibilities also include sorting, counting, packaging, and labeling shipments, maintaining the department database, and accessing paperwork and documentation as needed. The associate will follow department policies, run reports to identify items for shipping, provide purchasing with related reports, enter shipments for small carrier services (Fed Ex & UPS), book pickups, load trucks within weight restrictions, use the ERP system to locate parts, receive against purchase orders, scan documents, complete labor on work orders, ensure certificates match BOL paperwork, and perform quality checks using measuring tools.

Additional tasks include loading and unloading trucks inside and outside the building, transferring wood skids, receiving VMI items, optimizing space, rejecting non-conforming items, recognizing material types, and communicating with purchasing regarding discrepancies.

• Operate forklift (stand‑up, sit‑down), pallet jack, plastic bander and shrink wrap machine
• Operate the scale for packaging
• Operate basic Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Identify racking locations and clearances
• Sort, count, package, and label shipments
• Maintain department database, and access paperwork and documentation as needed
• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives
• Run reports to identify items that need to be shipped out
• Provide purchasing with reports related to outside processing shipments
• Enter shipments for small shipment carriers (Fed Ex & UPS)
• Book pickups in accordance with customer guidelines
• Properly load trucks according to weight restrictions and load balancing
• Use ERP system to locate parts, receive against purchase orders, scan documents, complete labor on work orders, and run receiving related reports
• Ensure that certificates match BOL paperwork, and that all certificates are present and scanned for required items
• Use quality measuring tools such as micrometers and calipers, and contact Quality for maintenance and calibration
• Perform quality checks on material and/or items and notify correct departments if there are any discrepancies or questions
• Load and unload trucks inside and outside the building
• Transfer wood skids to outside receiving and load onto standard trailer when they are picked up
• Receive VMI items
• Transfer material to appropriate skids to optimize space and reduce damage
• Reject non-conforming items/material in the system
• Identify racking locations and clearances
• Ability to recognize different types of material
• Sort, verify count, package, and label material/items
• Combine like materials/items and organize inventory locations based on the best use of space and ease of locating
• Communicate with purchasing with any questions or discrepancies on purchase orders

• 1+ years’ related experience in a high‑volume manufacturing setting preferred
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to read and interpret prints and work orders
• Attention to detail and quality

• High School Diploma

• Onsite

• M‑F

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer‑paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full‑time…