Shipping & Receiving Coordinator

Shipping & Receiving Coordinator

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Hourly Rate: $18 per hour;
Shift: M-F, 7am‑3pm.

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank offers a diverse workplace with professionals that work together to fulfill our mission in the fight to end hunger. We are seeking individuals who share and believe in our core values – compassion, collaboration, service, integrity, inclusion and innovation.

The Shipping & Receiving Coordinator carries out all aspects of product receiving and shipping to ensure efficient and safe warehouse operations. This position safeguards and promotes the Foodbank’s commitment to food safety and requires a high degree of integrity, service, excellence and urgency in all related matters. This position is responsible for the handling, inspection, processing, and storage of donated food products fulfilling our mission.

• Receive all incoming products and materials by unpacking, examining, and routing the goods to the appropriate area by following warehouse standard operating procedures; notify supervisor of any unsafe products found during the examining process.
• Compare identifying information and counts, weights or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Proper operation of powered equipment including, but not limited to lift truck or hand trucks, to convey, move, or hoist materials to proper departments or areas.
• Operate the stretch wrap machine.
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition by following prescribed safety regulations.
• Complete all required paperwork in a legible manner in order for consistency, accuracy, and auditing purposes. Utilize barcoding and scanner system properly with focus on proper receiving and storing of products. Complete the job with a great amount of diligence and accuracy.
• Perform other duties, as needed. Perform daily housekeeping duties as assigned. Ability to be flexible and work with or in other departments when needed.

• High School Diploma.
• 1‑3 years in a warehouse environment.
• Must be able to follow all American Institute of Baking, Feeding America, Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Occupational Safety Hazard Administration, and Foodbank standard operating procedures and employee handbook safety regulations.
• Commitment to outstanding customer service.
• Ability to resolve conflict in a positive way and solution oriented.
• Ability to problem solve and to work collaboratively with the team to seek resolution.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and patiently with a diverse group of individuals, including Foodbank staff and transportation and logistics.
• High level of interpersonal skills is required.
• Ability to produce quality work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to operate or be trained to operate a pallet jack or tow motor; must pass OSHA testing for lift truck operation.
• Punctual, dependable, and flexible to work overtime, as needed.
• Ability to maintain accurate records or metrics.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust and focus.

• Exposure to weather – exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions caused by the weather.
• Extreme cold – exposure to non‑weather‑related…