Shipping & Receiving Specialist — Forklift & Inventory Lead

SUMMARY Responsible for the safe, damage free and accurate handling and storage of inbound and outbound material. Satisfy Somic America’s Quality goals and objectives in completion of activities or duties (reference Somic America Quality Manualand Quality Policy)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Loads outbound and unloads inbound materials onto or from trucks, pallets, racks, and shelves.

Prepares customer shipments for service parts, export and other shipments: staging, strapping, wrapping and labeling.

Verifies pallets staged for shipment. Contacts trucking company for pick up.

Loads customer orders and receives returnable packaging.

Load and unload the truck. (verifying pack slips are correct)
Sorting of returnable packaging coming back from customers logging all tote and pallet quantities on the Daily Tote/Pallet Tracking log. While sorting, conduct an inspection to ensure all packaging is in compliance with customer standards.

Maintains traceability by using AIM to scan to shipment or logging lot numbers on shippers per Customer Standardized Work Instructions.

Checks in inbound raw material, assigns lot numbers in AIM, and prepares for incoming inspection. Moves inspected rawmaterial to stock.

Coordinates with Shipping/Receiving Supervisor to complete PM activities that ensure supplies are readily available.

Sorting out mixed skids of components and applying correct AIM receiving lot numbers.

Printing of Kanban labels and customs invoices for both Tier 1 and Tier 1 customers.

Operates industrial forklift truck, cart or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products. Perform daily forklift battery pm and fill out the truck log.

Empties the metal chip dumpsters as required.

Transports machined housings, plated housings, and finished goods to appropriate storage areas.

Responsible for making out the proper paperwork for Fed Ex, UPS and third party billing.

Ensures raw material and Finished Goods FIFO (first in / first out) is maintained.

Utilizes standardized work documents to ensure proper procedures for staging and receiving are being followed.

Responsible for communicating shipment concerns to the Shipping/Receiving Supervisor or PC Manager to assure 100% on-time delivery is maintained.

Responsible for keeping a minimum inventory of packaging required for export and service parts, including but not limited to: plastic bags, wooden skids, VCI sheets, export boxes and service part labels.

Maintain 5’S of Shipping and Receiving area.

Submit suggestions for improvements (Kaizen).Maintain and provide a safe work area and work in a safe manner.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED).LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read, analyze, and interpret a variety of documents such as manifests, bill of lading, correspondence andmemos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations (Team Meetings) to other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY Must have basic understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word, and tablet/scanner use for AIM.PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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 stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, orfeel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to50 pounds and occasionally move up to 75 pounds.

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential…