Shipping Clerk

SUMMARY:

Ensures finished products are packaged and stored in a safe and quality-assured manner and prepared to be shipped to meet consumer needs. Prepares items for shipment by performing the following duties to quality and productivity standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Determine priority shipments by checking finished goods work orders against customer shipment requests.

* Use ERP system (manufacturing software) to identify product orders and specified packaging instructions.

* Assess shipments using FIFO (First In-First Out) procedures, checking inventory for finished products ready for shipment.

* Locate packaging materials to package finished products for shipment and/or inventory.

* Package finished products in a safe and quality-assured manner using ESD knowledge and sound handling techniques.

* Ship finished products using specified delivery service per customer requests.

* Store excess packaged finished products in inventory for future shipments.

* Manage the shipping backlog daily to identify changes in packaging priorities and shipment details.

* Work directly with Customer Managers to address customer shipment demands.

* Investigate status of past due finished products to assist with on-time delivery.

* Complete tasks as directed by production schedules with minimum supervision.

* Maintain a clean and orderly work area and equipment and follow prescribed regulations.

* Represent LSI Industries in the most positive manner with prospective, current and former employees, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.

* Interact professionally and effectively with a diverse group of employees and customers.

* Learn and practices standard operating procedures.

* Maintain prompt and regular attendance based on the work hours established by management.

* Handle confidential information with tact and discretion.

* Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND/OR

EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

JOB

COMPETENCIES:

* Organizational Skills.

* Technical Capacity.

* Initiative.

* Thoroughness.

* Time Management.

* Communication Proficiency.

BEHAVIORAL

COMPETENCIES:

* Builds Strategic Working Relationships - Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

* Builds Trust - Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization.

* Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities, compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.

* Planning and Organizing - Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

* Initiates Action - Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; is proactive.

* Customer focus - Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations;
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals;
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability 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 and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form;
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

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