Shipping & Receiving Worker

Starting Pay: $19.75 per hour with increase after 12 months; union regulated.

The Shipping & Receiving Worker processes orders and ships products to customers; unloads all materials and places such in the building. All training will be provided.

• Checks freight for damage; counts freight to match with bill of lading.
• Performs shipment processing, including counting, packaging, weighing and labeling of materials.
• Load the trucks.
• Writes orders and maintains staging area.
• Prepares bill of ladings and other miscellaneous forms, including those for wastepaper trucks.
• Operates a variety of mechanical equipment including forklift, elevator and stretch wrapper.
• Prepares shipping documentation (bill of lading, packing slips, etc.) on any urgent last-minute shipments.
• Coordinates pickup and deliveries with outside carriers.
• Perform related work as required.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate and percentage and to interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read ruler.
• Knowledge of the metric system is a plus.

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• One (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• WEEKLY PAY
• FREE Coffee
• On-site smoking area (outdoors)
• Air-conditioned plant; great in an Iowa summer!!
• Steady work / OVERTIME opportunities after training
• Insurance (medical, dental & vision) provided by Aetna
• 401(k) + company match maintained by Principal Financial Group
• Paid vacation (after 6 months)
• 10 Paid Holidays (starting 1st day)
• Safe work environment

All prospective candidates will be subject to successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.