Shipping & Receiving Associate

Location: Connell

Primary Responsibility:

 Under general supervision, the Shipping and Receiving Associate will keep
 records on incoming and outgoing shipments by providing information, direction,
 and scheduling regarding product acceptance, delivery, and storage.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with others to representatives to rectify problems, such as damages,
 shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
 
• Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions
 for shipping and delivery of materials.
 
• Determine shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping
 procedures, routes, and rates.
 
• Resolve issues related to overages, shortages and damages.
 
• Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or
 orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment.
 
• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, and shipping orders
 to route materials.
 
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages
 and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.
 
• Contact customer to resolve discrepancies.
 
• Maintain correspondence with customers, including receipts, invoices (if
 required), and tallies.
 
• Document all correspondence.
 
• Provide assistance in answering the telephone, resolving distribution center
 problems, and providing backup to the warehouse.
 
• In conjunction with distribution, schedule deliveries.
 
• Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned
 shift.
 
• Other duties as requested.

 What Experience and Education You Need:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least
 one year related work experience.

 What Could Set You Apart:

• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and
 decimals.
 
• Good customer service skills
 
• Ability to communicate effectively with variety of individuals
 
• Ability to pay close attention to detail.
 
• Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving
 instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral
 extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing,
 persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from
 a supervisor.
 
• Tools and Technology:

Experience with Warehouse Management Systems, Microsoft
 Office Suite, Calculators, Desktop computers and Photocopiers

Physical Requirements:

• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent
 interruptions
 
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs,
 and reaching, or bending
 
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical
 office work
 
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned
 tasks
 
• May require travel by automobile and airplane up for business
 
• May require a visit facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing
 
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions,
 or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds
 
• Requires the use of various electronic tools
 
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving
 instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral
 extremes
 
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating,
 instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to
 constructive feedback from executive management

 The Company’s good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible
 compensation at the time of posting for this position is $20.25 hourly.  Rate
 may vary based on work location.

 Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with
 applicable employment laws.
 EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.