Warehouse Specialist Shipping Clerk

Position: Warehouse Specialist Shipping Clerk - Starting at $25.40/hr.
** Company Statement*
* Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life.

For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here.

At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable.

And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce.

We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do-together-to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

** Overview*
* ** Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Warehouse Specialist in West Chicago, Illinois. The work schedule is 7am - 3pm.*
* Warehouse Specialist monitor all aspects of shipping, warehousing, and the movement of freight while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and service.

The primary duties of a Warehouse Specialist include:

+ Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.

+ Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices.

+ Coordinate with Supervisor to generate orders for all daily shipments.

+ Direct and load outgoing trucks per schedule and manage paperwork.

+ Direct, unload, and store incoming materials and deliveries.

+ Gain understanding of sales orders and releases with Supervisor and customer logistic contact.

+ Operate forklift equipment with best, safe practices.

+ Ensure timely, organized, accurate plant receiving and record keeping.

+ Assist Supervisor in researching receiving and inventory matters.

+ Support Supervisor in maintaining perpetual inventory systems and perform physical inventories.

+ Support Supervisor in unloading, changeover of resin railcars and in preparing BOL

+ Complete data entry and record keeping with SAP and various spreadsheets.

+ Maintaining GMP Warehouse Standards.

+ Send outbound materials with associated paperwork.

+ Receive dunnage and conduct routine dunnage counts at the various sites.

+ Coordinate with Supervisor on storage, sale, and shipment of regrind, purging, and clean floor sweepings.

+ Conduct floor audits with shift end Forklift Operators to review damaged product.

+ Backup and assist Warehouse Lead with shipment of outbound / inbound UPS/Fed-Ex packages.

+ Input purchase orders into system in  and track until product delivery.

+ Shipping Clerk Responsibilities:

+ Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.

+ Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices.

+ Enter correct information on bill of lading and fax to customers as required.

+ Contact customers and common carriers as required.

+ Coordinate shipments to Customers and Warehouse.

+ Responsible for all the paperwork connected with the warehouse function including bills of lading, freight bills, location records, unit load patterns, customer overage or shortage complaints, supply inventory records, and notifies all applicable department Managers.

+ Take part in physical inventories as needed.

+ Assist in normal daily Shipping operations as needed.

+ Communicate all conditions that may affect the quality of product to Supervisor and/or Plant Manager.

+ Receive incoming supplies and…