Forklift Driver – Shipping/Receiving Clerk - Tekni-plex

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job will be 80% - 90% forklift loading and unloading of trucks and moving goods; 10% - 20% Back-up for coordinator

Receiving:

• Manage and record all deliveries.  For each delivery:
• Notify/Document: Send an e-mail to the appropriate party with notification and description of the delivery. Include on this e-mail the tracking / BOL / Pro#. 
• Deliver: Take the delivery to the recipient’s office, or put in the incoming shipment area if it is large
• Operate forklift as needed to unload deliveries
• Deliveries may be made over the lunch hour - this position requires the person to be available for deliveries over the lunch period.
• All other duties may be assigned.
• Receive in Tekni-Plex ERP system, indirect PO receipts.

 Shipping:

• Prepare, process, and record all shipments.  Determine method and mode of shipment to meet requirements for each shipment.
• Package / box / label items for small shipments via Tekni-Plex specified shipper list.
• Involves on-line FedEx label creation and/or transport of package to FedEx drop locations.  Send e-mail confirmation of shipment to sender and recipient, including tracking#.
• Coordinate transportation and schedule shipments and Customer pickups.  Generate shipping labels, packing lists, and, if required, BOL. Meet driver, oversee loading, and paperwork.  Record tracking/BOL/Pro# along with shipment receipt if applicable, to support invoicing/expense tracking purposes.
• Prepare international shipping documents when required – i.e. commercial invoice, EEI Form.
• Monitor shipping supplies and reorder as necessary – FedEx supplies, cartons, bubble wrap, end cores, etc.
• Operate forklift as needed to load and unload shipments.
• For every shipment sent, record the tracking / BOL / Pro / airway bill#. 
•  Need to understand purpose of shipment for account coding: postage, shipment to customer (i.e. SR# project shipping), or ties to a PO.
• General housekeeping, maintenance, and organization of the dock and inventory areas.

• Has the authority to withhold items that do not meet all requirements.

• Assists the manufacturing and bulk material handler associates, as the daily work schedule allows.
• Staging and preparation of product, stock, and transferred inventory.
• Staging and preparation of product, including raw materials. Stages daily product per the production schedule.
• Utilizes the LN system when assigning lot numbers and shipping finished product for each shipment

• Assists with all end-of-month inventories in Sparks and outside warehouses, as required.
• All other duties may be assigned.

Non Essential Job Duties:

• Retrieve mail from mailbox daily and distribute.
• Other special projects as needed.

 QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

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. 

• Requires High School diploma.
• Preferred 3-5 years of experience in shipping/receiving or production organization; basic knowledge of procedural technique or processes.
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Office, FedEx Software.
• Familiarity with shipping documents, domestic and internationally.
• Certified to operate forklift is required.
• Capability to lift and/or move 50+ pound packages.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational skills.

 Language Skills:

Good English communication skills, both verbal and written.

 Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit and frequently required to stand; walk; use hands & fingers; talk and hear.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally more.  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: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Where possible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.