Title Shipping and Receiving Clerk EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Description Summary Objective
The Shipping Clerk facilitates and coordinates the entire shipping process, including preparing records of shipments, bills of lading, and records of receipt.
Essential Functions
• Verifies inventory levels for orders prior to scheduling shipping appointments. • Prepares bills of lading for each shipment and checks and records all items loaded for shipment. • Posts shipments to customer orders and calculates balance yet to be shipped. • Upon completion of shipment, closes out orders and forwards document to production planning and accounting departments. • Notifies supervisor or planning department when major discrepancies regarding quality or quantity occur. • Coordinates daily shipment between warehouses and processes warehouse transfers. • Communicates with internal departments in regards to receiving of items into the warehouse. • Answers incoming phone calls, replies to emails, and checks in visitors. • Checks in drivers and ensures drivers adhere to all safety policies. • Follows good manufacturing practices (GMP) and works in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory food safety and quality requirements. • Performs other related duties as required or assigned, including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Position Requirements
Position Requirements
• High School Diploma or equivalent • At least six months of warehouse experience, preferably with fresh produce • Must have knowledge of shipping and transportation procedures • Customer service experience with excellent telephone communication skills • Ability to identify and resolve problems • Office clerical skills, including keyboard proficiency • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple priorities • Strong attention to detail, flexible, and reliable • Bilingual English/Spanish skills
Work Environment
This job operates in a warehouse environment with constant movement and traffic flow of motorized equipment. The facility conditions include refrigerated areas and the noise level can be moderate to loud.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel simple grasping and fine manipulation, and reaching with hands and arms. • The employee is regularly required to stand and walk on level surfaces, bend, stoop, squat, or kneel, reach above and below shoulder level. • Regularly involves talking, listening. • Regularly lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Work hours vary depending on workload. Requires availability to work irregular or extended hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. Regular attendance and punctuality is required.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Position Shipping Clerk Location Index Fresh Texas - Pharr, TX About the Organization
Established in 1914, Index Fresh Inc. is a worldwide marketer and distributor of avocados, sourcing from all major growing regions around the globe. Index Fresh uses a hands-on approach that places value in honesty, integrity, and good old-fashioned common sense. We believe a handshake is as good as a contract, and that consistency and reliability are not merely important, theyre required.
Index Fresh has one goal and thats to be the most dependable avocado provider year-round. We are proud of our team of talented and energetic individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and abilities dedicated to this common purpose.
We take pride in being a great place to work and we want to see you succeed in your career and your life. Our team members are rewarded for good work, and we offer a generous compensation package that, dependent on your employment status, may include a bonus package, health insurance, paid vacations, and an employer-matched 401k.
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