Team Lead, Shipping & Receiving (Follett Bookstore; full time)

Job Summary:

The Team Lead, Shipping & Receiving oversees the shipping and receiving department. Is responsible for the proper handling of materials, adherence to safety procedures, and providing accurate, timely shipments. Direct activities to meet the financial and marketing objectives of the company. Act as the leader on duty, responding to customer and associate concerns in the absence of the store manager. As well as opening and closing the store and ensuring all bookstore property and personnel are secure.

NOTE: The employer for this role is Follett Higher Ed Group, LLC and not RPI. Please utilize the following link to apply - Follett Retail External Career Site

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree or equivalent experience required
• 1 - 3 years shipping/receiving support experience required

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to lift 35lbs periodically for up to two or more hours at any given time
• Ability to safely operate material handling equipment as necessary
• Basic computer skills which include the ability to create and save text documents and to create and send emails
• Detail-orientation in performing accurate transactions
• Self-motivated and multi-tasks with minimal supervision
• Proactively meets both internal and external customer needs
• Effective work methods and consistently meets commitments
• Uses sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Effective communication skills - clear, concise and positive
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including evening and weekend hours

Preferred Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

• Previous experience in a warehouse, retail or shipping/receiving environment

Starting Salary/Rate:

Expected hiring range: $16.00 - $24.33 / hr

Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate's salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate's qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer's good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.

Application instructions:

NOTE: The employer for this role is Follett Higher Ed Group, LLC and not RPI. Please utilize the following link to apply - Follett Retail External Career Site

Job Posted Date:

Applications will be accepted via the below link until the position is filled:

Follett Retail External Career Site

Total Compensation and Benefits Information:

Rensselaer's Total Compensation Program is designed to provide stable pay growth, a comprehensive and affordable benefits package, and a comprehensive and affordable retiree medical and prescription plan. Our goal is to provide you and your family with a comprehensive health and welfare program as an umbrella of financial security and protection during your employment. For more information, please visit Benefits | Human Resources (rpi.edu).

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is committed to the cultivation of a community that is welcoming, inclusive, and above all values learning. We welcome candidates who bring a variety of perspectives to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law.

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