Clerk, Shipping & Receiving
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BUILD A BETTER CAREER WITH MSCServing customers and our community starts with the best people doing their best work. That is precisely what we have created at MSC Industrial Supply Co. We are a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), products and services. We offer more than 2 million products and have over 80 years of experience across dozens of industries. We aim to execute our Built to Make You Better brand promise for all our stakeholders, including our associates.Requisition ID :17159Employment Type :Full TimeJob Category :Operations / Warehouse / DistributionJob Grade :Warehouse W7Work Location :On Site Role In Machesney Park, IL (ET)JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE: Under the direction of the Manager, Warehouse, the Shipper/Receiver ensures the accurate and timely shipping, receiving, storage, delivery and inventory control of all items in the warehouse, in accordance with company policies and procedures.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.· Operates basic and advanced warehouse vehicles (i.e., electric pallet jack, forklift and/or turret truck).· Pull/pick customer orders and prepare for shipping according to procedures. Verify the product against packing slips. Pack product according to procedures to minimize damage. Prepare customer specific packaging as required. Notify carriers for pick-up when needed. Load trucks as required.· Follows customer specific guidelines for packing, labeling, & routing.· Repacks, labels, barcodes, and processes RFID as dictated by customer requirements.· Process VMI advanced shipping notice in software as needed.· Maintains VMI vending labeling formats, databases, and spreadsheets.· Ship products via UPS and FedEx manifests as appropriate.· Route packing slips according to procedures. Prepare Bills of Lading as needed.· Processes shipping feedback in ERP system.· Receive incoming products according to procedures, unloading trucks as needed. Verify and inspect shipment to paperwork, ensuring correct items and quantity, and checking for damage.· Receive purchase orders into ERP system.· Verifies put-away part number and quantity at end of receiving. Denotes location.· Notifies vendors of shipping discrepancies.· Works with accounting to rectify system and physical inventory based on vendor discrepancies.· Processes vendor returns, receives PORMs, scans paperwork to accounting department.· Obtain number and description of new stock items from receiving report. Label and place on the appropriate shelf area or in carousel. Update the ERP system with stock location.· Proactively reslots inventory based on physical size or changes in frequency.· Receive returns and repairs, log into database, and process according to procedures.· Performs and records daily, monthly and yearly cycle counts according to policy and procedure.· Assists will-call and counter sale customers as needed.· Provide items from inventory, such as paper, lunchroom supplies, and drinking water to facility areas in a timely manner. Place literature in or near literature room and opens boxes.· Prepare mail deliveries to other locations daily. Pick up mail and deliver mail to the post office according to schedule. Operate company or personal vehicle to make occasional deliveries.· Maintain inventory of shipping materials and supplies, notifying supervisor for reorders.· Close the warehouse at the end of the day, to include turning off all lights in the warehouse and cafeteria, turning off all assigned business machines, closing shades in the cafeteria, turning off the coffee maker, and setting the alarm system.· Perform a variety of warehouse support/maintenance activities, to include snow shoveling, emptying garbage, sweeping floors, filling supplies, etc.· Complete special projects as assigned.· Complete and maintain all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.· Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.· Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.QUALIFICATIONS: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, and six to twelve months of related experience preferred.LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend documents such as shipping and receiving paperwork, BOMs, packing slips, and procedure manuals. Ability to prepare shipping paperwork, packing slips, labels, and reports. Ability to effectively communicate with customers, vendors, and other employees of the organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Requires the ability to obtain a forklift operator's certificate and a valid driver's license.OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Requires the ability to operate lift equipment, company vehicle, small hand tools, carts, staplers, banders, box cutters, tape guns, and wrapping materials. Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard business machines, such as a computer and the job related software, a keyboard, calculator, telephone, FAX, photocopier, etc.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.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. 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: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally performs work-related travel.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.OTHER REQUIREMENTS:This position may require access to International Traffic in Arms Regulations Information ( ITAR ) and/or Controlled Unclassified Information ( CUI ).The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.TeleworkCompensation is $18.50 an hour + $1500 bonus paid after 6 months.The salary represented is based on similar roles in comparable industries, and the cost of labor in respective cities. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's relevant experience, education requirements and peer pay equity. The Company reserves the right to modify the range as market conditions change.Why MSC? People. Collaboration. Insight. That's how you build something that works. Built on a foundation of trust, MSC works side by side with our customers to help them drive business results. With more than one million product offerings and 75+ years of experience across industries, MSC strives to help our customers achieve greater productivity, profitability, and growth through inventory management and other innovative supply chain solutions. We care about our associates and have programs in place to help our 6,500+ team members achieve their potential.When you join our team, you will receive rewards and recognition for your contributions, training and professional development opportunities, Associate Inclusion Circles: Women, Pride, Black, Veterans, HOLA and DisABLEd as well as a variety of benefits to support you and your family's health, well-being, and financial future. If you are inspired to learn, take risks, and succeed as a team, you can build a better career at MSC.Equal Opportunity Statement: At MSC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any category protected by applicable law. By applying to this job you agree to the Application and Acknowledgment Declaration terms. Click HERE ( to review.