Shipping/Receiving Clerk at Menasha Packaging in Minooka, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Description

The following duties are normal for this position. The incumbent may perform some or all of these duties however; it is not an exclusive or all-inclusive list. Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicates instructions to checker/loaders, contracted truck drivers, and OTR carriers


• Coordinates and execute shipping schedules, and dispatch local freight shipments


• Creates shipping labels for paperwork received and contacts carrier to arrange shipment


• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records


• Confers with managers to ensure coordination of production lines and finished product


• Responsible for coordination of product completion and shipments on a timely basis by logging and inventory of the shipment and keeping a running total of the shipments


• Resolve outbound and incoming delivery issues with key stakeholders


• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications


• Examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages


• Coordinates movements of trailers with yard spotter


• Assists with waste tracking and disposal


• Prepares business reports as needed


• Maintains industry, professional and technical knowledge

Education & Experience

• Education - none


• Some relevant experience required

Education & Experience Preferred

• High School diploma or equivalent required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to use and influence organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing processes


• Knowledge of strategies and tools for controlling and optimizing the factors that lie between the purchase of raw materials and delivery of finished products


• Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components


• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods


• Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle


• Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Primarily works in an office environment with occasional time spent in a production and/or warehouse setting


• Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.


• Frequent walking/standing required