Who we are:
Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.
With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.
Who we are looking for:
We are currently looking for a Shipper/Receiver III to be based out of Santa Paula, CA. Reporting to Logistics Supervisor, this person will be performing a variety of shipping tasks, preparing items for shipment via UPS, FEDEX, LTL by picking, packing, sorting, and loading orders, communication with carriers.
The ideal candidate will have a five-year shipping, receiving and material handling experience in a manufacturing setting. Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.
What you’ll do:
- Prepares shipments for postal or commercial conveyance; packs items to ensure safe delivery
- Possess ability to pull and pack orders for both freight and small package shipments
- Checks items to be shipped against work orders to ensure accurate quantities, destination, and routing
- Ability to work independently throughout the Shipping department
- Ability to effectively backup the Shipping Coordinator for adherence to procedures and instructions in case of an absence
- Sorts, counts, packages, labels, insures, unpacks, and/or logs inventory which is shipped.
- Ability to operate counterbalance and forklifts, dolly, pallet jack, and/or stock-chasers in loading and unloading material, orders, supplies and equipment; operate scales and shrink-wrap machine.
- Ability to shutdown / open or close the department on as needed basis
- Ensure full adherence to 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, always Sustain) practices.
- Ability to process order in the ERP System and created proper paperwork for the shipments such as Bill of Lading, Shipping Labels, Commercial Invoices.
- Ability to navigate in Microsoft Excel, Word, Edge, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Apply proper labels with correct postage/coinciding paperwork correctly.
- Follows established departmental policies, standard work procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, safety and environmental.
- Collaborates and communicates with logistics office, customer service representatives and others involved in the shipment of products via Phone and Electronically.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
- Clean shipping area – sweep and remove garbage
- Take instructions from supervisors
- Performs other related duties as assigned by Logistics Supervisor
What you’ll bring:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree with a business preferred.
- Five (5) years of shipping/receiving/material handling experience in a manufacturing setting
- Ability to understand and follow safety procedures
- Ability to receive, track, and distribute materials, supplies, and equipment
- Knowledge of light equipment operation and/or maintenance
- Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers / perform simple arithmetic
- Ability to read, write, and understand English
- Ability to work with all Microsoft Office and Bartender applications
- Ability to lift and manipulate up to 60lbs
- Ability to detect problems and report information to appropriate personnel
- Ability to receive, stock, and/or deliver goods
- Ability to operate loading docks
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment is a must
Within 3 months, you’ll:
- Complete your Atkore immersion program
- Understand your team and your role within the team and how it will help delivery Atkore’s strategy
- Understand departmental and Atkore’s policies and procedures
- Pull, pack, prepare and process package shipments for safe delivery
- Work independently within the department
Within 6 months, you’ll:
- Process orders in the ERP system and create paperwork for shipments
- Effectively communicate with the logistics, customer service and other departments via phone and/or electronically
- Audit shipments details for accuracy and correct discrepancies found
Within 12 months, you’ll:
- Be the backup for the Logistics Coordinator
- Ability to open/close department on as needed basis
- Support Logistics Coordinator to ensure 5S practices
Atkore is a recipient of a Great Place to Work© certification and a Top Workplaces USA award! We’re committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, all in a way that’s consistent with our core values. Together, we build strong leaders that continually endeavor to move us forward.
Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!
The pay for this position is $25/hour
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)