Job Description

Job Location Independent Can Co Conneaut - Conneaut, OH 44030 Position Type Full Time Salary Range $17.30 - $22.60 Hourly

Travel Percentage None Job Shift 1st

The Receiving clerk is responsible for receiving materials and goods into the warehouse, interfacing with customers on inventory, and shipping product and materials to customers and vendors. The candidate will also operate a forklift truck to move materials in the plant and load/ unload trucks and schedule trucking. Must be the site leader in living and driving the Company Core Values and High-Performance Work Culture.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As deliveries and shipments are made, read/generate the delivery papers, determine that the proper items and quantities are being delivered or shipped
• Unload and stow goods in proper place
• Maintain all delivery and shipping papers daily and deliver these papers to the Planner in the front office
• Communicate to the leadership team, when critical items are received
• Operate fork truck to supply all materials to can lines, presses, and slitters
• Operate fork truck to move finished units from manufacturing area to warehouse or load trucks as required
• Operate fork truck to empty scrap and trash hoppers
• Operate fork truck to load and unload trucks as required
• Daily maintenance of their assigned fork trucks
• Use a production order to pull and assemble orders for shipment. This requires reading the order, determining number of packages of each item needed, and assembling all of the items for shipment. Identifying each package, as required, with proper information
• Load the order as required while avoiding damage in loading, shipping, and unloading at the final destination
• Prepare all paperwork required for shipment; Bill of Ladings, Packing Lists, Certificates of Origin, etc. Accuracy of counts is extremely important, and accuracy of information to the Planner when the order is complete, advising of all items loaded and items not available for shipment
• Follow proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with State and Federal laws
• Follow Company personnel and product safety requirements including standards such as those from SQF and internal GMPs
• Schedule trucking as needed
• Interface with customers with regards to inventory and shipment dates.
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

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 abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or equivalent (GED). Must pass the Fork Truck Training Certification course. Achievement of high school level math.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read in English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of 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 percent as well as draw and interpret bar graphs.

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: Must possess a valid State issued driver’s licenses, which meets Company requirements of the Fleet Management Policy and insurance requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands and fingers to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently life and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employee must be able to operate the fork truck in a safe and expeditious manner so that there are no delays in the manufacturing or in the shipping operations. Employee must be able to safely and efficiently operate the lift at its maximum lift height (approximately 180”).

WORK ENVIRONMENT 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration and occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Independent Can reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the particular job duty, except as required by Independent Can. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.