Job Description

Shipping & Receiving Specialist

Aerospace Manufacturing | Direct Hire | $23–$25/hr

Join the team of a precision plating services company for aerospace components. Seeking an experienced Shipping & Receiving Specialist to support daily logistics, inventory flow, and customer shipment operations.

This role is ideal for candidates with hands-on shipping & receiving experience in aerospace or manufacturing environments who understand the importance of material traceability, documentation accuracy, and inventory control.

Candidates with plating, aerospace manufacturing, metal finishing, or precision machining experience are strongly preferred.

Shipping

• Prepare and process customer shipments in compliance with aerospace documentation requirements.
• Coordinate Outside Services (O/S) processing and shipments to external vendors.
• Review and correct certifications and shipping documentation prior to shipment release.
• Develop and prepare secure packaging for aerospace components.
• Validate that all paperwork, certifications, and documentation are complete and accurate.
• Initiate certification packages and schedule carrier pickups.
• Safely load outgoing shipments.
• Work with production, quality, and customer teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Receiving

• Perform Purchase Order (PO) verification and documentation review.
• Conduct accurate quantity verification and inventory counts.
• Investigate shipping damage, shortages, or receiving discrepancies.
• Interface with customers when receiving documentation issues arise.
• Safely unload incoming materials and shipments.
• Retrieve and review blueprints and technical documentation.
• Generate and apply product labels and identification tags.
• Maintain product hold areas when required by quality procedures.
• Track and manage customer-furnished gages and materials.
• Follow technical procedures, work instructions, and production flowcharts.
• Prepare and stage materials for production operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Shipping & Receiving experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Purchase Order verification, material check-in, and inventory counting.
• Experience using RF scanners or inventory scanning systems.
• Strong understanding of material traceability and documentation accuracy.
• Familiarity with ERP inventory systems utilizing Backflush material processes.
• Experience with reporting systems such as Microsoft Power BI preferred.
• Ability to review technical documents or blueprints.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace plating or metal finishing operations.
• Forklift Experience preferred
• Bilingual Spanish / English.
• Experience coordinating outside processing vendors or subcontract services.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs when required.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move materials throughout the shift.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing production environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Direct Hire / Permanent Position
• Stable First Shift Schedule
• Overtime available depending on project schedules
• Full Medical Benefits

Additional Information

EEO Statement

Our client is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer to all persons regardless of age, color national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.