Warehouse Shipping & Receiving

Do you have proven experience working in a manufacturing warehouse environment? Are you looking for a schedule that's not too early in the morning but still allows plenty of evenings? We are seeking a detail-oriented and capable Shipping and Receiving Specialist to join our team at our Vadnais Heights Plant.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of warehouse procedures, excellent organizational skills, and experience working with warehouse computer systems; typing, data entry, submitting forms, warehouse inventory software, setting up FedEx/UPS on the computer, printing labels, etc.

Additionally, they will have prior experience using a variety of hand and power industrial trucks (pallet jack, Power pallet jack, and reach truck) to transport items throughout the plant and warehouse, move finished products into and out of inventory, pull orders both parcels and LTL and unload trucks. The Shipping and Receiving Specialist also receives stores and distributes material, tools, equipment, and products within the facility

SHIFT AVAILABLE:

• 1st Shift (8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday) with two paid 15-minute breaks

HERE'S WHAT MAKES WESTERN STATES A GREAT PLACE TO WORK:

• Competitive Compensation: Regular pay raises and comprehensive benefits package including 401k with company match.
• Work-Life Balance: 9 paid holidays to help recharge and enjoy time with your loved ones.
• Growth Potential: Join a company with a long history and a commitment to employee development

WHAT DOES MY DAY LOOK LIKE IN THIS ROLE?

• Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items that need to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Operate a pallet jack throughout the shift to transport stored items from the warehouse.
• Pull customer orders using handheld scanners (ex. RFID bar code scanner) and warehouse inventory software.
• Pick up cartons of envelopes by hand to scan then stack them up on the pallet to build each shipment.
• Lift, stack, wrap, and secure envelopes for shipment.
• Load and unload delivery trucks staging orders for future outbound shipments.
• Maintain accurate inventory records on the computer by receiving and counting stock items and moving items in and out of inventory.
• Communicate with co-workers and others to carry out job duties.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN THIS ROLE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS

• Proven experience in a Warehouse, Shipping, and Receiving role in a MANUFACTURING environment.
• Prior power industrial truck experience in a production environment.
• Proficient in using shipping software and inventory systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Capable of maintaining accurate records of inventory levels and locations within the warehouse.
• Effectively read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Competent with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to walk and stand frequently during an eight-hour shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Physical Demands: stand, bend, reach, crouch for 8-hour shift and frequently lift up to 30lbs and up to 50lbs occasionally, repetitive grasping, frequent climbing, twisting, lifting above shoulder height, occasional bend, reach, crouch, or stoop. Sensory requirements are tactile/touch with hands and digits, neat and far visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.