Distribution Associate II - LTL - 4am - $.75 Shift Diff!

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 12571

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Performs daily clerical duties in support of outbound shipments to customers, communicates with Customer Service Department to establish proper priority of orders and any special shipping instructions as needed. Picks, audits, and packs customer orders with RF technology in conjunction with SAP knowledge and proficiency.

Principal Responsibilities

•    Obtains customer orders via SAP; determines whether orders are to ship via parcel or freight carrier and the freight company via the packing instructions as needed in conjunction with the customer’s freight terms.
•    Organizes and prioritizes the orders to be picked throughout the day, ability to multi-task.
•    Determine, distinguish, and disburse deliveries based on operational needs. 
•    Actions must reflect consideration of FDA regulations, GMP’s,  and company policies and procedures.
•    Ability to make informed decisions with little or no direct supervision.
•    Reviews orders for special instructions, delivery priority, and highlights lines to be picked by order picker equipment. 
•    Controls and oversees the processing of etching orders and orders that require certificates before shipping. 
•    Ability to ship parcel orders and LTL orders using UPS ConnectShip system.
•    Uses SAP proficiency for confirming lines on customer orders, generating packing list, and generating freight bills where applicable.
•    Ability to correctly make changes to customer’s transfer orders and deliveries in SAP as needed. 
•    Audits customer orders for accuracy, and records picking errors by picker number.
•    Corrects picking errors with assistance from the Shipping Leads. 
•    Ability to navigate through SAP reporting tools for daily statistics.
•    Notifies Shipping Leads and Inventory Control of inventory discrepancies for materials required on customer orders.
•    Ability to respond to customer service requests in a timely manner.
•    Securely and neatly packs customer orders into boxes or onto skids depending on the shipping method. 
•    Correctly marks the boxes and/or pallets with the customer’s delivery number.
•    Attaches mixed merchandise labels to boxes and does not break shrink wrap and does not double stack labels to pallets.
•    Communicates to other employees when customer orders have been audited and are ready for packing and/or shipping.
•    Effectively communicate with Logistic Carriers and Freight Forwarder
•    Assists in training other associates as required.
•    Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience Requirements

•    Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent.  
•    Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office, i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook)
•    Proficient in the transactions to process and make changes to customer orders in SAP.
•    Proficient in using RF technology to process customer orders. 
•    Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    Ability to work in a team environment, and work with little supervision. 
•    Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.  
•    Ability to push and operate a pallet jack and/or carts.
•    Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with other employees in the distribution center.
•    Attention to detail and acc