Shipping Specialist

Company Description

Who is Pyrotek? Pyrotek is the most successful global industrial company you’ve never heard of (until now). Pyrotek is a global leader in high temperature materials and our products impact virtually everyone in the developed world. Our global team has worked for decades to deliver new technologies, advanced engineered systems and innovative materials to customers in industries all over the world. The last car, train and plane you rode in were all safer and more energy efficient because of Pyrotek. The beverage cans in your refrigerator are lighter, stronger and infinitely recyclable because of Pyrotek. Join our team and create, improve and innovate the everyday!

Job Description

Join us for our On-Site Hiring Event!  Thursday, August 15, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.  Meet the team, tour the facility, and learn more about our manufacturing operations!

The Shipping Specialist will perform safe and efficient picking, preparation, packaging, and transportation of products for customer shipments. Reference packing list/bill of lading to verify the accuracy of incoming and outgoing shipments and orders, and document damages and discrepancies for future reimbursement and reconciliation.

Shift:  Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Safely, expeditiously, and accurately transport products:
  • To/from work site or shipping areas using material handling equipment such as a forklift or pallet jack.
  • Load and unload materials onto or from trucks, pallets, trays, racks, and shelves; assist outside truckers to properly load cargo.
• Accurately examine job packet, order information, and shipping documents to ensure:
  • Items are prepped properly for cargo through inspection, weighing, measuring, and counting.
  • Parts for shipment are securely stored, including efficiently operating RanPak, InstaPak and other packaging machines.
  • Package contents are verified, complete and meet company quality standards.
  • Count and part numbers of items are verified prior to packaging.
  • Incoming and outgoing freight is verified and documented against packing list/bills of lading.
  • Incoming and outgoing warehouse parts are subject to a visual quality check.
• Efficiently build pallets and crates using hand and power tools as needed for specific orders ensuring wrap and labels for packages are correct as indicated on the work order.
• Accurately maintain inventory levels by transferring and transacting products in real time using the bar code scanning system.
• Ensure timely communication with the Warehouse Supervisor to advise of status changes that affect order commitments.
• Safely operate fork trucks, overhead crane, electric pallet jack and other industrial vehicles for which training has been completed and qualification achieved and maintained through the daily checklist. Operate tools and equipment as instructed and only as intended by the manufacturer. Ensure tools and other items are safely and properly stored.
• Under instruction from Warehouse Supervisor, assist with storage/shipping projects as needed; to include:
  • Performs bench and floor work as assigned to assemble, construct, build and repair parts for, degassing equipment, metal pumps and similar units.
  • Set up or adjust fixture equipment as appropriate to assemble parts.
  • Complete workorder kits for production and point of use deliveries.
  • Perform cycle counts and monitor inventory levels.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) / Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), plus one (1) year in a manufacturing warehouse, or shipping environment, preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experiences.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Core People Skills.  Ability to positively interact and work collaboratively with a diverse group of people at all levels of the organization.  
• Communication Skills.  Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen and obtain clarification, and respond well to questions.  Ability to read and understand documents such as work orders, policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Computer/Applications Skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to operate electronic weight, printing and computing equipment including bar code scanners.
• Core Business Skills. Ability to work independently and to use resources effectively to “figure it out”. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbe