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. Join our team and create, improve and innovate the everyday!

Job Description

Facilitate the safe and efficient picking, preparation, packaging and transportation of products for shipment to customers.  Use packing list/bills of lading to verify the accuracy of incoming and outgoing shipments and orders. Document damages and discrepancies for future reimbursement and reconciliation.

Shift:  Monday - Friday, 6:30 a - 2:30 p

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Expeditiously transport products:
  • To/from worksite or shipping areas using material handling equipment.
  • 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.
  • Package parts for shipment are securely stored using a variety of different types of packaging.
  • Package is verified, complete and meets company quality standards.
  • Count and part number 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 label for packages are correct as indicated on the work order.
• Accurately maintain inventory levels by transferring products in real time, and as needed, using the bar code scanning system.
• Maintain timely communication with the Warehouse Supervisor to advise of changes to expectations 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.
• Work safely; operate tools and equipment as instructed and only as intended by the manufacturer. Ensure tools and other items are safely and properly stored.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.  Perform housekeeping tasks regularly ensuring proper storage of department supplies.

Qualifications

Education/Experience  High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) / Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: warehousing, shipping, fulfilling daily order demands.

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.  Genuine with high ethical standards and values and personal integrity and honesty.  Ability to apply a large measure of common sense to a variety of situations.
• 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 words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.  Ability to read and understand documents such as work orders, policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Computer/Applications Skills. Ability to clock into and out of jobs via computer terminals, perform computerized transactions.  Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, specifically Word.  Ability to operate electronic weight, printing and computing equipment including bar code scanners. 
• Core Business Skills. Ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion in handling of proprietary and confidential information.  Ability to work independently and to use resources effectively to “figure it out”.  Exceptional prioritization, time management and organizational skills.  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform mathematical skills in the form of measurement and other work material calculations utilizing a calculator.  Ability to use hoists, and various hand and power tools such as band and circular saws, weigh scales, foam generating equipment and banding equipment.  Ab