Job Description
General Labor - Part-time
Job Description
Shipping Associate
Reports to: E-Commerce Manager Department: Retail
Location: Kentwood FLSA: Non-exempt
Shift: Part Time Pay Grade: R-1
Primary Responsibilities:
- This position is for afternoons, approximately 3-7 PM, and occasional Saturdays.
- Prepare incoming and outgoing packages for shipment.
- Wrap packages or bundles by hand.
- Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.
- Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
- Weigh packages or letters to determine postage needed, using weighing scales and rate charts.
- Determine the way mail is to be sent and prepare it for delivery to mail facilities.
- Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations.
- Assist Warehouse Supervisor with warehouse inventory/storage.
- Clean and maintain an organized workstation, meeting all OSHA workplace regulations.
- Break down boxes and packing material for re-use or recycling to maintain a clean warehouse.
- Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, maintaining them over time.
Other tasks not on this list may be assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the ability to understand and communicate information in both oral and written formats.
- Attention to Detail – Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Adaptability/Flexibility – Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Tools & Technology – Ability to navigate e-mail, Internet, standard shipping program, database, and inventory management software.
- Sociability – Ability to provide outstanding service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.
- Physical Qualifications – Must be able to stand for extended periods of time, with the ability to lift, bend, and twist as required.