Shipping Loader - 1st Shift

Looking for a new career opportunity? Jonti-Craft has something for you!

Since 1979, Jonti-Craft has been the leading manufacturer of children's furniture to create spaces that engage, inspire, and protect young learners. We design and craft over 4,000 pieces to furnish learning spaces from small centers to libraries, special learning areas to classrooms of all sizes. You can typically find our products in schools, daycare centers, churches, doctor's waiting rooms, and many other environments.In addition to working hard to produce quality products, Jonti-Craft's top priority is creating an excellent working environment and having a superior company culture. Our employees are dedicated, and we want to provide a place where they enjoy coming to work. Jonti-Craft is a company that offers advancement opportunities along with a clean and safe working environment. In addition to top salaries and a full program of benefits, we like to reward employees with fun giveaways, contests, and appreciation meals. We're excited that you are interested in joining our team!About the position:We are looking for a Shipping Loader for our first shift. This person loads, stores, and processes all product leaving Jonti-Craft.Essential Functions:

1. Pick and identify the location of all product due for shipment and load properly and efficiently on all carriers.
2. Maintain thorough knowledge of all shipping processes and equipment.
3. Operate forklifts (RFT- Regular Full Time only) and pallet jacks.
4. Complete cycle counts and accurate inventory counts and analyze grid locations.
5. Identify all inventory for shipment.
6. Update all bill of ladings.
7. Perform quality checks on all boxed product prior to shipment.
8. Change LP tanks on forklifts (RFT).
9. Assist in day-to-day housekeeping duties of the shipping area and all of Jonti-Craft.
10. Presence in the workplace is an essential function of this job.
11. Other duties as assigned.
12. Hours are typically from 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday

Qualifications:

• Must be able to speak, read, and write the English language for safety purposes in an understandable manner.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and apply knowledge.
• Ability to recognize internal issues that may arise, so they do not affect our customers or the timeliness of our deliveries.
• Ability to operate a handheld PC.
• May be required to work with or train new employees in the use of a handheld pc.
• Must be able to understand and comprehend grid areas and locations.
• Shipping experience preferred.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Ability to learn our support systems (Fourth Shift and internal tools).

Working Conditions:Our production environment is typical for wood manufacturing and includes a variety of environmental elements including loud noise, dust, and aromas. While this is an indoor operation, temperatures will vary with the outdoor temperature and some areas of the shop may be hot or cold. Worker may be subject to vibration. Worker is subject to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles and/or heat.Physical Requirements:

Production positions are physically demanding and may be strenuous. They are standing positions and include frequent walking, lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds. There are a lot of body movements, including extending arms, grasping with hands, and flexing of wrists. There may be a lot of bending and twisting. Each position requires ongoing rotations of movements and workers must have the physicality to perform the essential functions. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push or pull up to 150 lbs. Ability to stand for long periods of time.

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