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Shipping and Receiving Associate Th- S (W) 8am-8:30pm

CleanFiber

CleanFiber

Buffalo, NY, USA
Posted on Sep 19, 2024

Job Description

Role

Reporting to the Logistics Manager, the Shipping and Receiving Associate is a key contributor to the logistics team with the primary focus of ensuring shipments to and from the plant are handled timely, efficiently, and in an organized manner. This is achieved through learning and understanding the CleanFiber’s logistics, vendors, and quality control processes

Job Type: Full-time, Thursday- Saturday (every other Wednesday) 8am-8:30pm

In this job, you will:

  • Be a member of shift team who is knowledgeable about CleanFiber’s shipping and receiving policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to the outgoing shipments of products and materials to vendors through coordination and cooperation with logistics and QC departments.
  • Maneuver forklifts safely in busy industrial environments
  • Ensure that forklift driving areas are free from spills or obstructions
  • Regularly check forklift equipment for faults or damages
  • Keep up to date on health and safety requirements and forklift operating procedures
  • Safely move stackable and unstackable large quantities of goods into or onto storage containers, trailers, shelves or confined space(s)
  • Move goods from storage areas to loading areas for transport
  • Ensure all outgoing shipments get loaded safely and accurately
  • Responsible for ensuring all paperwork (BOL’s, invoices, receipts) are accounted for as loads arrive and leave the plant.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

  • High School Diploma (Associates Degree or certification program preferred)
  • Minimum 2 to 3 years related experience and/or training
  • Experience using a forklift
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
  • Experience in using Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Experience in using Google Mail & Google Calendar

Requirements

The right candidate will bring experience in these areas:

  • Communication: Must have good oral communication skills and must be able to understand inventory/storage levels and communicate quickly and effectively based on current shipping/receiving conditions
  • Plant Startup: We seek an individual who has been a part of a growing shipping/receiving department that had to juggle multiple priorities
  • Procedure Development and Training: The Shipping and Receiving Associate will have previous successful experience in troubleshooting issues around product loading/unloading
  • Experience Across a Range of Scales and Vantage Points: We are looking for a candidate who is familiar with the high paced environment of a disruptive startup but can understand the mindset of large and small counterparts and suppliers who are grinding out pennies in mature industries and can help us with operational efficiencies as we mature.
  • Hands on DNA: Partnering with the CleanFiber team on the floor will come naturally to the candidate.

We are seeking an individual with these personal attributes:

  • Team Building: We believe in the dignity and respect of all employees. We’re looking for an individual who emulates this and leads by example, makes and keeps commitments and gets things done.
  • Customer Focus: We need to drive a fanatical devotion to our customers throughout our team, ensuring that every delivery is made on time, and that our product maintains the highest quality standards. We need individuals who will challenge themselves to do the right thing for the customer, even when it is not easy or convenient.
  • A Master of Daily Execution:
  • Enjoys the Work and Sees the Vision: We are seeking a candidate who wants to be on the floor in a manufacturing environment and an integral part of building a successful company from the ground up. You will join CleanFiber not only for your career and income, but for the adventure of building a business, changing the building materials industry, and improving the lives of our employees and customers. You will feel success when the team and our customers are successful.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

About CleanFiber:

CleanFiber makes high performance cellulose building insulation from recycled corrugated cardboard boxes, using a unique and patented process. CleanFiber’s proven technology and accelerating business is poised to disrupt a fast-growing segment of the building insulation market, while rapidly building a highly profitable business.

Cellulose insulation wins customers from fiberglass because of greater energy efficiency, and from foam because of its much lower price point. CleanFiber makes highly efficient cellulose insulation from recycled corrugated boxes, allowing us to challenge incumbent players who are reliant on diminishing supplies of recycled newsprint. With successful execution at our first facility, we believe we are well-positioned to rapidly seize market share on a national scale. We are a game changer!

Salary: $18- $23 hourly