Job Details

POSITION TITLE: Shipping Clerk

LOCATION: Shreveport, Louisiana

REPORTS TO: Shipping Manager

SUMMARY

Plan loads to customers based on order quantities; combine them to make multiple stop deliveries to maximize trailer utilization and minimize costs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up delivery appointments for loads planned
• Set up customer pick ups
• Cut bills for all loads
• Communicate with logistics all outbound loads and delivery times
• Must be qualified to properly operate the forklift.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, training and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with situations where limited information or standardization exists.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

• Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry
• Quality standards - both ISO and QS
• Equipment used in an office operation and it's capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
• This also supports the Service Manager role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee is sometimes required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving equipment in the work area.
• The employee is sometimes exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, along with hot and cold temperatures depending upon the season.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED.

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Microsoft Excel experience
• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior work experience as a forklift operator.

Pratt is America's 5th Largest Corrugated Packaging Company and the world's largest, privately-held 100% recycled paper and packaging company, with more than 9000 highly-skilled, green-collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability.