Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Company Background

Founded in 1973, Mid-State started out as a Machine Shop with 15 employees servicing mostly the Phosphate industry. Today, Mid-State employees over 500 people serving the Phosphate, Chemical, Power, Citrus, Sand & Aggregate, and many other industries by offering turnkey solutions including field maintenance, fabrication, dragline repair, machining, pump repair, gearbox repair, and valve repair.

Mid-State is equipped with industry experts, over 200,000 square feet of shop space, and overhead crane capacity up to 35 tons all which allow us to meet all of our clients' needs.

Job Summary

As the Shipping and Receiving Clerk you will safely unload material, match packing list with an internal PO, verify material received is correct, and delivery to the appropriate shop.

Essential Duties

• Safely unload trucks as they arrive.
• Check bill of ladings to verify accuracy and completeness of deliveries.
• Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
• Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
• Read work orders or receive verbal instructions to determine material assignment based on shop needs.
• Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
• Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.
• Move materials to and from storage or production areas, or delivery vehicles, by hand or using a forklift.
• Safely operate forklifts and other equipment.
• Keep storage area(s) organized to ensure safety and materials can be located quickly.
• Coordinate safety supplies are always full and equipment is properly inspected.
• Alert proper personnel of any material discrepancies as soon as it's discovered.
• Mandatory to carry a company phone, for handling assistance through out the day and to monitor emails for updates on incoming material.
• Required to complete daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual inspections.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, required.
• Basic material handling knowledge and experience is required.
• Prior experience operating forklifts is a plus.
• Intermediate computer skills required in Microsoft Excel.
• Basic to intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Word and Outlook, required.
• Employee must be dependable and capable of working long hours.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Adaptability / Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Achievement / Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems

Other Information

• This is a non-exempt position.
• This position reports to the Shipping and Receiving Coordinator.
• Mid-State is proud to offer benefits to all its full-time employees. Benefits available include; Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life and AD&D Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k), Vacation, Holiday pay, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Physical Requirements / Working Environment

• Location is 2730 Mine and Mill, Lakeland, Florida.
• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday - Friday, 7AM - 4PM and overtime and weekend work is frequently required.
• Working environment is often times in harsh elements (hot / humid and / or cold temperatures, rain, etc.) Industrial environments often have exposure to hazardous chemicals, moving heavy equipment / machinery, and other safety-sensitive hazards / risks.

Must always be alert and able to safely perform the essential duties of the job without risking harm to oneself or others.

• While performing the duties of this job, you will :
• Frequently use hands and arms in handling, moving materials, and manipulating things.
• Frequently operate a forklift.
• Routinely perform physical activities that require use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, and stooping. Occasional climbing.
• Other physical requirements include
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp or manipulate objects.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp or manipulate small objects.
• Multi-limb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting or standing.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet). Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.

g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and / or legs.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 15 pounds.
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and / or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Mid-State maintains a firm commitment in providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and quality services to its clients.

Mid-State is a drug-free workplace. Must be able to pass a post-offer / pre-placement drug screen and job-related employment physicals.

Must also submit to a post-offer / pre-employment background check .

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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