Job Description

Shipper/Receiver Hi-Lo Driver

Full-time 1st Shift

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with Match
• Paid Time Off

Come join  our growing team Bradford Company , a privately owned and operated manufacturing company located in Findlay, OH. We manufacture corrugated partitions (dunnage) in our 80,000 square foot facility. We are looking to add dedicated, hardworking employees to our team to allow us to best serve our customers.

SUMMARY: The shipper/receiver position supports the manufacturing process by receiving, identifying, recording, and reporting of incoming materials and by preparing, identifying, recording and loading of outgoing products. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.   

• Performs work in a safe manner consistent with all company policies and procedures. 
• Operates forklift and hand cart equipment to unload materials from trucks and transfers to warehouse, transfers finished goods from assembly areas to warehouse, prepares materials for safe shipment (i.e. banding, stretch wrapping, boxing) and loads materials onto trucks. Inspect pallets during transit and repair pallet or reload material to new pallets, as required to eliminate material damage.  
• Organizes materials in a safe, orderly and efficient manner in all areas of the plant and outside dock areas consistent with established Lean Manufacturing processes and verifies stacking of pallets for proper loading to prevent damage during transit. 
• Identifies materials with proper documentation, records inventory transactions in ERP system including receipts, transfers, and adjustments using bar coding equipment and/or manual entries. 
• Maintains pallet dock and pallet trailer by monitoring inventory levels, sorting used pallets and ordering pallets as required. 
• Evaluates materials for required documentation, defects, and potential environmental hazards. Notifies appropriate personnel of non-conformances.    
• Participates in and promotes cross training, task teams and training activities and in the development, implementation and maintenance of Lean Manufacturing processes. 
• Operates baler equipment and maintains baler room area, scrap and recycle trailers. 
• Participates in cycle counting and physical inventory. 
• Uses the following inspection and test gear:  weigh scale, rule, caliper, dine test. 
• Required to work outside throughout year to maintain dock, staging area and unload flatbeds. At Limited intervals.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.   

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to effectively comprehend or translate simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Forklift certification. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, and telephone, and climb or balance.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.