Shipping Specialist

Luminii; North Side Chicago, IL is a specification-grade LED lighting manufacturer that delivers innovative products and simple solutions. We’re fully dedicated to our clients and their project success from specification through installation. We’re looking for passionate and dedicated professionals who want to join a fast growing and dynamic company to help us write our next chapter of growth.

Shipping Specialist is responsible for the daily shipping functions in our facility, maintaining procedures to improve productivity and efficiency, ensures shipments are delivered in a timely manner, maintains relationships with carrier vendors.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

• Identify and pick finished goods for shipping as designated by pick lists or work orders. Items must be picked and then visually verified for accuracy relating to part number, quantity, product finishes, and/or order numbers.
• Process goods for shipping via ground or LTL services utilizing shipping computer system and software.
• Maintain inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Maintain Shipping records, including providing tracking or shipping history information
• Stage loading and unloading areas with appropriate equipment, materials, and space.
• Prepare, package, document outgoing materials.
• Build skids of goods for truck shipment. Tasks include selecting sequence that the goods are stacked and choosing the appropriate packing materials (i.e. Wrap and strap, skid packs, crates, etc.) in order to assure material is delivered in good condition to its final destination.
• Compare identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Include required product information, identifying information and shipping documentation with each order.
• Operate machinery to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage or work area
• Preform analysis on inventory movement and bill of materials to insure accurate inventory
• Additional duties as assigned by the manager

Qualifications:

• High school diploma and related experience of one year or more.
• Ability to prioritize workload in order to facilitate on time shipment of ready goods.
• Ability to meet physical requirements of position
• Fast learner, hardworking, prompt, dedicated and responsible

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Continually required to stand for long periods of time
• Continually required to walk
• Continually work near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally lift and /or move more than 50 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud
• Typically work in an ambient temperature warehouse environment