Driver & Shipping Specialist in Enfield, Connecticut at Phoenix Manufacturing Inc.

Position Summary:

The Driver & Shipping Specialist is responsible for safely loading, handling, and delivery of Phoenix Manufacturing, Inc’s flight critical aerospace components to our customers. This role is responsible for adhering to traffic laws and driver safety requirements, as well as conducting and completing vehicle inspections, maintenance, and daily cleaning. The Driver & Shipping Specialist is a critical team member at Phoenix Manufacturing, Inc. in ensuring the safe transport of our products while in turn, increasing customer satisfaction and meeting Company goals and objectives. The Driver & Shipping Specialist embodies the company values of Passion, Integrity, Determination, and Empathy.

Our Values:

Phoenix’s core values are the shared beliefs and essential principles that guide our behavior and interactions with each other and our decision making. These four values are taught and modeled in all we do:

• Passion: Belief in the mission and vision: Embrace the passion to bring it to life.
• Integrity: Acting with honesty, transparency, and truthfulness, even when no one is looking
• Determination: Driven to get the job done, regardless of the challenges.
• Empathy: Show regard, respect, and courtesy for one another.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Issue purchase orders.
• Organize and secure loads. Assist forklift operators when being loaded or unloaded.
• Load and unload trucks using pallet jacks and/or forklifts.
• Receive and verify incoming materials and products.
• Package and ship products per customer specifications.
• Load and unload trucks using pallet jacks and/or forklifts.
• Inspect delivery loads to determine that sales invoices and materials match.
• Create shipping labels, paperwork, and documentation from ERP system, customer portals and shipping company websites.
• Safely and efficiently operate a commercial motor vehicle in compliance with company policy, as well as federal and state regulations, to handle and deliver freight undamaged and on time.
• Maintains positive, teaming relationship with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers.
• Assist with other functions as required.

Experience, Education and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Education.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ proven driving experience.
• Valid Driver’s License and good driving record (CDL not required).
• Experience in Aerospace Manufacturing Shipping/Receiving, UPS, FedEX, USPS, etc.
• Familiarity with GPS devices and how to navigate to assigned locations.
• Forklift certification preferred.
• Understanding and the ability to work within an ERP system (Global Shop).
• Ability to work cohesively with a team and work independently.
• Adept at prioritizing multiple tasks/projects.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to type, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to count and ability to adjust focus. Ability to access all areas of the facility. Ability to, with or without reasonable accommodation, drive an oversized or full-sized van. Must regularly be able to sit, squat, bend, twist, and stand.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. The pace is rapid and dynamic, multi-task oriented with short notice/changing deadlines. Accuracy and thoroughness/follow-through are very important. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.