Shipping Support Specialist in Indianapolis, Indiana at Precinmac

Position Title: SHIPPING

Position Summary: Plans and coordinates the activities for transportation operations for shipping.

Reports To: Supply Chain Operations Team Leader

Personnel: Not applicable

Accountabilities: Ensure shipping methods required to meet shipping schedules in accordance with customer requirements. Utilize best methods and procedures available for most economic shipping. Coordinate shipping activity with internal personnel as needed. Assemble custom shipping containers with and without drawings.

Duties:

• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information on cartons, using stenciling equipment.
• Assemble wooden containers or selects preassembled containers.
• Select materials and operate equipment to complete work with a variety of carpentry tools, portable power equipment and larger machinery such as saws, and sanders.
• Add protective dunnage to containers, using spacers, fillers, and protective padding.
• Nails or screws covers on wooden crates and binds containers with metal tape, using strapping machine.
• Stamp, stencil or glue identifying information and shipping instructions onto crates or containers.
• Examine outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet customer specifications.
• Operate crane, hoist or fork truck to move shipment to truck for transportation.

Job Qualification Requirements:

Educational Experience – Minimum High School diploma or GED required.

Experience – Candidates must have carpentry or construction framing or skilled assembly work experience. Three years or more in transportation and logistics preferred.

Physical Demands – The employee is required to:

• stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to floor
• exert 60 to 7pounds of force occasionally, and/or
• exert 10 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or
• exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity – Near acuity and accommodation are required for reading machine dial gauges, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments used in the inspection of parts and machinery.

Hearing Ability – Ability to communicate with internal and external customers.

Working Conditions – The employee is subject to:

• high noise levels from operating machines
• physical hazards from moving equipment and production components
• breathing fumes, dust and mist
• skin exposure to oils and cutting fluids.

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

Attendance is an essential job function.

Employees will operate in compliance of all recognized standards that Major Tool adheres to (such as AS9100, ISO 9000), including all supporting policies and procedures.

About Major Tool

Major Tool & Machine (MTM) was founded in 1946, starting with only four employees to support the commercialization of the jet engine following World War II. Today, MTM is a contract manufacturer in Indianapolis, Indiana with a 600,000+ sq ft. manufacturing facility, 400+ skilled employees, best-in-industry business and quality systems, and project management expertise. Located for easy access on the east side of downtown Indianapolis, we are short commute away from most any place in the counties surrounding Indianapolis. Major Tool is a Precinmac company, a portfolio of businesses across the US and Canada that provide similar machining, fabrication and other manufacturing services to customers who provide critical services in turn in their various industries. Our Precinmac values are Trust, Gratitude, Action, Excellence and Growth, with a commitment to live these out daily in our workplaces.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits including three health insurance plan options - with a base plan option requiring ZERO employee paid premium. Dental and vision plans have very reasonable employee premiums. Participants in our health insurance have the onsite clinic available at no additional charge for medical services. All employees can access the mental health services provided in the clinic, For HDHP health insurance options, we contribute to your health savings account (HSA) and offer other flexible spending account (FSA) options. We support your retirement goals with a 401k company match. In addition to work schedule options we provide immediate Paid Time Off (PTO) availability and 10 paid Holidays, Along with in house training programs, we offer educational assistance for coursework that will support your career growth at Major Tool, We care about the health of our employees and provide a tobacco free facility, onsite fitness center and wellness events, short and long term disability and life insurance coverage fully paid.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We follow all applicable non-discrimination laws relating to employment, including candidates with disability or veteran status.