Shipping & Receiving Clerk - Military veterans preferred

Description:

Veterans Encouraged to Apply: Detroit Defense proudly supports those who have served. We welcome applicants with military experience, including those transitioning to civilian careers. Your leadership, adaptability, and mission-focused mindset are valued here. Detroit Defense is a 3x recipient of the Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award.

Detroit Defense is seeking a detail-oriented Shipping and Receiving Clerk in our Sterling Heights, MI manufacturing facility.

This Shipping and Receiving Clerk will be a member of our materials team and work primarily on our production floor. This position will be responsible for various shipping and receiving duties.

These duties include but are not limited to coordination of outgoing shipments, preparing incoming and outgoing shipping documents, loading and unloading of trucks, inventory of product in the correct locations, and moving material to production environment as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accept and document packages and deliveries made to the facility
• Prepare items for shipping, noting item contents, delivery methods, and other logistical details
• Schedule carriers (package product, create labels etc.)
• Log and verify received material into MRP system (SAP)
• Responsible to ensure FIFO (First-In-First-Out) is used in all areas of the plant
• Perform accurate inventory counts
• Visually check and tag material accordingly
• Performs physical tasks to transport or store materials within the production area
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, identify and resolve shipping, storage, or receiving discrepancies as they arise
• Anticipate production needs and have replacement items available minimizing downtime
• Maintain pick locations by cutting product open and placing product in primary picking locations
• Performs a daily visual inspection of the general condition of the forklift, and fills out a daily forklift inspection sheet
• Must follow all safety practices, including wearing the proper PPE
• Must have the ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of three years as a Shipping and Receiving Clerk in a manufacturing setting
• Proficiency with Forklift operation Stand-up/Sit-down
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Leadership Qualities
• Good attendance record
• Material Handling in a manufacturing environment
• Lean manufacturing
• Ability to lift objects between 15 and 50 pounds
• Hand/Eye coordination

Detroit Defense offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Company Paid Life and AD&D
• Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending & HSA Accounts
• Legal & ID Shield Services
• 401k with Company Match
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days

Why Detroit Defense:
At Detroit Defense, we deliver mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, protect the warfighter, and enable readiness through innovation, technical excellence, and end-to-end lifecycle support.

Remaining steadfast in our core values of Trustworthy, Mission Driven, Creative, and Agile we are a complex systems integrator for the U.S. Government, Detroit Defense provides solutions to meet the technical and programmatic challenges faced by our customers. Our proven success in multi-domain cross-platform system-of-systems integration results in fielded capability for warfighters. From R&D to production, fielding, and sustainment, Detroit Defense provides services and solutions to Empower Those That protect Us.

Detroit Defense is a proud recipient of the 2022, 2023 & 2024 Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award.

Detroit Defense is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity or gender expression), age, mental or physical disability, creed, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic trait or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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