Shipping & Receiving Clerk

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with Blue Cross.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

Grade 3

POSITION PURPOSE

This position is responsible for performing the functions necessary for providing goods and services to all areas of the company.

NATURE AND SCOPE

This role does not manage peopleThis role reports to this job: MANAGER, MAIL SERVICES & MATERIAL MGTNecessary Contacts: In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with:All Materials Management locations, all internal departments, shipping agents and external sources.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Work Experience

2 years of experience in a mailroom environment or materials management environment requiredExperience operating pallet jack, hand truck, carts and buggies required

Skills And Abilities

Must maintain an OSHA Certification for forklift operations at all times.Must have computer skills necessary to transmit and receive information.Must have good oral and written communication skills.Must be able to successfully operate a single motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,001 poundsMust be able to conduct inventory on items in the area and input the data using company software and equipment.Must be able to work with a team.Must have organizational skills.Must have high attention to details.Must be flexible to work on weekends, nights and overtime as required.

Licenses and Certifications

Must have a current Louisiana Chauffeurs License (Class D) as a minimum or obtain within 30 days.Must have good driving record.

Accountabilities And Essential Functions

Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment. Compares 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.Determines method of shipment, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information on cartons, using stenciling equipment.Verifies appropriate equipment to receive, ship, and distribute materials throughout the Bluebonnet facilities and off site locations to ensure quality products and satisfactory service.Receives and unloads freight manually or with equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks.Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages. Verifies quantity and quality of orders.Routes items to appropriate departments.Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.Operate tier-lift trucks, forklifts use hand-truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping-and-receiving platform to storage or work area.Oversees others in preparing outgoing and receiving incoming shipments.Uses appropriate software to receive, ship, and distribute materials throughout the company to ensure quality serviceMust have the ability to perform all functions according to OSHA Safety StandardsMust be able to train new employees on the procedures of the areaMust ensure Materials Management area and dock areas are clean and free of clutter at all times.Physical effort is required to lift, hold, push pull, and carry objects up to 50 pounds.Must be able to work in extreme hot or cold temperatures.Makes daily deliveries to offsite offices, banks, business associates, post offices, etc., as required by specific departments throughout the corporation, ensuring confidentiality, security, proper care and timely delivery of all packages

Additional Accountabilities And Essential Functions

The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.

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In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.

Additionally, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.

JOB CATEGORY: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial