Clerk

Description

Lane Enterprises is excited to welcome a Clerk to their shipping team! From generous benefits, including bonus opportunities and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), to great employee retention, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving organization that values self-starters and team players alike!

Benefits: Lane offers a generous benefits package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Company paid Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, ESOP opportunity and a generous bonus incentive plan.

Job Summary:

As the Clerk, you will play a vital role in the efficiency of our shipping operations. You will follow orders from entry to shipping, ensuring workflows are prioritized and executed effectively. A strong ability to communicate and collaborate with fellow team members and external partners will be crucial to maintaining a harmonious work environment and meeting customer needs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support to plant operation and sales functions.
• Handles telephone contacts in a professional manner and assists with customer inquiries and product pricing.
• Enter data related to quotations, orders, shipments, invoices, and other relevant information into our ERP system.
• Create purchase orders, prepare packing slips, and print bills of lading.
• Communicate with customers to obtain directions and schedule drop-offs for drivers, using Google Maps for accuracy..
• Communicate with Yard Bundlers of loads requiring certification that require Production dates for traceability. Relay information to Quality and sales to create needed certifications for shipping. Organize and scan daily paperwork into the network drive folders.
• Conduct a weekly cycle count and ensure accuracy with products before a production run.
• Delegate workflows to yard team based on priority and follow up with load building time frames. Communicate needs with sales and production departments.
• Prepare UPS shipments and assist in planning and scheduling shipments, inter-company transfers, and customer pick-ups.
• Collaborate with yard team & truck drivers via phone and radio for efficient communication.

Requirements

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Self-starter who can work independently and effectively in a team environment.
• Great communication skills, with the ability to interact respectfully across all levels of the organization.
• Critical thinker with proven problem-solving abilities, capable of multi-tasking and managing priorities.
• Attention to detail and a sense of urgency in fulfilling customer needs.
• Ability to negotiate rates and book trucks for shipments based on loads with trucking dispatchers.

Education and Experience Preferred

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2-3 years’ Administrative or Office experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2-3 years’ of customer service experience at all organizational levels. 
• Experience with Material Processing, A/P, A/R, Purchasing and ERP systems.
• Experience with ERP system.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work outside in changing weather conditions (75% outdoor, 25% office)
• Ability to stand for 50% of the time for product counting and accuracy checks.

Lane Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and become a part of our esteemed team!