Receiving Clerk III

THE COMPANY

Why Work at This Company?

Great people: helpful, knowledgeable employees; great products: state-of-the-art design & manufacturing; great environment: scenic area

Hiring Company Description:

Southern Oregon's Umpqua Valley is a beautiful place, with pure air, clean water, and a variety of wildlife. Orenco was born in this valley, nearly 40 years ago. We're privileged to design and manufacture products that help ensure the health and safety of people, neighborhoods, and communities, everywhere.

Do you enjoy outdoor recreation like biking, hiking, and fishing? How about good wine and good food? Ever thought about living where the ocean, ski resorts, and hot springs are all just a few hours away? If you're interested in working for a great company headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, take a look at our job postings and see what might be a good fit.

Company Details

Orenco was founded in 1981 in response to widespread failures in Oregon's onsite wastewater systems. Since then, we've grown to become an industry leader, with hundreds of employees and more than 300 points of distribution in North America, Australasia, Europe, Africa, and southwest Asia. You can find our products and solutions in 70 countries, on virtually every continent.

Orenco is headquartered in Douglas County, Oregon, where we have over 400,000 square feet of manufacturing space spread among three locations. Because we're dedicated to engineering-based solutions, more than 10 percent of our approximately 390 employees are scientists or engineers. Orenco's products and technologies appear in numerous technical publications, and our employees are asked to speak at conferences throughout the world.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is an advanced level position for the materials operations at Orenco. A Receiving Clerk III will be involved in receiving, quality control inspection, inventory control, and material handling activities (including driving company equipment). The difference between a Receiving Clerk II and Receiving Clerk III can be demonstrated by increased levels of experience, skills, product knowledge, and the ability to act independently when required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & KRA:

> Safety/Culture

• Expectation that Orenco Management's Safety, Cultural, and Professional standards are continuously maintained.
• Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment to all employees.

> Administrative

• Maintains equipment and area in a clean, safe, and effective manner.
• Participates in Purchasing and Materials Team processes.
• May perform any clerical activity necessary to perform materials functions including data entry, filing, preparing documentation and reports for materials management.
• Maintains MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) files on all hazardous products at Orenco.

> Receiving Area

• Unloads shipments from carriers and company vehicles using material handling equipment or fork lift.
• Verifies shipment information on transfer document, or bill of lading, and inspects shipments for damage.
• May coordinate claim inspections with carriers.
• Reviews and reconciles shipment quantities, packing slip information, and purchase order information.
• Prepares discrepancy reports when found.
• Enters receipt into business system using keyboard and maintains file records of transactions.
• Verifies MSDS is attached when required.
• Prepares return shipments, as necessary, and coordinates with Buyer.
• Enters receiving data for product received at corresponding sites.
• Pulls product for transfer to corresponding locations.
• Provides material handling services to the administrative office.
• Provides backup to central inventory functions as needed.
• Prepares packaging and pallet specifications for returns.

> Incoming Quality Control

• Performs incoming quality inspection of materials to verify compliance to specification required by purchase order and receiving inspection forms.
• May prepare standard operating procedures for management review and approval. Evaluates current procedures and proposes changes.
• Prepares and maintains material specifications for controlled inventory materials as required. Verifies revisions and prepares change notices.

> Inventory Control

• Prepares, moves, and stocks shipments into inventory locations, or if not inventory, delivers shipments to requester as identified on the purchase order.
• Prepares production support delivery schedules for material handlers to deliver.
• Performs inventory functions including stocking, deliveries to users, cycle counts and audits, reporting, and repackaging of materials.
• Tracks usage and report information to purchasing and Inventory control.
• Works with management to layout raw material, spare parts, and production support inventory locations throughout the facility.
• Maintains Bin location codes to ensure they are correct. Communicates this with inventory control staff.

> Work is to be done during normal manufacturing business hours with occasional overtime as needed. May include shift work.

> Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.

> Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• At least three years of receiving, warehouse, inventory control, or material handling experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Completion of initial 8-hour Emergency Response & HW (HazWopper) Operations level training is required. Completion of the annual Eight-hour HazWopper-Operations Level training is required thereafter. Training description: Emergency communication, alarms and evacuation routes, contingency plan implementation/emergency response procedures, emergency equipment use and inspection, incident response (fire, explosion, soil, and water contamination), and site shut down procedures. Hazardous waste management - handling and storage rules.
• Knowledge of MSDS systems.
• Forklift certification.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.
• Advanced knowledge of receiving, inventory control, and incoming inspection systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer experience using Excel and Word.
• Detail oriented with high level of accuracy.
• Basic office and office machine skills.
• Ability to adjust to priority changes and to remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations
• Ability to use sound judgement and follow-through in problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Must have satisfactory driving record, maintain valid drivers license, and current insurance on personal vehicle if used for business. Must meet company insurability requirements.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

Box Knife

Calculator

Computer

Copier

Dock Levelers

Fax Machine

Forklift

Hand Truck

Multi-Line Phone with Intercom

Pallet Jack

Vehicle

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Warehouse environment with occasional work sessions outside.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, prolonged periods of standing and walking on concrete floors, climbing stairs and ladders, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, holding, repetitive foot and hand movement with good manual dexterity, twisting, squatting, bending, sitting, and stooping. Regular job duties require frequent unassisted lifting of 20-50 lbs. and occasionally up to 70 lbs., lifting over 71 lbs. must be assisted. Occasional operation of a motor vehicle.

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