Arkansas Refrigerated Services hiring Shipping & Receiving Clerk

The Company

Arkansas Refrigerated Services is an established business in Fort Smith, Arkansas that provides refrigerated storage and blast freezing services for multiple customers.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly dependable and motivated individual to join our company as a Shipping and Receiving Clerk in the dock office on second shift. As part of our team, the Shipping and Receiving Clerk will keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments by providing information, direction, and scheduling regarding product acceptance, delivery, and storage.

This is a position that requires a highly organized individual. You must pay close attention to small details while managing the logistics of a high volume of items entering and leaving the facility. You must be able to lift up to fifty pounds unaided and be able to bend, crouch, and lift items throughout your shift.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accept and document deliveries made to the facility
• Check in drivers and visitors.
• Identify and resolve shipping, storage, or receiving discrepancies as they arise.
• Work with other representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, export documents and shipping orders to route materials.
• Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment.
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.

• Prepare items for shipping, noting item contents, delivery methods, and other logistical details
• Schedule inbound and outbound appointments.
• Maintain correspondence with customers by phone and email, provide documentation upon request.

• Maintain a clearly organized workspace
• Provide assistance in resolving distribution center problems, and providing backup to the warehouse.
• Check in drivers and visitors.

Requirements and Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED certificate preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Microsoft Office experience (preferred)
• Shipping and receiving experience (preferred)
• Warehouse experience (preferred)
• Export Document experience a plus.
• Forklift experience a plus.
• Exceptional organizational skills

Location and other Information

*Located in Fort Smith, AR

*This position is for 2nd shift.

*Some overtime required