The Logistics Clerk ensures the timely shipping of products to customers, including picking, packing, and verifying customer orders. This position performs other shipping-related duties including consolidating packages and preparing manifests.
Essential Functions:
- Creates current and future shipping manifests
- Picks, packs, verifies, and processes customer orders using various software suites
- Consolidates packages destined for specific customers
- Prepares and processes small package shipments for personnel outside of the Logistics Group
- Manages department inventory and performs cycle counting
- Notifies Customer Care and Key Accounts personnel of incomplete/inaccurate customer addresses
- Makes Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings
- Delivers packages to local customers and to the Eastern Iowa Airport, when necessary
Top 3 skills:
1. I would like candidates from either the restaurant or retail industry
2. Warehouse or shipping experience a plus but not a "must have"
3. Good communication skills
Education, Licensure, Certification, Registration
- High school diploma or equivalent required
Professional Experience:
- Previous shipping experience preferred
- Previous experience with shipping software suites preferred
- Proficiency in a variety of PC software programs with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred
Other Job Qualifications
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to learn and use a variety of software programs required for successful job performance
- Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
- Ability to maintain both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers.
- Adaptability to perform repetitive work or to perform continuously the same work, according to set procedures sequence or pace.
Physical Requirements:
Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.