Shipping/Receiving Assistant

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Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

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Furniture

A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry

In our Furniture Components business, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products that enhance comfort, motion, and style in upholstered furniture, including recliner mechanisms, seating support systems, and sofa sleeper units. With a global footprint that includes international manufacturing, product development, distribution and sales, we are strategically positioned to support upholstered furniture manufacturers around the world.

Workplace Furniture Solutions

Leggett & Platt is North America’s leading independent manufacturer of office furniture components and mechanism. Our Work Furniture business produces task and finished components, as well as select lines of private label finished seating. From surface-critical bent tube assemblies and molded plywood components to chair mechanisms, bases, arms, seats, and backs, Work Furniture brings diverse world-class manufacturing capabilities together in the production and assembly of high-quality contract furniture products.

Learn more about Furniture components: Furniture

Learn more about Work Furniture: Work Furniture

1. Supervisor: Shipping Supervisor/Materials Manager

2. Department / Division: Materials

3. Exempt: No

4. Summary: Responsible for day-to-day packaging, receiving, and material handling duties. Ensure proper packing slip and bill of lading receivers are correctly processed.

5. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)

• 5.1. Material Handling: Responsible for receiving and distribution of incoming materials to the appropriate division. To keep the hardware and T-nut racks organized. To organize and maintain finished product in the shipping area. Responsible for loading and unloading of semi-trailers, as well as the packaging of any outbound packages of product or samples.

• 5.2. Packaging: Responsible to ensure the banding and wrapping of finished products are satisfactory for outbound shipping. Package samples and hardware in a quality manner for outbound shipping.

• 5.3. Receiving: Responsible to receive all Davidson and IRT purchased materials and supplies, and complete associated documentation and distribution.

• 5.4. Shipping: Perform shipping functions on computer, prepare packing slips and bills of lading and schedule trucking.

• 5.5. Inventory: Responsible for maintaining and controlling inventory levels of packaging, T-nuts, and other hardware items. Responsible to help complete monthly and year-end physical inventories.

• 5.6. Inspections: Hardware & Purchased product-Inspected to 7.4.3-B Receiving Inspection (Verification) (Other than Veneer) Work Instruction. Veneer inspected to 7.4.3-A Receiving Inspection (Verification) of Veneer Work Instruction.

• 5.7. Administrative: Package and prepare paperwork for the shipping of items via United Parcel Service.

• 5.8. Communication: Answers internal questions concerning product in the staging area, shipping schedules and over shipment approvals.

• 5.9. Employee Development: Responsible for furthering own skill advancement.

• 5.10. Safety: Conduct activities in accordance with Davidson safety standards.

5.10.1 Identify and apply SDS labels and/or poison labels on appropriate containers. See 6.4.2-D SDS Document Control and 6.4.2-A4 Receiving of Hazardous Materials for details.

• 5.11. Housekeeping: Maintain the department cleanliness and organization.

• 5.12. Continuous Improvement: To strive to make improvements in shipping and receiving operations.

• 5.13. Is certified as a Hi-lo Trainer. Position will train all new hi-lo drivers and certify them as qualified, licensed hi-lo operators. position will recertify all existing hi-lo operators as required.

• 5.14. Is certified as a lift equipment trainer. position will train, certify and license all employees who operate any of the lift equipment at the facility. Position will recertify all existing lift equipment operators as required.

6. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 6.1. Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 6.2. Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• 6.3. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• 6.4. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• 6.5. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

  • 6.5.1. Current unrestricted Michigan Driver's license

  • 6.5.2. Hi-Lo license or the ability and desire to learn.

7. Other Skills and Abilities:

• 7.1. Good organizational, communication and record keeping skills necessary.

• 7.2. Desire a highly motivated person.

• 7.3. Basic computer knowledge and/or desire to learn.

8. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 8.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear.

• 8.2. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

9. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 9.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.

• 9.2. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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