UNIVERSITY PRESS - Shipping Assistant

Job Classification

  

Position summary

The Shipping Assistant, under the supervision of the Customer Service and Marketing Representative, and the Director of the Press, manages all the clerical data entry and the physical process and inventory for shipping and receiving the products produced by Andrews University Press. The job requires a very high level of attention to detail, accuracy in data entry, organizational skill and ability to learn and use standard shipping software. Because of the knowledge base that must mastered over time to learn the job, a successful applicant will give indication of being willing to hold the job for two or three years. Preference will be given to applicants who will be able to work during usual academic breaks.  

Qualifications summary

• Must be able to work Tues-Friday 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and other hours according to class schedule


• Reliability and dependability in meeting daily schedule


• Willingness to follow instructions in detail and learn new tasks


• Ability to learn and use standard shipping software


• Numerical skills


• Ability to lift and carry boxes up to 50 lbs.

Duties and responsibilities

• Package books and prepare for shipments daily, using company software


• Finish shipments to meet the USPS and UPS schedule daily


• Maintain a clean, organized, neat and orderly warehouse


• Move inventory from remote storage locations to the main warehouse, as needed


• Oversee the routine use and maintenance of the electric golf cart


• Maintain adequate stock of shipping supplies


• Maintain adequate stock of books titles in the main warehouse


• Process and restock returns, exchanges and damaged or defective inventory


• Deliver on-campus orders as needed


• Perform annual year-end inventory of all current stock


• Assist in preparing/packaging materials for promotional use at conventions and special remote site sales

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

• Must be able to work Tues-Friday 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and other hours according to class schedule


• Reliability and dependability in meeting daily schedule


• Willingness to follow instructions in detail and learn new tasks


• Ability to learn and use standard shipping software


• Numerical skills


• Ability to lift and carry boxes up to 50 lbs.

Technical competencies

• Ability to learn and use standard shipping software

Interpersonal interactions

N/A

Physical demands

Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Work environment

Quiet shipping office in a small warehouse adjacent to the offices of Andrews University Press in Sutherland House.