Shipping Associate

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Job Description

Job Summary

The Shipping Associate is a key member of Boyd’s Shipping and Receiving team at the Elkhart, Indiana facility. This is a full-time position that comes with a competitive benefits package.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and enjoys working independently in a fast-paced environment. As a Shipping Associate, you'll be responsible for accurately picking and staging products for customer orders, documenting transactions, and validating products to maintain our operational standards and satisfy our customers’ expectations.

We believe in investing in our employees, and we're committed to providing a positive work environment where our team members can thrive and grow. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding position where you can contribute to a fantastic team, then we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify the accuracy of shipment.
• Unload and organize products using a multi-directional forklift.
• Compute amounts, such as space available and bin storage size.
• Prepare and stage shipments following picklist using determined units of measure, whether it be pieces or feet.
• Participate in cycle counting when necessary.
• Ensure that all required shift paperwork is accurate and complete.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• History of safety in the workplace and solid attendance record.
• Past experience using multi-directional, side loader, or swing mast forklifts to move large, heavy, and odd-sized materials.

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of common techniques for material handling.
• Good analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize work based on business needs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, to prioritize and work in a multi-tasked environment.
• Ability to work under time constraints with changing priorities under minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for an entire 8-hour shift, which may include: bending, twisting, walking, and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Company Overview

Out of our Elkhart, Indiana facility, Boyd has a fully dedicated and innovative team focused on providing highly engineered and patented total sealing system solutions to the Recreational Vehicle Industry. With decades of expertise, a passion for engineering innovation and the highest value solutions, Boyd is the world leader in sealing technology and RV parts for fifth wheels, travel trailers and motorhomes.

Boyd is the world’s leading innovator in sustainable engineered material and thermal solutions that make our customers’ products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. We develop and combine technologies to solve ambitious performance targets in our customers’ most critical applications. By implementing technologies and material science in novel ways to seal, protect, cool, and interface, Boyd has continually redefined the possible and championed customer success for over 90 years.

As a unique provider of innovative solutions, Boyd Corporation operates in a multitude of industries such as aerospace, medical, consumer electronics and recreational vehicles to name only a few. We partner and serve some of the top organizations around the world. Our diversification and our global reach in the US, Asia, and Europe, mean we offer many ways for you to grow and develop your career. There is no limit to what you can accomplish at Boyd. We push the limits of your potential and provide you with the tools you need for a successful career.

Additional Information

This document is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for performing this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Boyd is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disabilities age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Location: Elkhart, Indiana

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EEO Statement

Boyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.