Job Description

Job Description

Inbound Freight:

* Count and weigh all product
* Compare shipment count to manifest and check for damage, shortage, overage, and any other discrepancies
* Report shortages, damages, and/or discrepancies on appropriate forms.
* Safely move product to assigned storage locations

Storage:

* Maximize space usage
* Properly and safely, put away items onto racks, locations, and/or ready rows using company system and scripts

Outbound Freight:

* Compare quantity, labeling, and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct
* Maintain proper documentation per standard operating procedures
* Efficiently load product into outbound delivery vehicles per manifest

Facility / Equipment:

* Maintain equipment and ensure warehouse areas are neat, clean, and orderly
* Operate equipment safely and efficiently
* Comply with all local, OSHA, and Expeditors standards.

Cargo Screening:

* Operation of x-ray and trace detection machines
* Responsible for identifying dangerous objects in cargo and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft with Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) equipment
* Visual and physical inspection of cargo
* Lifting/carrying freight (weighing up to 75 pounds).

Inventory:

* Keep accurate records and reports.
* Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts.
* Data entry, as needed

Other Duties:

* Repack or re-box product per customer instructions.
* Repair and re-box damaged goods as required.
* Secure shipment with appropriate shrink-wrap and/or banding as assigned
* Execute updates in computer system via operational tools provided.
* Continuously and effectively interact with various agents: cargo, airline, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs/Border Protection (CBP), giving instructions and responding to inquiries in a reasonable tone and manner.

Security:

* Ensure all necessary federal and company guidelines are completed for TSA and CCSF requirements
* Know and understand employee responsibility in Expeditors contingency plan
* Demonstrate diligence required to maintain security under the Airport Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and United States Customs/Border Protection (USCBP) Regulations.
* Approach any and all persons not displaying an Expeditors I.D. badge within an Expeditors warehouse or any Designated Screening Area (DSA) and implement security measures

Qualifications

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

* Lift and carry freight weighing up to 75 lbs using proper techniques
* Movements including but not limited to bending, reaching, stooping, squatting, standing, crouching and walking using proper techniques
* Tolerate moderate to loud level of noise in work environment
* May be required to work in cold storage areas
* Stand and remain standing for periods up to 3 hours without sitting
* May be required to work all of the following: irregular hours and/or shifts, including split-shifts; holidays and weekends; overtime; and extended hours.
* This is a swing shift position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Desired):

* Fluent in English
* Mental abilities (e.g., visual observation and identification, mental rotation)
* Interpersonal skills (e.g., customer service, dependability)
* Knowledge of basic arithmetic and mathematics
* Knowledge of airline codes, prefixes, common cargo abbreviations
* Attention to detail
* Ability to follow instructions
* Ability to work as an effective team member
* Ability to obtain Fork-lift certification as required

Cargo Screener Minimum Requirements:

* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Must have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent; OR at least one year of full-time work experience in security work, aviation screener work, or x-ray technician work
* Must possess clean driving record and valid drivers license (DMV print-out required)
* Ability to drive a forklift (training will be provided)
* Must provide proof of the legal right to work in the United States such as: passport, birth certificate or work permit/visa.

Additional Information

Shift: Varies by department and/or building

Expeditors offers excellent benefits including

* Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
* Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
* Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
* 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* Training and Personnel Development Program

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.