Job Description
Job Description
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Shipping and Receiving Clerk is to provide support to the Purchasing Department in the areas of Shipping and Receiving, Mail Services, and Fuel System Management. This position is responsible for receiving items procured by the Purchasing department, including reconciliation, inspection/ acceptance of goods, supplies, products and equipment. Coordinating the delivery of items to university departments, to include the delivery of supply orders issued from central supply, asset tagging, and listing of University non-expendable property. Receiving, sorting, and delivery of university mail.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Receiving, inspection and delivery of orders, contact vendors to resolve order issues, follow up on orders not received, on hold or damaged.
- Enter received items into Ellucian/Colleague, tagging listing of non-expendable property, assist in fixed asset entries, work with Accounts Payable to maintain accurate receiving records.
- Assist with annual inventory, disposal of surplus property, general warehouse maintenance.
- Assist Shipping and Receiving Manager, purchasing staff and Director of Purchasing as needed.
- Monitor fuel pumps, supply use, environmental conditions in storage area, and assist in issuance of fuel.
- Log mail into digital tracking systems for adequate account of individually mailed and received items.
- Distribute university mail to university community from centralized mail services location.
- Assist Shipping and Receiving Manager with the operations, inspections and oversight of fuel management system.
- Other duties as assigned based on needs of area/campus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of University rules and procedures.
- Ability to use Ellucian/Colleague software.
- Basic computer skills.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must possess valid driver's license.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous basic training and experience in the operation of a pallet jack and/or forklift.
- Previous basic training and experience in the operation of fueling management systems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to sit at a workstation for extended periods.
- Regular physical ability to lift, carry, and put away parcels weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Regular physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job taking distance and speed into account.
- Regular physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place.
- Regular physical strength to handle routine office materials and tools.
- Regular dexterity of hands and fingers.
- Regular coordination, including eye-hand, hand-foot.
- Regular endurance.
This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is
subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since
no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of
a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the
changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.