Job Opening: Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title:	Shipping and Receiving Coordinator
Location:	Allentown, PA
Department:	Operations
Reports To:	Production Supervisor
FLSA:	Non-exempt
Direct Reports:	None

POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision, the Shipping and Receiving Coordinator verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment by performing the following duties to quality and productivity standards.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the shipment of goods produced and the received goods and supplies to be used in or to aid in the production/storage of goods destined for sale to our customer base
• Responsible to make arrangements for pick-up by the carrier specified on the customer’s purchase order which is conveyed to the Shipping and Receiving Coordinator by final inspection via the shipping instructions
• Affix shipping labels and packing slips on packed cartons identifying shipping information on cartons
• Contact freight carriers for pick-up as needed
• Prepare documents and other paperwork for shipping, including export documents for International shipping
• Prepare and ship items going to trade shows
• Assemble wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers with regard to the security and protection of item to be shipped
• Report defective materials or questionable conditions to the production supervisor, QA Lead
• Responsible for keeping an adequate supply of shipping materials on hand at all times
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow prescribed safety regulations, and 5 S practices (part of Lean Manufacturing)
• Compare identifying information, part numbers, serial numbers, counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading
• Maintain relevant current data in the resource planning system (Epicor, for example)
• Insert items into containers
• Affix identifying information and shipping instructions onto crates or containers.
• Unpack and examine incoming shipments, report damaged items, record shortages and report them to the project manager
• Coordinate inspections of incoming shipments with QA
• Route received items to departments
• Examine outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications
• Operate lift trucks or handcart to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage or work area
• File claims with carrier as needed
• Comply with established safety practices and is proactive in communicating potential safety hazards to management
• Adhere to recycling program established for the department
• Must be able to identify areas for improvement and take the initiative to work with the appropriate groups and individuals to implement solutions
• Assist in inventory picking and stocking
• Other duties as required or requested necessary to achieve overall company goals

JOB MEASURES – Goal is 100% of the time

• All labels and packing slips correctly identify shipping information
• Paperwork and other documents needed for shipping, including international shipping to be correct
• Ensure that assembled or preassembled shipping containers; keeps the material inside secure and protected
• When defective materials or questionable conditions are discovered, they are reported to the appropriate manager(s)
• Verify that all identifying information about a shipment agrees with information on the bill of lading
• Recycle materials that are part of the recycling program
• Ensure that all data in the resource planning system is always up-to-date

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS

• At least 3 years of experience
• Team player
• Able to multi-task
• Demonstrate initiative
• Strong customer focus
• Positive attitude and able to help out when needed
• Ability to organize daily work schedule
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal personnel, verbally and written
• Overall competency and dependability

·         Good judgment and decision making

·         Strong communication and interpersonal skills

·         Strong organizational skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lift 20 pounds on a daily basis
• Ability to lift weights up to 100 lbs. and perform other necessary physical requirements in performance of regular job duties
• Operate a forklift
• Operate a pallet jack
• Sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, balance, crawl, and reach for extended periods of time
• Operate a computer keyboard and calculator, etc. as necessary for the job
• Position will be exposed to a laboratory environment, an office environment, a production environment or a warehouse environment

If you, or someone you know, has the qualifications and is interested in this position, please submit your resume to appliedseparations@gmail.com . Only qualified candidates will be considered.

Congratulations to Our 2018 Grant Winner

Congratulations to Dr. Clarke Earley, our 2018 Spe-ed SFE Prime for Education Grant winner. Dr. Earley comes from Kent State University, Stark campus. We look forward to seeing what his students learn!

Applied Separations Grant Deadline Approaching

Teach college chemistry? Want to include Supercritical Fluids in your curriculum for free? The deadline to apply for the Spe-ed SFE Prime Grant for Education is approaching. HERE for more information about the grant and how to apply. Deadline: April 30.

Supercritical Techniques: Particle Collection Using RESS

by Al Kaziunas

RESS is a technique using supercritical fluids to make small or nano -particles. 

RESS is an acronym for Rapid Expansion of a Supercritical Solution and compounds that are soluble in supercritical CO2 can be discharged through a nozzle to atmospheric pressure. As the supercritical solution depressurizes, the dissolved compounds are no longer soluble in gaseous CO2 and they precipitate as fine particles.

A serious shortcoming with the RESS technique is the collection of the small particles. Typically, the particles precipitate on the surface of a collection vessel or separator and must be scraped off the surface of the vessel. This is a tedious task and it is very difficult to collect most of the particles. Applied Separations, a supercritical CO2 company, has addressed this problem by discharging the RESS particles into a specially designed bag filter inserted into the RESS collector making the collection and recovery of RESS particles a much easier task.

Supercritical Fluids: the Mosh Pit of Matter

by Rolf Schlake

As I travel around the world to various conferences giving papers or lectures on our supercritical fluid technology, we take for granted as to what a supercritical fluid is. However, I am often asked to speak to non-scientific persons, perhaps through business or civic groups such as the Chamber of Commerce or Rotary International regarding a particular application using supercritical fluids. Invariably, I must describe what a supercritical fluid is. From painful experience, as soon as I mention phase diagram, temperature, pressure, the eyes glaze over and the audience is asleep!

This explanation is quite simplistic to those of us in the know, but think of the time when you might be explaining your technology to someone at the next reception you go to. It goes like this.

We are all familiar with 3 states of matter: solid, liquid, gas; ice, water, steam. Well, there is “sort of” a 4^th. I say “sort of” because it’s not really, but it works for our purposes. Let’s illustrate people as molecules, huddled and touching each other in a large group, standing cramped, like in an elevator. This is a solid.

If we toss a beach ball onto this mass, it just bounces off, not falling and being held by the mass of people. Meaning, we can’t dissolve anything in a solid. I.e. a cube of sugar, as a cube of solid sugar, will not dissolve into the sugar bowl itself.

Now if we disperse all these people widely….very, very widely, like tens of feet apart and moving around because they are not tied to anything. Then we consider this to be analogous to a gas. The molecules are widely dispersed. And if we toss a beach ball amongst this group, the ball will fall to the floor and not intermingle with the people. Also, a gas cannot dissolve compounds.  Our sugar cube does not dissolve/disappear into the air.

If we bring our people close enough together to be able to hold hands (perhaps multiple hands, like an octopus), we now have something we might describe as a liquid. Accordingly, if we toss our beach ball into this group, the ball gets caught and held in the arms of the people. This time our sugar cube is dissolved in the liquid, similar to the beach ball being contained by people’s arms.

All right, we have described the three most recognized phases of matter. But then what is a supercritical fluid?

Let’s go back to our liquid state, where we have people close to each and holding hands. Now, let’s make our persons stay close to each other but have them actively move around, where they can no longer hold each other’s hands…. constantly and quickly moving close to each other. If we toss our beach ball into this crowd, the ball does not bounce off nor does it hit the floor. It is caught up between persons because they are close to each other. However, they no longer fit the definition of a liquid because they are not holding hands. This is a supercritical fluid. It is dense like a liquid so it can dissolve compounds, but since there are no bonds, no hand holding,  it also behaves like a gas.

via GIPHY

 A SUPERCRITICAL FLUID IS THE MOSH PIT AT A ROCK CONCERT COMPLETE WITH CROWD SURFING!

Teach Supercritical Fluids in Your College Lab FREE

We are now accepting applications for the 2018 Spe-ed SFE-Prime for Education Grant.

To win the Spe-ed SFE-Prime for Education package, submit your proposal. 

Proposals should illustrate how the Spe-ed SFE Prime and supporting materials will be used to teach Supercritical Fluids in the post-secondary classroom. 

The focus must be on teaching green chemistry with the Prime system and how SCF can impact business, processes, the environment, and the overall green economy. 

Research topics MUST be related to Green Chemistry and environmentally-friendly technology and/or processes. 

Applications should include how the use of the Prime and SCF can educate students about eliminating petroleum-based solvents, pollution or residue; or how SCF can be used in nanotechnology.

Applications are due April 30, 2018. More information about the grant can be found here: http://appliedseparations.com/scf-educational-grant.html

To apply: http://appliedseparations.com/grant-application.html

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