Element has an opportunity for a Shipping and Receiving Associate to perform a variety of shipping and receiving tasks. This includes but is not limiting to the verification of the materials received are as ordered and continue to proceed to route the incoming items to the appropriate departments/locations. This role is responsible to prepare and schedule items for shipment, ensuring cost effective courier services. This entry level role will also reinforce the department as a backup driver.

At Element our shared purpose of ‘Making tomorrow safer than today’ is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crowd.

Join us as a Shipping and Receiving Associate and see how your variety of shipping and receiving tasks make a difference and how critical it is to helping us deliver on our purpose and achieve our goals.

Salary: $22-$24/hour Depending on Experience

• Prepare/determine the most efficient shipping methods
• Inspect shipments for damages or defects
• Receive and unload incoming materials
• Prepare bills of lading
• Ensures all work is accurate and free of errors / defects

• HS Diploma or GED
• Knowledge of postal or commercial shipping methods and procedures
• Computer experience including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to understand, follow, and maintain quality, safety, and / or infection control standards
• Records maintenance skills

The right candidate will be comfortable doing the following:

• Work in a Fast-Paced: Especially during peak shipping/receiving times, such as holidays or end-of-month rushes.

• Be Detail-Oriented: Requires accuracy in matching shipments, labeling, and documentation.

• Complete Repetitive Tasks: Involves routine procedures like scanning, labeling, and inspecting items.

Work Environment:
The Shipping and Receiving Associate will work primarily in a warehouse or distribution center setting. This role involves standing, walking, bending, and lifting throughout the shift and may require handling packages up to 50 lbs. The environment can be fast-paced, especially during peak shipping periods, and may include exposure to varying temperatures near loading docks. Associates will use standard shipping equipment such as pallet jacks, scanners, and label printers, and work closely with team members, drivers, and warehouse staff to ensure accurate and efficient processing of incoming and outgoing shipments. Safety procedures and attention to detail are essential in this role.

NOTE:  This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services.  U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), or U.S. Government export authorization is required. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the employer obtaining the necessary export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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