The Shipping & Receiving Clerk is responsible for the accurate, efficient, and compliant handling of all incoming and outgoing materials, parts, and products. This position supports all operations by ensuring that materials and components are received, inspected, stored, and shipped according to company standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines.

Salary: $23- $28/hr DOE 

• Prepare, package, and label outgoing shipments in compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
• Generate shipping documentation including packing lists, bills of lading, certificates of conformance, and export documentation as required.
• Coordinate pick-ups and deliveries with freight carriers and couriers to meet schedule demands.
• Verify shipment accuracy against work orders, sales orders, or customer instructions.
• Maintain shipping logs and update ERP/MRP system with shipment details.
• Receive incoming materials, components, and equipment from vendors and customers.
• Inspect incoming shipments for accuracy, quantity, and potential damage; report discrepancies to Quality or Purchasing.
• Enter receipts into ERP/MRP system and route materials to designated locations.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance for incoming inspection and material release.
• Tag and store materials in proper locations, ensuring traceability and compliance with inventory control procedures.
• General Warehouse & Inventory Support
• Maintain organized storage areas and support inventory cycle counts.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment safely.
• Support kit preparation and material staging for production as needed.
• Follow company safety policies and maintain a clean and secure work environment.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives in logistics and inventory processes.

Required:
• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of shipping, receiving, or warehouse experience, preferably in aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, or similar).
• Knowledge of packaging standards, shipping methods, and carrier requirements (UPS, FedEx, etc).
• Ability to read and interpret purchase orders, packing slips, and technical documentation.
• Basic computer proficiency (MS Office, shipping software).
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.

Preferred:
• Experience handling aerospace hardware or ITAR-controlled materials.
• Understanding of export control compliance (ITAR/EAR).
• Valid forklift certification.
• Experience with lean warehouse practices or 5S methodology.

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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