MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers, a leading US publisher of Trade and Academic titles, has a job opening for a Receiving Specialist in our Gordonsville facility. MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America.
Purpose of the Role: Employee must operate ground level equipment including the Pacer and Walkie/Rider. In addition this employee will be responsible for the systemic receipts of inventories with other duties as assigned.
Key responsibilities/tasks
- Utilize Pacer and/or Walkie Riders to move inventories (stack, load, unload, pallets as needed). Certification on this equipment will be required
- Verification receipt of appropriate documentation, labeling, packaging, and product quantities.
- Accurately enter data into the MRP system to process receipt of inventories. Attention to detail will be critical to ensure the accurate identification, labelling, qty’s as compared to the BOL details.
- Identify, document and report inventory variances and damage.
- Support Cubi-Scan and Pallet Stripping functions as needed. (Height – Weight – Length – Weight)
- Maintain a clean and safe work area - this includes cleaning/maintaining equipment and work areas and performing safety inspection of areas.
- Required to work in other areas and other locations as assigned based on workload.
Education: High School diploma or equivalent
Certifications: Rolling Equipment Operator (Pacer, Walkie Rider)
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondences, and memos. Ability to write legibly and effectively present information one-on-one and to employees and management.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions, and to deal with standardized structure with only occasional or no variables.
Other skills and abilities:
Computer skills to include basic knowledge of PCs and keyboarding and a working knowledge of our MPS system.
Physical requirements/job attributes
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to bend; stoop; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Hours of work: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., with mandatory overtime as needed.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender Identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of MPS.
Top Skills
What We Do
We deeply believe in the power of books to connect people, amplify diverse voices, create meaningful change, and make a lasting impact in the world. Macmillan Publishers is a leading publishing company and home to some of the world's most cherished authors and creators. We are firmly committed to our employees, authors, and core values — and strive to build a culture that is inclusive of diverse voices and perspectives throughout all levels of the company. Our U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. Macmillan Publishers is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to reflecting a broad representation of differences — race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective — in our workplace.
