Shipper and Receiver

Ingredion is currently recruiting for the position of **Shipper & Receiver**. The **Shipper & Receiver **will be responsible to perform shipping duties to ensure that the quality, quantity, labeling, and addressing of orders correspond to the customers' specifications. This position also receives all shipments of raw products into the manufacturing environment. A successful applicant will be responsible for safely operating equipment in the assigned area while maintaining a high degree of quality for our products and working as efficiently as possible for our continuous operation facilities.

**Core Responsibilities/Essential Functions**:

- Prepare shipping documentation and records for shipping. Attach identifying labels and tags to materials. Check all items to be shipped for customer specifications. Record outgoing shipments.
- Maintain shipping files and other required shipping documents.
- Follow plant operating procedures regarding operating material handling equipment related to shipping and receiving areas (forklift) and rail car movement and bulk storage operations.
- Load and Unload delivery vehicles with the use of the appropriate material handling equipment.
- Confers and corresponds with appropriate personnel to resolve problems related to damage, shortages and nonconformance to company specifications
- Maintain the work area and physical plant in a neat, clean and orderly fashion and follow sanitation schedule as prescribed.
- Participate in company-sponsored training relating to material handling, safety, and quality
- Perform any other duties as required.

**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

**Work Environment**:

- Ability to perform work of varying physical demand, including extremes of posture, temperature and height.

**Position type and expected hours of work**:Full time position and ability to work rotational shifts in a continuous operation facility and overtime may be required.

**Required education and experience**:

- Post Secondary education, focusing on Logistics and Warehousing preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ability to manage an important function in a complex plant environment, including strong conceptual, problem solving and communication skills.
- Must have the capability to interact effectively at all levels of management.
- Demonstrated high degree of sound judgement, resourcefulness, initiative and innovation in handling complex technical assignments with mínimal supervision

**Additional eligibility qualifications**:

- Demonstrated commitment to working in a safe working environment, including a working knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety or applicable provincial legislation.
- Strong interpersonal skills, good communication and time management skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
- Knowledge and experience in both HACCP and ISO standards would be an asset

**Company Background**:
Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

**We bring the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $24.50-$24.51 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are to wear masks.

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience with railcars or bulk trucks? Please describe.

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

**Experience**:

- Forklift: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location