Outbound Logistics and Fulfillment Specialist
Reports to: Shipping Supervisor
About AMACO
Founded in 1919, American Art Clay Company (AMACO) is a third-generation, family-owned leader in ceramic supplies, known for pioneering lead-free glazes, electric kilns, and potter’s wheels. Our culture is rooted in continuous improvement, safety, quality, and empowering every team member—from the factory floor to the office—to innovate and collaborate.
A Day in the Life
You start your shift by syncing your RF scanner with NAV to review queued orders. Pallets are staged and sorted for trailer loading, and you move between stations—Pick/Pack, Dock, International, and UPS/FedEx—based on the day’s priorities. You’ll pull the manual dock chain, shrink wrap and label materials, and safely operate equipment like forklifts, cherry pickers, and pallet jacks to keep outbound freight on schedule.
Throughout the day, you assemble customer orders, place them on pallets or shelves, convey them to packing or shipping, and verify accuracy by weighing or counting items. You’ll perform cycle counts to maintain inventory integrity, support labeling for outbound shipments, and jump in to help coordinate shows and samples when requested. Above all, you keep your area clean, safe, and organized while meeting company standards.
What You’ll Tackle
- Stage and sort products for loading/unloading trailers
- Pick, pull, prepare, and organize customer orders
- Rotate across Pick/Pack, Dock, International, and UPS/FedEx stations
- Operate forklift, cherry picker, pallet jack, RF scanner, computers, and printers
- Use NAV to transact work and track inventory with your RF scanner
- Shrink wrap, box, and label items; pull the manual dock chain
- Assemble, weigh, and count materials to meet standards
- Perform cycle counting; assist with shows/samples and shipment labeling
- Contribute to continuous improvement, safety, and housekeeping
- Complete other tasks assigned by your supervisor or team lead
What You Bring
- Ability to regularly lift/move up to 50 lbs and occasionally up to 100 lbs
- Competence reading tickets and processing work instructions
- Basic MS Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Proven safe forklift operation; ability to work in hot and cold environments
- Experience in shipping/receiving, warehouse, distribution, material handling
- Comfort with SOPs, visual inspection aids, quality control, Kaizen, and continuous improvement
Work Setting
This role involves prolonged standing and frequent lifting. You’ll work in both hot and cold conditions and regularly use hands, reach, walk, talk, and hear. At times you’ll sit, climb/balance, or stoop/kneel/crouch/crawl. Frequent lifting of 50+ lbs is required. Vision needs include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Schedule and Travel
- Full-time; typically Monday through Thursday, 40+ hours/week
- Occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require
- No travel expected
Education & Certifications
- Required: High School Diploma or equivalent
- Preferred: Forklift Certification
Tools & Technologies
- Forklifts, cherry pickers, pallet jacks, RF scanners, computers, printers
- NAV for warehouse transactions
Compliance
Classification:
Hourly/Non-Exempt
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
EEO Statement:
AMACO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: AMACO is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AMACO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the location where we operate. AMACO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
