Shipping and Receiving Clerk

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com. 

AMP is hiring a Shipping and Receiving Clerk reporting to the Materials Operations Supervisor on a full time, in office basis. This position will be focused on timely receiving and shipping of baled recycled materials to ensure streamlined plant operations and customer satisfaction. Primary duties include loading and unloading of tractor trailers with forklift, staging and organizing material, quality control, and logging of data into various management systems.

As our Shipping and Receiving Clerk, you will work to: 

• Safely operate forklift inside plant, inside trailers, and occasionally outdoors.
• Plan and unload, or load, containers.
• Maintain a clean work zone.
• Record accurate weights of all materials entering, or exiting, our facility.
• Enter weight, description, and pictures of inbound and outbound material into the company databases.
• Ensure correct labels are properly placed on all inbound, or outbound, material.
• Track movement of material throughout the facility.
• Create bills of lading.
• Manage traffic flow around the facility.
• Receive packages and parts with accurate recording, receipts and storage of all items.
• Answer shipping or receiving concerns as they arise.
• Organize and accurately file paperwork in a timely manner.
• QC finished goods, using discretion to mark unsuitable goods as non-conforming.
• Work in a self directed manner with minimal supervision.
• Support production and maintenance as needed.
• Ensure zero customer rejections 
• Receive at least 100 tons per day to support production needs.

The successful candidate will have: 

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Read, write and speak English fluently
• Valid driver’s license
• forklift certification
• Be proficient in data entry with minimal errors, and detail-oriented
• Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 
• Well-organized, initiative, strong sense of responsibility
• Basic computer and handheld device skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize duties 

Preferred: 

• 1 year or more experience in shipping and receiving
• Warehouse management experience
• Knowledge of recycling industry a plus
• Familiarity with Netsuite 
• Familiarity with Google Suite

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• College degree a plus

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

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 frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, and ability to accurately see and label color. 
• Occasionally required to climb a ladder.
• Must use and /or wear required safety equipment at all times
• Able to hear, see, talk
• Hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information
• Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Speaking abilities to frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly or quickly
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (ability to read printed text from 3 feet away), peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, and ability to accurately see, discern and label color.
• Must be able to smell chemicals or materials on fire
• Minimal sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of sitting in a forklift as well as frequently in and out of forklift
• Exposure to outdoor temperatures year-round, occasional precipitation
• Exposure to unpleasant odors, flies and pests

Other duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Working Location(s): 

• 4150 E 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022

Salary & Compensation Information: $22.50 - $24.50 per hour

Schedule: 

• Monday to Thursday, 6am to 4:30 pm or 7am to 5:30pm
• Occasional Fridays as needed
• Weekends off! 

AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants who identify with a historically underrepresented group are encouraged to apply.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Benefits Information:

• Medical - The company covers up 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection. Employees pay the difference in premium if they select a more expensive plan. Up to 75% for dependents
• Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life
• HSA Eligible Health Plans, Employer Monthly Contributions on Dependent and Individual Plans
• 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)
• 14 days Accruing PTO 
• Benefits start the day you start
• 6 Accrued Sick Days
• Eight (8) paid holidays