Receiver Associate II

Where you will work

The Augusta mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavy weight coated paperboard. It is a well-invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day. The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper's largest paperboard facility and critical to the success of our strategy and future.

Augusta, Georgia is a vibrant community along the Georgia/South Carolina border about 150 miles east of Atlanta and 70 miles west of Columbia. Augusta offers a variety of experiences - something for everyone! The area offers historical attractions, recreational activities, music, family festivals, and other unforgettable experiences for fun with a hometown feel. Downtown Augusta is home to many of Augusta's most popular attractions, locally owned restaurants, and nightlife. From March through November, the Augusta Market brings local and regional tastemakers and artisans of all kinds to the 8th Street entrance to the Riverwalk. The Masters Tournament has placed Augusta on a world stage, confirming its well-earned reputation for tradition, hospitality, and heritage. Students from around the country call Augusta home thanks to Augusta University, Georgia Military College, Paine College, University of South Carolina Aiken and many technical and educational institutes around Augusta's River Region. Augusta's warm year-round climate provides several opportunities for outdoor activities and leisure.

What you will do

The Receiving Clerk will be responsible for the receiving of certain inbound materials to include chemicals, fuels, and finishing goods delivered via totes, truck, and rail. This individual will directly engage with key suppliers for reconciliation of material receipts and invoice settlement. In addition, this position will support the procurement team with activities such as generating reports, managing external vendors, researching programs, and developing value creation opportunities. This individual may perform duties of a sensitive and confidential nature, using considerable judgment and initiative in resolving issues. This requires effective cross functional communication for planning and problem resolution.

Receiving

• Prepares documentation and performs receiving functions for materials received by tote, truck, and rail. Includes entry into JDE Operating system.
• Organize and maintain an effective filing and records system, to focus on receipts, inspections, and quality documents as requested.
• Problem invoice research and resolution requires:
  
  
  
  • Working with supplier contacts and mill employees
  • Tracking of rail cars and positioning into the mill
  • Reconciling of outstanding / unassigned freight bills
  
  
  
  

Procurement

• Development and distribution of reports on spending vs consumption as required for monthly, quarterly, and/or year-end variances of actual costs to prior month, budget, and forecasts
• Supports forecasting and inventory management, especially around critical outages and weather events
• Management of vendor profiles in JD Edwards and Coupa to include set up and updates for certain No-PO(s) as requested to support:
  
  
  
  • Environmental, Business licenses, HR disbursements, and others as approved
  
  
  
  

Miscellaneous Duties

• Support Safety initiatives and foster engagement with mill team
• Utilities - Update tracking logs for utility invoices and appropriately submit for processing
• Reconciling of monthly rail demurrage based on actuals for delivery & spotting
• Works cooperatively with the various team(s) in efforts to better focus strategies for improvement
• Participates in employee involvement teams
• Works with teams in creating high level presentations

Special Projects

• As assigned

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail required
• Excellent listener who can work through conflict. Truly enjoys working with a variety of people and personalities
• Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to aligned goals and objectives
• High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset
• Optimistically looks toward the future for opportunities to innovate and improve
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of employees
• Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making; see the big picture and distil it into action plans
• Able to think strategically and act tactically; hands on

What you will need

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Working knowledge of JDEdwards operating system preferred
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and have exceptional organizational skills, be self motivated, able to set priorities and maintain confidentiality
• Self-directed and high initiative with ability to handle a variety of tasks in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
• Must be able to work with a diverse group of people in a professional manner and be able to handle several work tasks concurrently
• Provide needed support to 24/7, 365-day manufacturing operations
• Some mental, visual, physical fatigue from computer terminal use
• Reading
• Keyboarding
• Communication
• Office and manufacturing environment
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment in the manufacturing environment
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds

Total Rewards Details

We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off includes vacation days, personal days, and company holidays. For more on our compensation philosophy, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at Talent.Acquisition@clearwaterpaper.com.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.