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Shipping/Receiving Lead

Accurus Aerospace Corporation

Location: Athens, Georgia
Type: Non-Remote, Full-Time
Posted on: May 23, 2026
Shipping/Receiving Lead
The Shipping/Receiving Lead is to ensure that comprehensive receiving inspection is performed on all delivered items to confirm they meet PO and industry requirements and is responsible for maintaining stable delivery and dispatch performance for goods being issued to production and suppliers. The Lead is expected to employ industry best practices relative to inventory and shipping/receiving, and to ensure quality, safety, and environmental compliance. Continuous improvement attention should be real and visible as an ongoing practice. As a Lead, this role is a working logistics specialist, responsible for additional administrative tasks, employee training and mentoring, and may fill in for short absences by the supervisor.
Essential Functions
To accomplish this job, an individual must be able to perform each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Maintains schedule for deliveries to customers and sub tier suppliers
• Ensures that QMS process controls are followed through receiving, inventory control, and shipping processes
• Coordinates and initiates all internal shipments, including hazardous materials as required
• Maintains schedule for internal materials issued to manufacturing processes
• Maintains batch control and traceability of raw materials, hardware, and finished and semi-finished goods
• Maintains accurate inventory control records; completes appropriate paperwork and data entry in the ERP system, in compliance with internal processes and quality procedures
• Maintains a clean and organized, safe work area; implements and ensures safe work practices are followed by team members; proactively identifies job hazards and collaborates with leadership to minimize hazards and ensure employee safety
• Operates forklift and other material-handling equipment as required; forklift certification on-site will be required
• Mentors and trains new employees; provides leadership and serves as resource and primary escalation point for others on the team
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Regular attendance on-site at the work site is required
This Role Is Identified As Requiring ITAR (International Traffic In Arms Regulations) Compliance; Therefore, Qualified Candidates Must Meet The Definition Of a U.S. Person (per EAR Part 772 And ITAR 120.15):
• An individual who is granted U.S. citizenship, or
• An individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (i.e., a "Green Card" holder), or
• An individual who is granted status as a "protected person"
Required Education And Work Experience
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a warehouse role performing stocking and/or order picking or receiving inspection is required
Other Required Skills And Abilities
• Ability to read and accurately interpret dispatch lists and similar work instructions, and to verify counts with 100% accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and with an MRP or Warehouse Management Operations system
• Experience packaging and crating product for international shipments; knowledge of export compliance and hazardous materials shipping/receiving
• Attention to detail and demonstration of accurate counting, measurement, and associated recordkeeping
• Professional written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Consistently legible handwriting (English)
Physical Demands and Work Environment
To Perform The Essential Functions Of The Role, Employees Must Be Able To Perform The Following Activities With Or Without Reasonable Accommodations:
• Regularly stand and walk throughout the facility, and stand for long periods to perform job duties
• Regularly lift, carry (short distances), and push/pull up to 50 pounds
• Frequently climb steps, stairs, or ladders
• Frequently bend, crawl, stoop, squat, or kneel
• Accurately distinguish colors, letters, and numbers
• Use hands and fingers to manually inspect, count, and package parts
• Ability to operate forklifts and/or order pickers, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment
• Visual ability to read precise measurements and hardware markings, and to recognize and avoid obstacles to safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a manufacturing warehouse environment where working conditions may vary significantly; the employee will be exposed to:
• Moderate Noise (regularly)
• Excessive noise, hearing protection required (occasionally)
• Dust, smoke, fumes/vapors (occasionally)
• Extreme temperatures (occasionally)
• Sharp instruments including box cutters, scissors, and other tools used in stocking and packaging
• Hazardous equipment including forklifts, hand tools, cranes or other lifting devices, and other equipment used in a machine shop environment
The use of PPE, including hearing protection, eye and hand protection, and use of safety footwear may be required
We appreciate your interest in Accurus Aerospace; however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Accurus offers a comprehensive employee benefit package upon completion of 30 days of employment. For full details, please visit the benefits section of our website.
Accurus is an Equal Employment Opportunity ( EEO) and Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) employer and participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. Please see our website for more information on employment practices.
Please note that Accurus only accepts applications submitted through our online recruiting system. For information on disability accommodations for applicants, please visit our career page.
All job offers are contingent upon successfully completing a drug screen and criminal background screening. Certain positions may require a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), a credit report, and/or a medical physical examination.
Thank you for considering Accurus for your next career opportunity.
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Management and Manufacturing
Full-time