How to hire a shipping checker

How to hire a shipping checker, step by step

Here's a step-by-step shipping checker hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a shipping checker job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new shipping checker
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The shipping checker hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect shipping checker also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of shipping checkers.

   Type of Shipping Checker	Description	Hourly rate
   Shipping Checker	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$12-16
   Traffic Coordinator	A traffic coordinator is responsible for monitoring the operations of various departments within a company, ensuring the timely submission of project deliverables to meet clients' demands and attain their highest satisfaction. Traffic coordinators evaluate production schedule, including the delivery of materials and proper allocation of resources, and identify areas of improvement on the workflow to avoid delays in production... Show more	$13-25
   Receiver	A receiver is responsible for confirming receipt of items delivered from distribution centers to the warehouse. Receivers carefully evaluate order invoices, ensuring the correct quantity of the items, and inspect the merchandise for any possible mislabeling and defects... Show more	$12-18

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • RF
   • Computer System
   • Delivery Truck
   • Load Trucks

   Responsibilities:

   • Perform consistently accurate carton counts, verify and enter quantity information into WMS.
   • Retain documents as required/where require by ISO procedures.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your shipping checker job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A shipping checker salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, shipping checkers' average salary in south dakota is 32% less than in nebraska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level shipping checkers earn 29% less than senior-level shipping checkers.
   • Certifications. A shipping checker with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a shipping checker's salary.

   Average shipping checker salary

   $14.42hourly

   $29,994 yearly

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   Entry-level shipping checker salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 25, 2025

4. Writing a shipping checker job description

   A good shipping checker job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a shipping checker job description:

   Shipping checker job description example

   **Position Title** **:** Production Shipper Trucker Checker 2nd Shift
   
   **Pay Rate** :($22.89) plus .25 cents for shift differential
   
   **Sign-on and Retention Bonus** : $500 after 30 days,
   
   $500 after 6 months,
   
   $500 after 1 year and an additional bonus at 2 years
   
   **Category/Shift** :Hourly Full-Time (3:00pm - 11:00 pm Monday-Friday)
   
   **Physical Location** :Bedford Park Box Facility
   
   5300 W 73rd Street
   
   Bedford Park, Illinois 60638
   
   **The Job You Will Perform:**
   
   + The Shipper Trucker Checker is responsible to operate lift trucks in a safe and effective manner. As part of your responsibilities, you will learn which line to send product through and possess the knowledge of strapping patterns. You will assure loads are strapped with proper dunnage according to instructions, and any other customer-specific requests. While performing the strapping operation, it is essential to load strapping onto machine, clean heads, know strap patterns, number of straps per unit, monitor loads for any box problems, and notify supervisor of any problems.
   
   + As a lift truck operators are required to sweep trailers and floor areas, complete a daily safety check list, change propane tanks, check the fluids and air filters on their lift truck, monitor the take off line following strapping processes and load material onto designated trucks (requiring record of load tallies). You will transport product from the take-off line to appropriate areas of the warehouse.
   
   + It is also essential to load warehoused product from the warehouse to the loading dock, as well as to receive product from incoming trucks, sign for the receipt of it, and transport to different departments. Proper paperwork must always be turned into the shipping office.
   
   + The Shipper Trucker Checker rotate amongst the strapper position, take-off line lift truck, and floor driver lift truck operation procedures.
   
   **The Benefits You Will Enjoy:**
   
   + Paid time off including Vacation and Holidays
   
   + Retirement, pension, and 401k Matching Program
   
   + Medical & Dental
   
   + Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
   
   + Life & Disability Insurance
   
   **The Career You Will Build:**
   
   + Leadership training
   
   + Promotional opportunities
   
   **The Impact You Will Make:**
   
   We continue to build a better future for people, the plant, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're **Proud to be IP** .
   
   **The Culture You Will Experience:**
   
   International Paper wants you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, and experiences to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture. IP has many Employee Network Circles including IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and African American ENC.
   
   **The Company You Will Join:**
   
   International Paper is one of the world's leading producers of fiber-based packaging and pulp. We improve people's lives, the plant and our company's performance by transforming renewable resources into products people depend on every day.
   
   Location:
   
   Bedford Park, IL, US, 60638
   
   Category: Hourly Job
   
   Date: Sep 23, 2022

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5. Post your job

   To find the right shipping checker for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with shipping checkers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit shipping checkers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your shipping checker job on Zippia to find and recruit shipping checker candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with shipping checker candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new shipping checker

   Once you've selected the best shipping checker candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new shipping checker. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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