Driver / Shipping & Receiving

What You’ll Do

Drive and Deliver Across Southern California

• Drive company vehicles to deliver finished parts and pick up materials throughout Southern California.
• Make pickups and deliveries at customers, suppliers, and outside processing shops, including coating, plating, and other finishing vendors.
• Plan efficient routes and coordinate pickup and delivery windows with the team.
• Confirm the correct parts, quantities, paperwork, and destination before leaving.
• Communicate your status and flag traffic delays, delivery issues, or changes promptly.
• Represent Pen professionally and get delivery signatures or other proof of delivery.

Load, Unload, and Protect Our Products

• Help load and unload trucks at Pen and at customer and supplier locations.
• Use appropriate material-handling equipment safely; operate forklifts only when trained and authorized.
• Secure loads properly and protect parts against shifting, scratches, bending, and other damage.
• Check packaging and load condition before departure and during stops.
• Follow safe lifting practices and ask for help when a load requires it.

Keep Shipping and Receiving Organized

• Receive incoming materials and parts, checking quantities and descriptions against purchase orders and packing slips.
• Inspect shipments for visible damage and report shortages, discrepancies, or incorrect items immediately.
• Label and stage materials by job, customer, or destination so the team can find them easily.
• Package finished parts and prepare accurate outgoing shipments.
• Keep incoming materials, outgoing orders, and items awaiting inspection clearly separated and identified.
• Maintain clean, orderly shipping, receiving, and staging areas.

Own the Paperwork and ERP Updates

• Work in our ERP system, Fulcrum, to look up jobs, purchase orders, and shipping and receiving information.
• Record receipts, shipments, and material movements accurately and promptly.
• Prepare and organize packing slips, delivery receipts, shipping labels, and related documents.
• Match paperwork to the correct job, purchase order, and shipment.
• Upload or file signed delivery confirmations and keep records easy to retrieve.
• Coordinate with production and purchasing when system records, paperwork, and physical quantities do not match.

Drive Safely and Care for Company Equipment

• Follow traffic laws and company safety procedures at all times.
• Complete vehicle checks and report maintenance needs, warning lights, damage, or unsafe conditions promptly.
• Keep company vehicles clean, fueled, and ready for the next trip.
• Maintain required vehicle and trip records.
• Work with urgency while protecting people, equipment, and products.

Pitch In and Improve the Operation

• Help move materials and parts around the shop between deliveries.
• Coordinate priorities with the team so urgent jobs keep moving.
• Suggest practical improvements to routes, staging, packaging, and paperwork.
• Stay productive and take initiative when the delivery schedule is light.

Who Will Thrive Here

• A strong work attitude: You show up on time, follow through, and help your teammates.
• An ownership mindset: You spot problems, propose solutions, and take responsibility for the result.
• Organization and attention to detail: You keep parts, paperwork, and system records accurate.
• A sense of urgency: You understand that production teams and customers are counting on you.
• Good judgment: You work independently, communicate early, and know when to ask for help.
• Pride in your work: You care about a clean vehicle, a protected shipment, and a customer who can count on you.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license appropriate for the assigned vehicles and a driving record acceptable for company vehicle insurance.
• Comfortable driving throughout Southern California.
• Able to use a computer or tablet and learn an ERP system; prior ERP or inventory-system experience is a plus.
• Able to perform the role’s loading, unloading, and material-handling duties safely, with reasonable accommodation.
• Delivery, shipping/receiving, warehouse, or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Forklift experience is a plus.
• Prior military experience is valued, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Why Pen?

You’ll work close to the action, learn how a manufacturing business operates, and have a direct impact on our customers’ experience. We welcome ideas from the people doing the work and want someone who is excited to help us build a more organized, efficient operation.