Shipping and Receiving Specialist

Dusty Strings is seeking a Shipping and Receiving Specialist to process daily incoming and outgoing shipments, aggregate larger international shipments, and ensure our instruments are packed and shipped safely and securely. Additionally, this role will contribute to production through a range of tasks, including learning to make harp strings. This is not your average warehouse job. As a small company building high-quality harps and hammered dulcimers, all our staff play a variety of roles, each important to the whole process. Our shipper/receiver works alongside the technicians who handle the final stages of instrument construction and manages an assortment of tasks that are integral to the overall process.

For over 45 years, Dusty Strings has been building harps and hammered dulcimers in Seattle and serve a worldwide market, with an emphasis on quality craftspersonship, superior tone, and helpful customer service. Benefits include vacation, sick leave, health & dental insurance, and a positive and collaborative work environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Process daily outgoing shipments based on printouts from our office. This includes picking product, packing according to specifications, and using computer software to get the order where it needs to go.
• Process daily incoming shipments following our Purchase Order system. This includes inspection, processing paperwork, and distributing incoming materials across the shop.
• Aggregate larger international shipments over multiple days
• Assist in basic production work, including making harp strings and packaging accessories, to support overall production needs
• Attend daily office huddles and collaborate with folks as needed
• Scheduled work hours of Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

Qualifications:

• Good communicator
• Excellent with details and obsessive about accuracy
• Thrives in a self-directed work environment and knows when to ask for input
• Has an aptitude for using both computers and physical tools
• Can regularly maneuver 50 pound items
• Can occasionally maneuver 100 pound items (eg packed boxes onto a scale)

"Nice to haves", but certainly not required:

• Prior experience using shipping software such as PirateShip or UPS Worldship
• Prior experience in a Lean production environment
• Prior experience using hand power tools such as a cordless drill
• Musical background

My name is Ray Mooers and I’m the co-owner and founder of Dusty Strings Company, which started with a fascination for the hammered dulcimer in 1979. From our real grass-roots beginnings, we have had the opportunity to grow Dusty Strings into an internationally-respected brand of hammered dulcimers and harps, as well as a widely known and appreciated regional music store and music school in Fremont. The only way this could have happened is with the help of many dedicated individuals who have shared our vision of providing quality instruments and service that enhance the lives of our customers through music. These are the employees of Dusty Strings. With over 45 years of high-quality musical instrument manufacturing and retailing right here in the heart of Seattle, we must be doing something right. Come join our team of artisans who take pride in accomplishing high-quality work every day!

Please submit three items: a fully-completed application, your resume, and a cover letter telling us what skills and experience you have that relate to this position. No phone calls and no in-person visits, please.

Dusty Strings is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, caste, or any other status protected by law.