Job Summary:

The Receiving/Shipping person will handle receiving/shipping for inventory/customer service orders.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Ability to accurately sort, count, and verify items received.
• Basic understanding of warehouse procedures.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and/or inventory software to maintain records, input data, and create reports.

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to traverse distribution warehouse and access a variety of storage spaces and shelving units by stretching, squatting, and reaching. 
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.  
• Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures in the warehouse and outside. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.  

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Receives goods and verifies the quality and count of all items unloaded from, trucks and trailers; checks against suppliers’ count and immediately reports discrepancies to carriers, supervisor, and purchasing department per company policy.
• Helps with verification and records items loaded for shipments.
• Carefully and accurately maintains shipping records for requested categories including goods returned, dunnage, and returnable pallets.
• Helps to ensure that customer orders are updated and that appropriate billing documents are provided to accounting or other associated departments as required.
• Notifies supervisor of major discrepancies, over-shipments, or substitutions.
• Helps with the preparation of bills of lading for shipments.  
• Completes information on damage claims for in-transit damage.
• Transports/unloads materials on shipping dock with a forklift as needed.
• Loads trucks using a forklift.
• Other duties as assigned as determined by your supervisor or designee.