Receiving Clerk

TITLE: Receiving Clerk

DEPARTMENT: Operations/Receiving

REPORTS TO: Warehouse Manager & Receiving Lead

SHIFT:  11pm - 7:30am

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for the efficient completion of the Receiving process through both manual paperwork and computer methods as well as being able to assist in all Receiving operations in the warehouse.

REGULAR ASSIGNED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge of company Receiving Procedures and Guidelines.
• Ensures all Receiving paperwork, documentation and logs are done per company policies.
• Inputs all necessary Receiving data into the Seasoft system and any related computer files including calculation of freight costs and price adjustments.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Support any area within the department in normal operations, including unloading trucks, accepting, and signing for product, performing quality checks, re-icing product and internal transfer of product if necessary.
• Works with Finance & Administration departments in reconciling any discrepancies in Receiving paperwork or computer software input.
• Work with Receiving Lead and Warehouse Manager to notify Purchasing Department of pertinent issues regarding product amounts, quality, price, etc.
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Complete projects as assigned
• Fill in various Warehouse positions when staffing is short.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma
• One to three years of progressively responsible, related experience in a position of comparable scope and size to the Company.
• Able to learn SeaSoft software package.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have prior experience in a warehouse environment along with the operation of warehouse equipment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Pay close attention to detail.
• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Able to work well within a team environment.
• Able to recognize and correct errors and work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Ability to speak Spanish a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear.
• The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee occasionally is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and walk.
• The ability to be on your feet for hours at a time.
• The employee is capable of lifting and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristic described here are representative to those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee works mostly indoors in the warehouse environment and on occasion outside for brief periods of time. The employee can be exposed to wet and/or humid, hot, cold, and snow conditions, fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment can range from moderate loud to loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.