Receiving Clerk

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reads work orders or follows verbal instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Loads and unloads product onto or from pallets, trays, racks and shelves by hand as necessary.
• Loads materials into trailers and installs bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Enters receiving information into the SOI business management system (ERP) according to current standard operating procedures.
• Covers materials from storage or work sites to designated areas.
• Counts and records number of units of product moved or handled on a bill of lading, noting the “sell by” date or manufacturing date code.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to incoming materials on cases, drums or other containers.
• Records product movement and acknowledges receipt of shipments. Reports overages, shortages or shelf life issues to supervisor.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power industrial handling equipment, and cleans work areas, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators as required.
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly warehouse inventory as required.
• Performs other duties as required and/or assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High school degree or GED required.
• Experience: At least 1 year of warehouse and forklift experience.
• Language/Communication: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Reasoning: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software and possess general email writing and online research skills.

Core Competencies

• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Organization Skills – Plans and organizes tasks accordingly in order to complete ongoing projects and programs within identified timelines.
• Safety Awareness – Demonstrates and promotes awareness of any safety issue and promptly reports outages to the appropriate supervisor.