Receiving Clerk I

Orenco Systems, Inc. (a subsidiary of Infiltrator Water Technologies) manufactures innovative onsite and decentralized wastewater collection and treatment technologies. Our solutions include community collection systems, advanced secondary treatment systems, watertight fiberglass tanks, in-tank pumping and filtration systems, high-quality controls, and state-of-the-art fiberglass buildings, tanks, and enclosures.

About the role

This position supports Receiving, Inventory, and Purchasing departments and staff. The Receiving Clerk I will be involved in receiving, quality control inspection, inventory control, and material handling activities (including driving company equipment). They demonstrate leadership by being highly knowledgeable and effective in their area of expertise, leading other workers to support Orenco's vision, safety, quality, and department goals.

Responsibilities

• Safety/Culture
  • Maintains Orenco management's safety, cultural, and professional standards.
  • Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment.
• Receiving Area
  • Follows all receiving SOPs for unloading materials.
  • Unloads shipments from carriers and company vehicles using material handling equipment or forklift.
  • Verifies shipment information on transfer documents, bills of lading, and inspects shipments for damage.
  • Coordinates claim inspections with carriers.
  • Reviews and reconciles shipment quantities, packing slip information, and purchase order information.
  • Prepares discrepancy reports when found.
  • Enters receipt into business system and maintains file records of transactions.
  • Verifies the proper SDS (Safety Data Sheet) is attached when required.
  • Prepares return shipments and coordinates with Buyer.
  • Enters receiving data for product received at all Orenco facilities.
  • Pulls product for transfer throughout Orenco's facilities.
  • Prepares packaging and pallet specifications for returns.
  • Receives resin trucks at all facilities.
  • Receives any scheduled deliveries for Orenco.
• Incoming Quality Control
  • Performs incoming quality inspection of materials to verify compliance to specifications required by purchase order and receiving inspection forms.
• Inventory Control
  • Prepares, moves, and stocks shipments into inventory locations.
  • Prepares, moves, and delivers shipments of requested non-inventory items to requesters as identified on the purchase order.
  • Performs inventory functions including stocking, deliveries to users, cycle counts, reporting, and repackaging of materials.
  • Tracks usage and reports information to management.
  • Issues blanket purchase order restocking releases as required.
  • Pulls and delivers stocking orders to drop zones for transfer or handling to other departments.
  • Assists in year-end inventory counts.
• Administrative
  • Maintains equipment and area in a clean, safe, and effective manner.
  • Participates in purchasing and materials team processes.
  • Performs clerical activities necessary for materials functions including data entry, filing, preparing documentation, and reports.
  • Maintains SDS files on all hazardous products at Orenco.
  • Supports purchasing staff by checking on open orders and filing.
• Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of receiving, warehouse, inventory control, and/or material handling experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Completion of initial eight-hour Emergency Response and HAZWOPER Operations level training is required; annual four-hour refresher thereafter.
• Must have or the ability to gain and maintain forklift certification.
• Must be able to meet and maintain Orenco's approved driver criteria: valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, current insurance on personal vehicle, and meet company insurability requirements.

Skills

• Ability to work under stressful conditions and handle overtime when required.
• Basic office machine and computer skills (Excel, Word).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of SDS and Hazmat systems.
• Knowledge of receiving, inventory control, and incoming inspection systems.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to be flexible, adjust to priority changes with little notice, and remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to use sound judgment and follow through in problem-solving and decision-making processes.

Working Conditions

• Primarily indoor and outdoor warehouse and/or production environment.
• Exposure to outside weather elements, dust, and chemicals; personal protective equipment provided.
• Work to be done during manufacturing business hours, which may include occasional early and/or later shifts as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Regular duties include seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, and periods of sitting.
• Regular duties also include touching, measuring, cutting, stacking, holding, grasping, pushing, pulling, reaching above shoulders and below knees, bending, twisting, turning, kneeling, crawling, stooping, squatting, prolonged standing and walking on concrete floors, climbing stairs and ladders, and repetitive foot and hand movement requiring good manual dexterity.
• Unassisted light lifting and/or carrying of under 20 and up to 50 lbs. is required; lifting and/or carrying over 50 lbs. must be assisted.
• Operation of a motor vehicle within the local area is required.
• Travel may be required to sites on a variety of developed and undeveloped terrain/locations based on business need.

Tools & Equipment

• Box knife
• Calculator
• Cell phone
• Computer
• Dock levelers
• Forklift
• General office equipment
• Hand truck
• Multi-line phone with intercom
• Pallet jack
• Vehicle