Receiving Clerk - 1st Shift

Overview

The Warehouse Receiving Clerk is responsible for the accurate receipt, inspection, identification, labeling, and processing of incoming materials and supplies. This position ensures that all received material is properly inspected, documented, entered into the ERP system, labeled, and transferred to the appropriate warehouse location.

The Receiving Clerk plays an important role in maintaining inventory accuracy and preventing incorrect, damaged, or unidentified material from entering inventory.

Responsibilities

· Receive incoming shipments from suppliers, carriers, third party partners and other company sites.

· Compare delivered material against purchase orders, packing slips, and shipping documentation.

· Verify part numbers, supplier part numbers, descriptions, quantities, and units of measure.

· Inspect incoming material for visible damage, shortages, incorrect items, or other discrepancies.

· Record receipts accurately in the company ERP system.

· Generate and apply receiving labels containing:

o Internal part number

o Part description

o Supplier part number when applicable

o Quantity

o Unit of measure

o Warehouse/storage location

o Barcode or other inventory identification

· Ensure material is properly identified before it is released to inventory or production.

· Coordinate with Inventory Team, Lead or Warehouse Manager to resolve receiving discrepancies.

· Identify and segregate damaged, incorrect, questionable, or nonconforming material.

· Route material requiring inspection to the appropriate Quality or inspection area.

· Maintain proper documentation for purchase order receipts, packing slips, certificates, and other required records.

· Prepare received material for put-away and communicate with Material Handlers regarding storage locations and priorities.

· Assist with unloading delivery trucks when required using pallet jacks, forklifts, or other material-handling equipment.

· Maintain an organized and safe receiving/staging area.

· Prevent unidentified or improperly labeled material from being placed into warehouse inventory.

· Assist with cycle counts and inventory investigations related to receiving discrepancies, picking errors and inventory accuracy.

· Support traceability requirements for serialized, lot-controlled, heat-number-controlled, or otherwise traceable materials when applicable.

· Communicate urgent or production-critical deliveries to the appropriate personnel.

· Follow company safety procedures, material handling requirements, and inventory-control processes.

· Perform other warehouse and inventory-related duties as assigned.

Expectations

Success in this position will be measured by:

· Receiving accuracy

· Inventory transaction accuracy

· Timely processing of incoming shipments

· Proper identification and labeling of material

· Reduction of receiving discrepancies

· Timely communication of shortages and problems

· Accuracy of warehouse locations

· Cleanliness and organization of the receiving area

· Compliance with company safety and inventory-control procedures

Environment

This position works primarily within a warehouse and manufacturing environment and may require interaction with delivery drivers, suppliers, production personnel, material handlers, Quality, Purchasing, and other departments.

The Receiving Clerk is expected to maintain a strong focus on accuracy, material identification, inventory control, safety, and timely movement of incoming material.