Warehouse Receiving Job Description
Warehouse receiving
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Warehouse Receiving Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
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Organize and focus on improved productivity levels in a manner that stresses effectiveness by improving processes the efficiencies of department team members
Maximize quality and productivity by understanding the expectations of the company and assisting the Warehouse Manager in evaluating performance variances in order to identify root cause and corrective action
Receive Warehouse Orders
Warehouse Associates (Receiving) will need to be able to move up to 70 pounds and be able to work in a fast paced environment
Assists with inventory control by performing regular cycle counts
Accurately executes pick lists according to the prescribed procedure and records the documentation of such movements
Performs all necessary transactions in the ERP for materials being issued from or returned to the warehouse
Safely transports items to the production floor as needed
Organizes material in warehouse controlled inventory locations and ensures that items are properly labeled per procedure
Warehouse Receiving Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Warehouse Receiving
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DFA, DG, PIT, IATA, MHE, ANSI, OSHA, NMAST, ISO, OHSA
Education for Warehouse Receiving
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the warehouse receiving job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in General Education, Education, Associates, Supervision, Management, Technical, Business, Business/Administration, Computer, Manufacturing
Skills for Warehouse Receiving
Desired skills for warehouse receiving include:
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Ability to operate a forklift and meet medium level physical exertion requirements
Structures and systems of warehousing
Articulate Storyline
Bilingual in English and Spanish
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Excel
Technical and non-technical training media
Basic concepts
Email and internet software applications
Desired experience for warehouse receiving includes:
Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to access equipment, supplies, clean
Physical labor and ability to be able to stand and/or walk to fill orders, assist customers on the sales floor stock product at various racking levels, use step-stool or ladder and place product on/off conveyor, trucks, shelving
Knowledge of shop floor systems
Three plus (3+) years in material handling experience preferred
Previous warehouse experience is preferred but on the job training is provided
Performs to standards in multiple functions (i.e., productivity, performance, safety, quality)
Warehouse Receiving Examples
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Warehouse Receiving Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of warehouse receiving. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for warehouse receiving
- Learn to identify parts by part number and by sight
- Receive and verify received materials
- Accurately generate receiving documentation and properly note shortage or damages on freight bills
- Accurately pull requisitions for materials, and/or stock material to include verification of part numbers and quantities
- Accurately generate all related control documentation
- Understand and perform audits and cycle counts
- Look up and transfer parts in WIP using the MIT system
- Perform any function in receiving and warehouse with minimal supervision
- Accurately complete all administrative tasks for receiving
- Supervise a staff of seven employees
Qualifications for warehouse receiving
- Must use hands/fingers to handle or feel operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, position for up to 8 hours per day
- Uses relevant computer system, applications (which may include spreadsheets, word processors, databases, ) at a basic level
- Familiarity with use of carton processing equipment
- Coordinate the transport companies worldwide
- Ensure consistency of the shipping requests
- Produce the required documents in conjunction with the designated carrier
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of warehouse receiving. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for warehouse receiving
- Ensure that employees are following SOP’s and meeting Labor Management numbers
- Research and resolve any receipt discrepancies
- Monitor putaway and profiling reports
- Assist employees with daily tasks to ensure that they are completed
- Utilizing the product matrix form, identifies overages at time of receipt and coordinates OS process with Inventory Control
- Maintain floor inventory integrity by properly transferring products form warehouse to customer's house, stores or other locations as necessary and requested by customers
- Removes sold product from floor, wrap and store until customer delivery or load product into customer vehicle for customer pickup
- Responsible for the clerical side of the warehouse operation, documenting product receipt
- Executes work at a rapid pace to meet the pieces per hour goals without sacrificing safety and accuracy/quality
- Receives and distributes and/or install parts that are ordered for repairing damage pieces of furniture
Qualifications for warehouse receiving
- Must be able to walk about inside the production area to access equipment, supplies
- Coordinate activities with the customs broker
- Check freight bills based on the agreements established
- Ensure responsibility for the coding of imported and exported products
- Coordinate the import and export of controlled goods
- Cooperate with and support the order entry department
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Our company is looking to fill the role of warehouse receiving. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for warehouse receiving
- Completes and submits weekly warehouse checklist to record compliance with pieces per hour performance goals
- Works to reduce the warehouse operating expenses
- Perform general housekeeping duties in warehouse and cold box as needed and as directed
- Verify all merchandise received by the company on site and at the annex
- Responsible for entering receiving documents
- Responsible for balancing the warehouse stock items
- Responsible for completing and delivering inventory requisitions
- Responsible for maintaining warehouse stock inventory
- Deliver items to appropriate department
- Communicate with Manager items out of stock or close to expiration date
Qualifications for warehouse receiving
- Knowledge of the computer environment (SAP and Office)
- Ability to work in an environment with tight schedules
- Yard tractor experience preferred
- Proficient in using computer to conduct daily transactions
- Demonstrated proficiency in teaming skills
- 2 years’ experience quality Inspection experience
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Our company is looking for a warehouse receiving. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for warehouse receiving
- Responsible maintaining a clean and safe work environment
- May be required to perform duties outside of normal job description where in the Company’s judgment it is necessary in the interest of efficiency, productivity, or improved customer service
- Efficiently handle receipt of inventories
- Timely receipts of all incoming purchase orders
- Coordinator movement of palletized inventory between departments
- Assist with cycle count program
- Accurately receive and/or issue inventory items, accurately tracking items from location to location and ensuring that associated documentation is complete and accurate
- Ensure that all received inventory items are properly identified and put away in the correct location
- Enter all warehouse transactions into Oracle to timely work order completion
- Process all paperwork and transactions to ensure that inventory data is accurate at all times
Qualifications for warehouse receiving
- Must be able to regularly lift to chest level up to 70 lbs
- Prior experience with inventory control and ERP systems experience a must
- Supervise the operations that include Receiving, Warehouse, and
- Minimum 2 years warehouse experience, preferably in more progressive assignments with a broad range of responsibilities
- Minimum SPM qualification with related working experience
- Those with SAP/ WMS experience are highly desirable
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Our growing company is hiring for a warehouse receiving. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for warehouse receiving
- Collaborate with procurement staff to list expected deliveries
- Receive products from vendors and count items to ensure that products received match invoice or purchase order
- Confer and correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages/overages, and nonconformance to specifications
- Any reasonable request made by management personnel
- Protect and preserve assets of the company at all times
- Scheduling inbound truck deliveries and update truck log
- Oversees receiving functions
- Receives inbound trucks via phone, assign dock and open gate
- Audits information into computer ensuring inventories are recorded accurately and documentation is in order (PURH50 Report)
- Manages accuracy of printed open purchase/re-supply orders daily (PURH34 Report)
Qualifications for warehouse receiving
- Must be able to stand for eight hours
- Able to drive/use Material Handling Equipment fork lift, pallet jack etc is muchpreferred
- Must be functionally literate and capable of understanding and recognizing part numbers in numeric and alphanumeric sequence accurately and rapidly for placing parts in their proper locations
- Must be able to move product with moving aids designed to move such items including
- Must be able to understand and use R/F equipment and back up add and delete sheets for controlling surplus
- Must maintain performance standards and keep errors at an acceptable level