Receiving Clerk Job Description
Receiving clerk
provides assistance with other department functions when necessary, picking orders, creating shipments, shipping and receiving.
Receiving Clerk Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective receiving clerk job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included receiving clerk job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Organize and store incoming materials
Receiving truck orders
Rotating inventory
Stocking and doing event pulls
Maintain an up-to-date file of the receiving copy of all approved purchase orders
Spot-check all other perishables and non-perishables upon arrival for quality, quantity and packaging, the correct temperature
Prepare products to be received or shipped from warehouse/department
Match actual product to associated documentation
Research and resolve discrepancies between actual product and associated documentation
Prepare routine activity reports
Receiving Clerk Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Receiving Clerk
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OHSA
Education for Receiving Clerk
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the receiving clerk 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, Accounting, Business, Computer, Technical, Associates, High School Education, Computers, English
Skills for Receiving Clerk
Desired skills for receiving clerk include:
Computers
Microsoft Word and Excel
Wide variety general department products
Shipping procedures
Excel
Rates
Routes
Articulate Storyline
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Captivate
Desired experience for receiving clerk includes:
Receive Goods and verify these goods against the purchase orders by taking into account the Quantity and Quality of the received products expiry date
Complete a daily food and beverage receiving report and submit the invoices daily to the accounts payable coordinator
Stocks materials according to a prescribed inventory system
Counts, weighs, and measures goods received or issued
Temporary Shipping/Receiving position*
To act as a team leader and ensure that the storerooms run smoothly and efficiently
Receiving Clerk Examples
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Receiving Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a receiving clerk. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for receiving clerk
- Unloads incoming freight, checks for damaged goods and reports discrepancies to interested parties
- Enter receipts in system, and alert necessary parties for over shipments, discrepant material or mismatched packlist
- Research items with discrepancies in the packlist, PO or invoice
- Labels all incoming parts with part number, PO and quantity
- Prepare received parts for put away
- Help material handlers with put away of material
- Accept delivery of authorized items
- Performs Inbound/Outbound Receipts
- Maintain department equipment records
- Maintain Inbound/Outbound Appointment log
Qualifications for receiving clerk
- Inbound / Outbound Accuracies
- Correct Open Deliveries
- Labeling / Reprint of SAP labels
- Audit/Dock Compliance
- May direct others in preparing outgoing shipments
- Administer documentation and communication of Damaged and defective freight
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Receiving Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a receiving clerk. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for receiving clerk
- Perform material transactions in Oracle
- Manage inventory and troubleshoot order discrepancies
- Create material requests and reporting
- Keeps storerooms organized and clean for proper storage
- Maintains cleanliness of storerooms daily
- Stocks kitchen with food goods
- Maintains safe work environment, reports or corrects any unsafe acts or conditions
- Inspects and unpack all merchandise received, and stocks/stores it
- Assists the Executive Chef in filling General Storeroom requisitions
- It is the responsibility of this position to obey the orders of their superiors and to report them regularly
Qualifications for receiving clerk
- Communicate and follow up with Material Planners
- Communicate inspection priorities with Quality
- Minimum of 6 months hi lo experience in the last 18 months
- Candidates have the legal authority to work in the U.S
- Forklift Operator Certification(s) is a plus
- Physical Effort - Significant portions (more than 50%) of daily assignments involve prolonged standing, transporting material or equipment, or lifting, moving, or carrying heavy (over 30 pounds) materials for intermittent periods throughout the day
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Receiving Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of receiving clerk. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for receiving clerk
- Keeps all unauthorized persons "off premises"
- Is responsible for the cleaning of all storerooms, coolers, loading docks and work areas
- Checks and lock all coolers/storeroom doors before departure at end-of-day
- Examine and unpack incoming shipments
- Responsible for monitoring the returns process
- Investigate and resolve situations where items received are not properly documented in the daily receipt log
- Maintains a clean work area by sweeping, picking up pallets, stacking items with a fork lift
- Enters shipment into the UNIX system and moves it to designated holding area, routing non-product to appropriate area
- Works shipment based on date of receipt and separates cartons by title
- Counts and inspects product and completes breakdown tickets
Qualifications for receiving clerk
- Strong work ethic (willingness to work overtime as needed, including on Saturdays)
- Must be fluent in the English Language, able to write, read and speak
- Must be able to lift approximately 50 lbs or more
- Sit-down/ Stand up Forklift Operator experience
- Knowledge of proper food handling
- Ability to open and navigate the Internet
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Receiving Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a receiving clerk. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for receiving clerk
- Keys receiving ticket information onto CRT to generate stock locator cards, routing problems to A/P clerk
- Unloads cartons and stages them onto pallets based on warehouse zones
- Receives materials in a timely manner
- Works as a liaison between Receiving and Inventory Control
- Assists in pricing and dating with a "pricing gun" all groceries and canned goods
- Receives supplies from vendors
- Fills stock requisition orders and delivers to requesting department
- Enters receiving information into inventory management system in accordance with department procedures
- Informs storeroom supervisor of consistently late shipments and unexpected shortages or overages
- Inspects and accepts deliveries, ensures product delivered matches packing slips, and identifies location to which the packages/supplies/equipment are to be delivered
Qualifications for receiving clerk
- Must have the ability talk and hear
- Ability to stand/ walk 6 - 8 hour per day
- Must be able to input data into a computer
- Composes and types for routine reporting
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with computerized inventory tracking systems (ERP)
- Highly organized and able to prioritize assignments
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Receiving Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of receiving clerk. 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 receiving clerk
- Accurately completes receiving process in computer and scans all packing slips into MMIS system per established timelines
- Ensures safety of products by giving special attention to refrigerated supplies and those with special handling
- Ensures overnight packages are processed and delivered timely to meet customer needs
- Maintains assigned area in clean, safe and organized manner
- Affixes property record (asset) tags to Capital Equipment upon receipt, records all needed information to MMIS system
- Affixes Aeroscout tracking tag to designated equipment and provides all necessary information to Purchasing Director
- Resolves invoice match exceptions due to receipt discrepancies related to purchase orders
- Prepares items for return and ensures pick up of goods once an RTV or RGA has been issued
- Delivers supplies, equipment, packages to customers taking care to obtain location delivery information
- Maintains log of Facilities/Biomed/IT inspections and ensures information is entered into MMIS system
Qualifications for receiving clerk
- Experienced and licensed forklift operator
- Valid driver's license, acceptable/provisional driving record, current DOT medical card and ability to drive the Life Fitness straight truck
- Basic math skills (add, subtract and multiply)
- Available to work a split shift when needed
- Walk, stand, bend, squat, sit, twist/turn, climb stairs/ladders/steel loads, reach overhead, grasp tools as necessary and work at heights
- Wear fall protection to unload steel