Receiving Lead

Description

Receiving Lead

Reports To: Branch Manager and/or Warehouse Manager

Work Hours: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Branch(s): Assigned Branch location

Position Purpose:

Supervise branch receiving area, increasing operational efficiency, helping branch profitability and customer satisfaction by accurately and safely processing incoming shipments. Lead team to meet goals.

Essential Functions:

• Upholds highest safety standards as outlined in the P&H Safety Action Plan.
• Recognize team achievements and encourage excellence in the work environment
• Effectively supervises receiving function of branch to meet goals
• Assists manager in evaluating Receiving employees performance and provide feedback and coaching as needed, identify training needs
• Resolve receiving problems as needed
• Locate areas of improvement and propose corrective actions that meet challenges, improve efficiency and leverage growth opportunities
• Maintain operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures
• Receive shipments, verify products on packing slips are there and sign corresponding paperwork upon receipt.
• Inspect contents of deliveries to ensure that the product is not damaged.
• Assume responsibility for returning unsatisfactory shipments or receiving replacements.
• Label deliveries and allocate them to their designated place.
• Put product away into correct locations with the use of a barcode reader.
• Maintain organization of packing slips and assist in inventory control.
• Unload product from incoming trucks.
• Manage work schedule in order to complete workload for the day.
• Move and lift heavy objects from one location to another.
• Read and decipher packing slips, computer screens and barcode readers.
• Practice teamwork in order to best service internal and external customers.
• Maintain a clean and professional work environment.
• Operate fork trucks and/or platform lifts in order to safely and effectively move product within the warehouse. Safely operate a forklift, pallet jack, etc.
• Remain up-to-date on all safety practices and standards.
• Perform other responsibilities as directed.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Experience, Education & Skills:

• 3-5 years Warehouse Receiving experience required.
• Ability to operate motor vehicle, forklift, barcode reader, currently used hardware and software.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The associate is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
• The associate is subject to warehouse duties with safety practices and standards.