Principal Areas of Responsibility
• Receive, unpack, check and store merchandise or materials, and distribute to the appropriate department, or individual on the order
• Verify incoming merchandise against invoices or orders to spot quantity discrepancies and damaged goods, and inspect the quality and condition of the merchandise, signing off receipts and manifests
• Participate in the development of procedures and tools to organize the shipping / receiving and storehouse organization activities
• Ensure that merchandise is unloaded safely from incoming trucks
• Ensure that orders arrive and are dispatched on time to the appropriate destinations and in the expected quantities
• Report damages and discrepancies for accounting, reimbursement and record-keeping purposes
• Ensure that purchase order items are incoming, and requisitions are filled correctly
• Ensure that parts and items purchased are stored correctly
• Informs appropriate individuals who have initiated the purchase orders that items have been received
• Receive merchandise in the financial system, or ensure it is received by another designated receiver
• Resolve customer service issues and complaints
• Follow up regarding back-order shipments and discrepancies with vendors, and/or corporate accounting department
• Maintain proper records pertaining to shipping/receiving and procurement of items
• Process returned and damaged goods in a timely manner
• Complete shipping and receiving reports
• Record shipment data, including weight, charges and space availability
• Follow-up with vendors and couriers on delivery dates or delays, carrying out correspondence with couriers, including shipment set-ups, delivery instructions and estimated delivery expectations
• Prepare freight to be shipped as needed
• Track physical inventories, and maintain inventory levels for parts, tools, etc., and ensure minimum inventory levels for critical parts
• Transports parts into the workshop and storage area.
• Maintain cleanliness of warehouse, and ensure it is always organized
• Optimize usage of space, including usage of shelves
• Identify obsolete parts, and coordinates disposal of parts with maintenance and operations departments
• Keep a monthly inventory up to date, sharing with key staff from the maintenance and operations departments
• Verify the accuracy of inventory and cycle reports
• Keep an inventory of shared tools, managing dispatching of tools, inspecting tools condition
• May operate forklift
• Ensure assigned area is kept clean
• This is a hands-on position and may require performing the work and duties of an Operator on a particular shift (e.g. board operation, field sampling, rounds and operations)
• May interact with the West Basin MWD’s representatives and contractors
• Other functions assigned by your supervisor
