Receiving Assistant

Job Summary of Receiving Assistant:

As a ShopRite Receiving Assistant, your principal task entails the precise reception and verification of incoming deliveries, ensuring that all products are accurately logged, verified, and stored appropriately. Keeping the receiving area clean and organized, managing the processing of returned and damaged items according to company policy, and communicating effectively with department teams are vital aspects of your position. Your role will also involve verifying the accuracy of invoices, supporting inventory procedures, and offering polite service during interactions with suppliers and colleagues.

Responsibilities of Receiving Assistant:

• Receive and unload incoming deliveries in a safe, efficient, and organized manner.
• Verify all invoices for accuracy, including cost, retail, and quantity.
• Ensure product is accurately matched to purchase orders and documentation.
• Handle damaged or return-to-stock products in accordance with Company policy.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and organized receiving area at all times.
• Monitor storage areas for cleanliness, organization, and compliance with food safety standards.
• Follow all procedures for proper code dating, rotation, and storage of merchandise.
• Assist in tracking inventory discrepancies and reporting variances to appropriate personnel.
• Utilize power or hand jacks, carts, and other equipment as required for receiving and transporting goods.
• Communicate effectively with department managers to ensure proper handling and distribution of received items.
• Follow all safety procedures and guidelines when operating equipment or handling merchandise.
• Complete all applicable training programs and maintain knowledge of company receiving procedures.
• Perform duties in accordance with ShopRite Service Priorities (Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency).
• Work cooperatively with others and support store operations as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications of Receiving Assistant:

• The operation of balers, hi-lo's, power jacks, and other machinery requires individuals to be 18 years or older.
• Proficiency in English includes the aptitude to understand, analyze, and articulate information comprehensively.
• Skill in performing primary mathematical computations.
• Competence to stay on foot or in motion for the entirety of the scheduled work shift.
• Responsibilities include standing, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting objects weighing 25 lbs regularly, with the flexibility to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Proficient in adapting to different temperature fluctuations, including refrigerated spaces.
• Skilled in working with fresh, dehydrated, or treated goods, seasonings, and powdered substances without facing any negative consequences.
• Capacity to withstand dust and cleaning solutions during the course of standard housekeeping duties.
• Proficient in maintaining professional and helpful interactions with customers and vendors.
• Having the aptitude to collaborate with coworkers and stick to specified work schedules.

We are living our Purpose - To Care Deeply about People, Helping them to Eat Well and Be Happy. This Purpose guides everything we do and is why we are in business. We are using our service priorities - Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency to help us make decisions at work every day and are critical to the success of our business goals.