Part-Time Shipping, Receiving & Warehouse Assistant

Burghardt Sporting Goods; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Burghardt Sporting Goods is seeking a dependable Shipping, Receiving & Warehouse teammate to handle receiving, organization, and fulfillment in a hands-on role. You will verify products, scan and receive merchandise, and route items to production or retail as needed.

The position supports inventory accuracy, assists with warehouse organization, and participates in shipping processes to ensure on-time delivery to customers.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to follow instructions while also taking initiative when needed.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Receive and unload incoming shipments; organize product in designated receiving areas.
• Sort merchandise for custom orders and fulfill retail and production needs.
• Maintain inventory accuracy; pull merchandise for retail, production, and other departments.
• Prepare outgoing packages and documents; assist with shipping using carriers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Initiative

Communication

Fast-paced adaptability

Computer & scanner use

Product differentiation (numbers/sizes

Job description

Burghardt Sporting Goods is seeking a dependable, organized, and hard-working individual to join our Shipping, Receiving & Warehouse team.

This is a hands-on position that plays an important role in keeping product moving accurately and efficiently through our facility. The position involves receiving incoming shipments, unloading and organizing product, preparing merchandise for custom orders and retail, assisting with order fulfillment, and maintaining accurate warehouse inventory.

Because we are a small, continually evolving business, it is important that every member of our team is willing to take initiative, adapt to changing priorities, and help wherever needed to keep our operation running efficiently.

Typical working hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Primary Responsibilities:

Receiving & Product Handling:

• Unload incoming trucks and deliveries and safely move boxes and product into designated receiving areas.
• Stack, organize, open, and unpack incoming cartons.
• Verify incoming merchandise by checking product numbers, descriptions, sizes, colors, quantities, and barcodes.
• Scan and receive merchandise into our system for retail, custom orders, production, or warehouse inventory.
• Identify and communicate product discrepancies, shortages, damages, or receiving issues.

Custom Order Sorting & Fulfillment:

• Unpack and sort merchandise for custom team and group orders.
• Organize product onto tables or designated areas by product number, product type, size, color, and other identifying information.
• Accurately pick merchandise from sorted product as orders are called out by another receiving team member.
• Keep products organized and separated to help ensure the correct merchandise is assigned to each customer order.
• Route completed orders and merchandise to the appropriate production department or next step.

Warehouse Support:

• Back stock merchandise into designated warehouse locations.
• Pull merchandise from warehouse locations as needed for retail, production, customer orders, or other departments.
• Assist with inventory counts and audits to verify that physical product matches assigned warehouse locations and inventory records.
• Help maintain accurate and organized warehouse locations.
• Move and reorganize merchandise as inventory levels and operational needs change.

Shipping & General Support:

• Prepare and process outgoing packages using UPS, FedEx, USPS, and other carriers.
• Prepare and work with purchase orders, sales orders, and other shipping and receiving documents.
• Assist with loading outgoing shipments and transfers.
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and highly efficient receiving and warehouse environment.
• Assist with other shipping, receiving, warehouse, and operational responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to follow instructions while also taking initiative when needed.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment where priorities may change throughout the day.
• Comfortable using computers, scanners, and basic software programs.
• Ability to recognize and accurately differentiate product numbers, sizes, colors, descriptions, and barcodes.
• Dependable, punctual, and willing to help wherever needed.

Physical Requirements:

This is an active, hands-on position. Employees must be able to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequently bend, reach, squat, and move throughout receiving and warehouse areas.
• Regularly lift, carry, move, and stack boxes and merchandise.
• Safely operate carts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, and other basic material-handling equipment as trained.
• Perform repetitive tasks involving unpacking, sorting, scanning, picking, and moving merchandise.

What Success Looks Like:

A successful Shipping, Receiving & Warehouse Assistant is accurate, efficient, organized, and dependable. They understand that getting the right product to the right place is critical to serving our customers and supporting the rest of our team. They take pride in keeping product organized, catching discrepancies, and helping merchandise move smoothly from receiving through production, retail, warehouse storage, and ultimately to the customer.