Receiving Associate

Coastal Farm & Ranch; Mount Vernon (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

PTO

Employee discount

Job summary

Coastal Farm & Ranch in Mount Vernon, WA is seeking a warehouse associate to maintain and process daily shipments, unload inbound freight, verify orders, and assist with pricing and store transfers.

You will operate a forklift, communicate with the home office, and help with merchandising and housekeeping. Prior retail or warehouse experience is a plus, with strong attention to detail and teamwork required.

Qualifications

• Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork mindset.
• Able to adapt to changing workloads and priorities.
• Familiar with computer systems and email.
• Knowledge of basic retail concepts preferred.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Unload and check in shipments (UPS, FedEx, LTL, and deliveries).
• Verify purchase orders and packing slips match; enter orders.
• Create price lists for unmarked products and assist with transfers.
• Respond to home-office inquiries about orders, shortages, and damages.
• Maintain forklift certification training; assist in floor moves and merchandising.
• Maintain radio communication with associates and ensure product knowledge.

Skills

Forklift certification

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Computer literacy

Retail concepts

Attention to detail

Analytical/problem-solving

Job description

Primary Purpose

To be responsible for maintaining and processing all daily shipments and to be responsible for unloading and checking incoming products, pricing products, and processing store orders.

• Unload and check in UPS, FedEx, LTL, and delivery shipments daily; including, but not limited to, counting and inspecting products, signing driver's freight bill, reporting any damages or shortages of shipments, pulling packing slips from product, logging merchandise onto receiving log on SharePoint, and processing the purchase order according to procedures.
• Verify the purchase order and packing slip match.
• Enter purchase orders into computer after completion.
• Create price lists of products that are unmarked, including pulling, wrapping, and loading the stores' daily transfers.
• Address and answer all questions from the home office regarding purchase orders, shortages/surpluses, and damaged products.
• Maintain the forklift certification training.
• Constant radio communication with all associates.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the products Coastal Farm sells.
• Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and store housekeeping.

Primary Purpose

• Unload and check in UPS, FedEx, LTL, and delivery shipments daily; including, but not limited to, counting and inspecting products, signing driver's freight bill, reporting any damages or shortages of shipments, pulling packing slips from product, logging merchandise onto receiving log on SharePoint, and processing the purchase order according to procedures.
• Verify the purchase order and packing slip match.
• Enter purchase orders into computer after completion.
• Create price lists of products that are unmarked, including pulling, wrapping, and loading the stores' daily transfers.
• Address and answer all questions from the home office regarding purchase orders, shortages/surpluses, and damaged products.
• Maintain the forklift certification training.
• Constant radio communication with all associates.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the products Coastal Farm sells.
• Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and store housekeeping.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Unload and check in UPS, FedEx, LTL, and delivery shipments daily; including, but not limited to, counting and inspecting products, signing driver's freight bill, reporting any damages or shortages of shipments, pulling packing slips from product, logging merchandise onto receiving log on SharePoint, and processing the purchase order according to procedures.
• Verify the purchase order and packing slip match.
• Enter purchase orders into computer after completion.
• Create price lists of products that are unmarked, including pulling, wrapping, and loading the stores' daily transfers.
• Address and answer all questions from the home office regarding purchase orders, shortages/surpluses, and damaged products.
• Maintain the forklift certification training.
• Answer incoming phone calls.
• Constant radio communication with all associates.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the products Coastal Farm sells.
• Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and store housekeeping.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Help in other departments when needed.
• Perform daily cleaning - such as, but not limited to, vacuuming, replacing full trashes with new trash bags, and sweeping the department floor.
• Other duties assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a forklift certification
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing work environments and to shift priorities accordingly.
• Familiar with how to operate a computer system and email.
• Preferably familiar with standard retail concepts and practices.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, employee discount.
• Part-time benefits include 401(k), PTO, employee discount.