Receiving Associate

Coastal Farm & Home Supply LLC; Mount Vernon (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

PTO

Employee Discount

Job summary

Coastal Farm is seeking a warehouse associate to manage daily shipments, verify orders, and maintain product pricing and records. The role includes forklift-ready responsibilities, internal communications, and collaboration across departments to ensure smooth store transfers and merchandising.

Candidates should be able to adapt to changing priorities, operate a computer system and email, and contribute to housekeeping and process improvements. Full-time benefits are provided.

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 shift priorities.
• Familiar with operating a computer system and email.
• Familiar with standard retail concepts and practices.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Unload and check in UPS, FedEx, LTL, and delivery shipments daily; count, inspect, sign freight bill, report damages or shortages, log merchandise, and process purchase orders.
• Verify that purchase orders and packing slips match.
• Enter purchase orders into the computer after completion.
• Create price lists for unmarked products and manage daily transfers.
• Address questions from the home office regarding purchase orders, shortages, surpluses, and damaged products.
• Maintain forklift certification training.
• Answer incoming phone calls and maintain constant radio communication with associates.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of Coastal Farm products.
• Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance, and store housekeeping.
• Help in other departments when needed.
• Daily cleaning duties (vacuuming, trash replacement, sweeping).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Forklift certification readiness

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Description

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.

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, 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.