Receiving Clerk

Four Winds Casinos are Equal Opportunity Employers; New Buffalo (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Four Winds Casinos in New Buffalo, MI, is seeking a Receiving Clerk in the Receiving Division of the Finance Department to ensure accurate, timely processing of shipments and proper storage.

You will verify orders, maintain FIFO storage, and support accounts payable with documentation; forklift operation and a valid driver’s license are required, and a Level 4 Gaming License is mandatory.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Must possess effective communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Chauffeur’s License is mandatory.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and maintain a good driving record.
• This position requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

Responsibilities

• Receives shipments and coordinates workflow to ensure timely delivery of supplies.
• Maintains knowledge of dry goods, paper products, chemical supplies, and food & beverage specifications.
• Ensures shipments are received in good, undamaged condition.
• Verifies orders with accounts payable and attaches invoices to purchase orders.
• Prepares orders for shipment and ensures quality control.
• Operates forklift, pallet jack, and box truck as needed.
• Maintains storage areas with respect to sanitation, temperature, and humidity.
• Rotates stock using FIFO method.
• Attends departmental meetings to facilitate information flow.

Skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Forklift operation

Education

GED or equivalent

Job description

SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient operations in the Receiving Division of the Finance Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following:

• Receives shipments and coordinates workflow to ensure timely delivery of supplies to all departments.
• Maintains a thorough, working knowledge of dry goods, paper products, chemical supplies, and food and beverage specifications.
• Ensures that all shipments are received in good, undamaged condition.
• Cooperates with accounts payable employees in the verification of orders received.
• Prepares boxes for shipment and prepares shipments as needed.
• Conducts the necessary research to effectively resolve receiving disputes.
• Attaches the invoice to purchase order and indicates the quantity received, number of boxes, date received, invoice number, and any other pertinent information.
• Facilitates the flow of information throughout the property, by attending regularly scheduled departmental meetings.
• Maintains storage areas with respect to sanitation, temperature, and humidity.
• Held accountable, to a high degree, for the accuracy, confidentiality, and thoroughness of departmental records and reports.
• Verifies all food and beverage deliveries upon arrival for correct corporate specification.
• Ensures all products are received and placed immediately under refrigeration or other storage (including freezing and dry storage) as needed.
• Ensures products are stored and dated properly, and rotated using FIFO method.
• Responsible for assisting marketing with promotional giveaway and maintaining accurate inventories at remote warehouse locations.
• Must be able to operate a forklift, electric and manual pallet jack and drive a box truck.
• Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and safe operation of all department vehicles.
• Held accountable, to a high degree, for the accuracy, confidentiality, and thoroughness of departmental records and reports.
• Prepares orders for shipment and ensure quality control
• Facilitates the flow of information throughout the property, by attending regularly scheduled departmental meetings
• Performs delivery of interoffice mail, food, promotional items, and equipment with commercial vehicle

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Promotes the following within the department and among all employees:

• Creates an atmosphere of fun for all casino guests.
• Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all employees, by setting positive examples at all times.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Must possess effective communication, organizational, and analytical skills. Prior warehouse and receiving experience preferred. Chauffeur’s License is mandatory. Must have a valid driver’s license and maintain a good driving record.

This position requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense reasoning to a variety of situations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is also regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to seventy-five (75) pounds, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to one hundred (100) pounds or more.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicant must successfully complete screening for essential job functions including a DOT physical.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. A casino environment is typically smoky.