Receiving Clerk

Winco Foods; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

WinCo Foods in Washington state is seeking an Inventory Clerk to scan and verify counts of incoming and outgoing stock while maintaining friendly customer service. You will handle pricing updates, data entry, and communication with the pricing clerk and General Office.

The role supports direct store deliveries, operates basic equipment, and works varied hours within a 24/7 environment. Prior experience with 10 key typing and math is preferred, and a Food Handlers Certification may be required.

Qualifications

• 10 key typing and basic math skills are required.
• Ability to provide friendly, courteous service to customers and staff.
• Willingness to work varied hours, including early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes and serves customers.
• Verifies stock counts and delivers accurate pricing changes.
• Updates data entry and price changes in systems and communicates with offices.
• Unloads products and operates a fork lift and pallet jack as needed.
• Schedule delivery times for trucks and ensure proper documentation.

Skills

10 key typing

Basic math

Customer service

Flexible hours

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Fork lift

Pallet jack

Job description

About Us

Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer - we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. Currently, WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. With more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support set us apart. In your role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day.

Overview

Job Summary

Scans and verifies the count of inventory coming into and out of the store. Consistently provides friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers. Performs other related work.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Seeks opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers. Maintains an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer.
• Establishes and maintains strong professional relationships with DSD vendors.
• Verifies cost and quantities of delivered product.
• Updates data base by changing prices on promotional items, incorrect prices, communicating information to the Pricing Clerk, interfacing by computer with General Offices, writing checks, and stapling information.
• Maintains and files Direct Store Deliveries (DSD) by inputting information into the computer, attaching data to invoices, and filing information.
• Transmits data for payment to General Office by inputting related information into the computer, printing, and sending information.
• Writes and sends orders (e.g., ice cream, eggs, milk, etc.) by estimating what is needed based on past experience.
• Delivers invoices to appropriate departments.
• Unloads product by operating a fork lift.
• Moves product with a pallet jack.
• Maintains a clean work area by sweeping, picking up pallets, stacking items with a fork lift, etc.
• Performs checks as needed.
• Schedule delivery times for direct trucks.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

• Performing 10 key and type on a keyboard with manual dexterity.
• Performing basic math (add, subtract, divide and multiple) and compute weights and measures.

Ability to:

• Consistently provide friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers.

• Work varied hours primarily between 4:00 am and 2:00 pm in a 24/7 operation; including night, weekends and holidays.

  Communicate (hearing and speech) with individuals within the store and outside vendors.
• Exhibit integrity in dealings with vendors and their product.
• Stand, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, and reach for extended periods of time.
• Conduct visual inspections, read product labels, reports, place product in correct location, etc.
• Perform tasks requiring manual dexterity (e.g., processing of paperwork, filing, stapling, collating, sorting, etc.).
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Operate fork lift and pallet jack.
• Push and pull racks and a pallet jack.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• Perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.

Additional Requirements:

• Food Handlers Certification (Per State Laws).

Machines and Equipment Operated:

• Fork lift and pallet jack.
• Office machines (e.g., copy machine, symbol, computer terminal, etc.).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and qualifications required may vary.

EEO/Inclusivity

As the WinCo Foods community continues to grow, our variety of perspectives and wide range of experiences are essential to our strategy and success. We are committed cultivating and celebrating an inclusive environment in which all employees are valued and respected.

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Pay Range

USD $17.38 - USD $21.21 /Hr.