Shipping & Receiving Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne in Kent, WA seeks a dependable Shipping & Receiving Specialist for a direct hire opportunity supporting busy manufacturing and distribution warehouse operations. You will stay organized, ensure materials are received, stocked, and shipped accurately, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to keep shipments moving.

This role offers steady full-time hours and a team-focused environment with opportunities to build long-term skills in warehouse operations, inventory control, freight

Qualifications

• Hands-on warehouse experience required.
• Ability to verify quantities against packing slips.
• Ability to operate forklifts and pallet jacks.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming shipments, verify quantities against packing slips, and inspect materials for accuracy and damage.
• Prepare, package, label, and ship outgoing orders according to customer and carrier requirements.
• Load and unload trucks using forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment.
• Maintain organized warehouse stock, support inventory accuracy, and assist with cycle counts as needed.
• Update shipping, receiving, and inventory information in warehouse management or ERP systems.
• Coordinate with purchasing, production, customer service, and warehouse teams to support timely material flow.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory control

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a dependable Shipping & Receiving Specialist for a direct hire opportunity in Kent, WA, supporting busy manufacturing and distribution warehouse operations. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys staying organized, keeping shipments moving, and ensuring materials are received, stocked, and shipped accurately.

The Shipping & Receiving Specialist will join a team-oriented environment where accuracy, reliability, and communication are valued. Candidates can expect supportive leadership, steady full-time hours, and the opportunity to build long-term skills in warehouse operations, inventory control, freight shipping, and logistics. This is a strong opportunity for someone with hands-on warehouse experience who takes pride in keeping operations running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive incoming shipments, verify quantities against packing slips, and inspect materials for accuracy and damage.


• Prepare, package, label, and ship outgoing orders according to customer and carrier requirements.


• Load and unload trucks using forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment.


• Maintain organized warehouse stock, support inventory accuracy, and assist with cycle counts as needed.


• Update shipping, receiving, and inventory information in warehouse management or ERP systems.


• Coordinate with purchasing, production, customer service, and warehouse teams to support timely material flow.

Compensation and Benefits

• Job Type: Direct Hire.


• Pay: $24 to $28 per hour.


• Major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.