Overnight Receiving Assistant - Norfolk, United States - Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The individual must have the ability to
perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be
requested by the department head or a member of upper management but are intended for
an understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at
AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in
increasing same store sales and profits.

• Review and verify the receiving schedule. Verify receiving documents against the bill

of lading provided by the carrier.

• Print pallet tags for scheduled deliveries.
• Log in drivers time of arrival, door assignment and departure times on the computer.
• Provide daily receiving statistics to the distribution management team (ie: late trucks,

daily receiving totals).

• Create a daily report for supervisor review on what deliveries are late or have not

shown by their appointment time.

• Enter the receiving information into inventory along with any adjustments or

corrections after the receiver has verified and tagged delivery.

• Fax and email daily receiving information to the corporate and division transportation

department (ie:
overages, shortages, damage and late trucks).

• Manage the office supplies, ordering with supervisor approval, along with supplies

for copy machine and fax machine

• Answer phones and handle calls in an efficient and appropriate manner.
• Print and calculate total pallets moved by lift drivers for supervisor review.
• File documents are required.
• Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions

must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our
members, associates and division management.


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. A reasonable accommodation
will be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the
operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation
would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job
within the safety and company guidelines of the position.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS and/or


EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma preferred; prior
warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred.

Basic required competencies:
Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self
motivated to achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented,
learning and applying information, ability to follow instructions in English (both written and
verbal).


LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and speak fluent English. Ability to read and interpret
documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals. Ability to write
routine reports and correspondence relating to position.


MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts of basic math and
algebra.


REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of
concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret
a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Posses the
ability to work with coworkers and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing
sales and profitability.


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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands
to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or
hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and
smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.


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 providing a hardship is not required of the company or
membership.
Indoors, with adequate cooling, heating, and adequate lighting. Outdoors as needed.
Working in a warehouse environment with moderate noise due to industrial mobile
equipment operation and varied temperatures based on the assigned work area.
This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Distribution
Department in continuous growth and financial success of the Membership and Company.