What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping and Receiving Assistant position at Tri-City Group?
Tri-City Group is currently seeking an experienced Shipping & Receiving Assistant for an immediate opening in Davenport, IA. The Shipping & Receiving Assistant is responsible for handling all incoming and outgoing shipments, verifying deliveries, organizing warehouse materials, and ensuring the safe and accurate flow of materials throughout the facility. This role supports the field and project teams by accurately distributing materials, maintaining organization, and following safety standards in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
Main Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screening test and, possibly, an MVR background check. Steel-toe or composite-toe shoes/boots are required prior to your first day. Tri-City Group is an equal opportunity employer.
Main Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
- Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments against purchase orders and packing slips
- Unload delivery trucks and move materials to designated storage or staging areas
- Accurately match materials with job-specific purchase orders and communicate discrepancies to project management
- Read and interpret shipping orders, customer orders, and requisitions to determine items to be gathered, packed, or shipped
- Pick, pack, and prepare materials for job site deliveries or outbound shipments
- Sort and place materials on racks, shelves, or bins based on size, type, or product code
- Label and mark materials with proper identifying information
- Record material movements and inventory updates in the appropriate software system
- Ensure the warehouse is clean, organized, and accessible, maintaining a safe work environment
- Prepare parcels for mailing
- Relocate materials to holding areas, staging zones, or loading docks as needed
- Open crates, bales, and containers and inspect contents for damage or discrepancies
- Perform basic facilities maintenance and janitorial tasks as assigned
- Wear proper PPE and follow all warehouse safety protocols
- Support general warehouse operations and assist with inventory control and cycle counts
- Consolidate, organize, and palletize material to maintain a tidy storage area
- Coordinate, prepare, and stage outbound LTL and dedicated truck load shipments
- Perform other duties as assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a warehouse, shipping/receiving, checking in materials, and performing inventory.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Prior experience driving a forklift is not required; we will train.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screening test and, possibly, an MVR background check. Steel-toe or composite-toe shoes/boots are required prior to your first day. Tri-City Group is an equal opportunity employer.