Warehouse Assistant – Receiving | 1st Shift

Milwaukee, WI

Starting Pay: $21.55 per hour

Schedule:
Full-time, 1st Shift Employment

Type:
Full-time, non-exempt

Receive it right. Track it accurately. Help feed eastern Wisconsin.

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is hiring a dependable and detail-oriented Warehouse Assistant - Receiving to support inbound product and receiving operations at our Milwaukee distribution center.

In this role, you will help ensure incoming food and other essential products are received accurately, inspected for quality, entered into our inventory system, labeled, scanned, and placed in the correct warehouse locations.

This is a hands‑on position that combines physical warehouse work with strong attention to detail and inventory accuracy. You will work closely with drivers, warehouse team members, donors, and other departments to help keep products moving safely and efficiently from the time they arrive at our facility.

• Starting pay of $21.55 per hour
• Full-time, 1st-shift schedule
• Stable, year-round work
• Primary responsibility for receiving and inbound product processing
• Hands‑on experience with inventory, scanning, and warehouse systems
• A supportive, team‑oriented environment
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in communities across eastern Wisconsin

Full‑time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Safe Harbor 401(k) match of 100% on the first 4% contributed, with immediate vesting
• Employer HSA contribution for eligible employees
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Personal Day and Floating Holiday
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employer‑paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Mission-driven work supporting communities across eastern Wisconsin

• Receive incoming food, donations, purchased products, and other materials delivered to the Milwaukee facility.
• Unload trucks safely and efficiently using forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material‑handling equipment.
• Verify incoming products against receiving documentation, manifests, bills of lading, and other records.
• Weigh, count, and inspect incoming products to ensure accurate receiving and inventory records.
• Scan and enter received products into the inventory system according to established procedures.
• Ensure products are accurately labeled, identified, and assigned to the correct warehouse locations.
• Inspect incoming food and products for quality, freshness, damage, temperature, food safety, and overall suitability.
• Communicate product discrepancies, damages, quality concerns, or receiving issues to the appropriate team members.
• Move received products from the receiving area to appropriate storage, cooler, freezer, staging, or distribution locations.
• Maintain an organized receiving area and ensure products are processed in a timely manner.
• Assist with inventory counts, cycle counts, and reconciliation of receiving or inventory discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate cooler and freezer temperature records and support proper product storage conditions.
• Coordinate with drivers, warehouse team members, donors, programs, and other departments to support efficient receiving operations.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material‑handling equipment after completing required training and certification.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized receiving docks, warehouse areas, coolers, and freezers.
• Follow all food safety, warehouse safety, OSHA, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Support order fulfillment, product movement, inventory activities, and other warehouse functions as operational needs require.

• Commitment to understanding and supporting Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin’s mission and work to address food insecurity.
• Respect for the people and communities we serve.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to receiving and inventory accuracy.
• Ability to accurately count, weigh, label, scan, and document incoming products.
• Ability to learn and use inventory, scanning, database, and warehouse management systems.
• Ability…