Warehouse Associate - Receiving Dept

About Shepherd Electric Supply

Since 1892, Shepherd Electric Supply has been the first call when complex, time-critical electrical challenges need to be solved, and reliability truly matters. We move materials accurately and on time, so contractors stay on schedule, projects stay on track, and customers never have to wonder if we will come through. Our success comes from people who take pride in doing things the right way - safely, accurately, and with care for teammates and customers alike.

If you want to do work that matters at a company that notices, this is the place.

Everything Shepherd ships out starts with what comes in. The Warehouse Associate - Receiving Department is the first checkpoint for every product that enters the branch - and the first line of defense for inventory accuracy across the entire operation. This is not just unloading trucks. You are the person who confirms that what a vendor shipped is what Shepherd actually ordered, in the right quantity and the right condition, before it enters inventory.

When receiving is done right, the shipping team pulls orders that are actually there, the counter has stock it can trust, and fill rates hold. When it is not, the error hides in a bin until a customer's order comes up short. This role is for someone who checks the details when the freight is stacking up, who catches the discrepancy before it becomes an inventory ghost, and who understands that accurate receiving is where every Shepherd promise begins.

We Keep Our Promises:
Accuracy starts at the receiving dock. Every promise Shepherd makes downstream depends on what you verify coming in. Right product, right count, right condition - checked against the packing slip and PO before it ever reaches a bin. If it's wrong when it arrives and you catch it, a customer never feels it.

We Stay Hungry:
You notice the vendor who ships short every time, the freight that always arrives damaged, the put-away sequence that could be faster. You surface the pattern, not just the one-off - and you look for a smarter, cleaner way to receive.

We Grow Together:
Receiving does not work alone. You coordinate with purchasing on discrepancies, with the warehouse floor on put-away, and with shipping on priority freight. When your communication is clean, the whole branch runs on inventory it can trust.

We Own It:
You do not let a discrepancy walk into inventory. If freight is short, damaged, or wrong, you document it and resolve it before it's received. If something looks off, you stop and ask. Ownership in receiving means the error is caught here - not discovered three orders later.

We Go Above & Beyond:
You get today's freight received and put away today, so it's pickable when the floor needs it. You flag recurring vendor problems before they cost a fill rate. You see what's coming off the truck and you get ahead of it.

• Unload inbound freight safely and inspect every shipment for damage, shortage, or error at the point of delivery
• Verify received product against the packing slip and purchase order - right item, right quantity, right condition - before it enters inventory
• Record receiving transactions accurately and promptly in the warehouse management system
• Coordinate with purchasing on receiving discrepancies so they are resolved, not just noted
• Prioritize time-critical and backordered inbound freight so waiting orders keep moving

• Document all overages, shortages, and damages (OS&D) clearly and immediately - with the detail purchasing needs to act
• Resolve inbound discrepancies before the product is received into inventory, not after it has been put away
• Treat every receiving discrepancy as a signal, not an inconvenience - flag recurring vendor or carrier problems to the Warehouse Manager for root cause review
• Set aside and clearly tag freight that cannot be verified, rather than guessing it into inventory

• Put received product away accurately to the correct bin locations so it is pickable the same shift it arrives
• Confirm bin locations are current and report location discrepancies before they cause pick errors downstream
• Handle inbound returns (RMAs) and vendor credits per Shepherd standards, keeping the receiving area clear of unresolved product
• Protect the accuracy of the count - receiving is where inventory integrity starts

• Operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, and receiving equipment safely and in compliance with Shepherd standards
• Conduct pre-shift equipment checks and report maintenance needs before they become failures
• Keep the receiving dock and staging area organized, labeled, and clear of hazards - aisles open, freight not left blocking the floor
• Maintain safety compliance at your workstation and alert leadership to unsafe conditions immediately

• Surface workflow friction, recurring receiving errors, or put-away inefficiencies to…