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Manufacturing, Material Handling

RECEIVING SPECIALIST

Rockford, ILOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)$19–$25 /hrPosted 17 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • high school diploma
  • receiving experience
  • industrial environment
  • forklift experience
  • overhead crane experience
  • tape measure
  • calipers
  • micrometers
  • blueprints
  • prioritize

Role summary

Caldwell is looking for a Receiving Specialist to manage daily logistics and receiving operations. Responsibilities include verifying incoming materials against purchase orders, identifying discrepancies or quality issues, and unloading deliveries. The role involves staging items, processing receiving transactions in an ERP system (M1), and managing the outside paint vendor process. The specialist will also assist with material flow, minor assembly, and provide training while maintaining a safe work environment.

Caldwell is seeking a Receiving Specialist to support daily logistics and receiving operations. This role is responsible for verifying incoming materials against purchase orders, identify missing, incorrect and/or poor-quality material, and unloading deliveries. Additionally, staging items for put-away or job pickup, processing receiving transactions, and supporting smooth material flow throughout the warehouse. The Receiving Specialist also serves as a primary owner of the outside paint vendor process.

Key Responsibilities

  • Unload trucks, including deliveries, returns, raw materials, and supply items.
  • Verify incoming products by counting and checking items received against purchase order details.
  • Creates the receiving transaction (Warehouse Transfers/MFG Receipt) in M1 for all incoming items after validating the shipment.
  • Primary owner of the outside paint vendor processes, including workcenter reports and stocking receipted items.
  • Identifies and segregates missing, incorrect and/or poor-quality material. Initiates the NCR process for documenting these issues.
  • Prepare and stage outside items and materials for pickup, put-away, inspection, or job use.
  • Put away all items received in the appropriate area. Jobs that require stickers can be placed in the WIP area.
  • Flexing to assist in day-to-day operations including small assembly boxing support as needed.
  • Provide receiving- and safety-related training when assigned.
  • Maintain a clean, safe work environment and comply with all safety rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrate Caldwell Company Values and support the “Easy to Do Business With” initiative in all work activities.

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Two years receiving experience, preferably in an industrial environment.
  • One year of forklift experience.
  • One year of overhead crane experience.
  • Ability to read a tape measure and use calipers and micrometers.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Ability to prioritize, organize, and stage material effectively.
  • PC proficiency sufficient to enter data into an ERP system and use Microsoft Office to create and edit documents.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

  • Work may involve frequent exposure to heat or cold depending on the season.
  • The noise level in the work environment can be periodically loud.
  • Employee is frequently required to walk, bend, stoop, stand, climb, kneel, talk, and hear.
  • Employee may occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be able to see with corrected vision to nearly 20/20 or better.
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