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Job Title: Receiving Associate

Job Description

The Receiving Associate plays a crucial role in ensuring the accurate and efficient processing of all incoming blank apparel shipments. This involves verifying the quantities, colors, and sizes against purchase orders and packing slips, and ensuring proper inventory placement. The role also includes communication of any discrepancies to the supervisor and supporting other departments as needed to ensure a smooth production flow.

Responsibilities

+ Receive incoming shipments of blank apparel from various vendors.

+ Carefully unload and unpack incoming goods.

+ Accurately verify contents against purchase orders and packing slips, ensuring correct quantities, colors, and sizes.

+ Identify and document any discrepancies, damages, or shortages immediately upon receipt.

+ Report discrepancies or issues to the immediate superior for resolution.

+ Assist with co-inventory duties, ensuring all received garments are placed in their correct and organized designated locations within the warehouse.

+ Accurately enter received inventory into the system, maintaining up-to-date records.

+ Help maintain a clean, organized, and efficient receiving and inventory area.

+ Collaborate effectively with the Apparel Staging Lead, Shipping Associate, and other team members to ensure a smooth flow of materials.

+ Assist other departments as needed based on workload and time availability.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in material handling and warehouse operations.

+ Familiarity with garment production processes.

+ Proficiency in using a manual pallet jack and hand tools.

+ Ability to operate an RF scanner.

+ High school diploma or equivalent.

+ Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

+ Strong organizational and time management skills.

+ Ability to read and understand purchase orders and packing slips.

+ Basic computer skills for data entry and inventory management.

+ Ability to lift and move boxes of apparel as required.

+ Excellent communication skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Prior experience in a receiving, warehouse, or inventory role is a plus.

+ A team player willing to assist other departments.

Why Work Here?

We offer a generous benefits package including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, as well as a 401(k) with company match. Enjoy 13 paid holidays and 10 PTO days. We support family planning with benefits such as fertility coverage and adoption assistance. Our company culture promotes opportunities for growth and advancement and is conveniently located on the bus line.

Work Environment

The work schedule is Monday to Friday, 7 am to 3:30 pm. The dress code is casual, allowing for jeans, slacks, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies, with steel-toed boots or sneakers being required. Ensure safety by avoiding baggy clothing and loose/hanging jewelry.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Liverpool, New York.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.50 - $20.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Liverpool,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 14, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.