Shipping/Receiving Clerk

At Kenco Logistics, you’re more than just a team member—you’re part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and a strong commitment to its people. As one of the leading 3PL providers in the U.S., Kenco offers a dynamic and supportive work environment where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority. With a focus on safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement, Kenco empowers employees to make a real impact in the supply chain industry while building rewarding careers. Join a company where your contributions help move the world forward—one shipment at a time.

About the Position

The Shipping/Receiving Clerk verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments. This position prepares outgoing shipments and receives deliveries to the warehouse at the dock and using warehouse management systems.  

Functions

• Document management: Manage the preparation, creation, retrieval, validation, and storage of documents necessary to support the operation. 
• Labels, packs, and loads items for shipment according to specifications.  
• Stage shipments for shipping 
• Accept shipments and prepare docks for receiving 
• Operates the stretch wrap banders and prepare pallets and crates for shipping. 
• Unloads delivery vehicles and moves items to appropriate area.  
• Inspects for damage, compares items and quantities received against freight bills or other records, and documents discrepancies.  
• Maintains records of all items received and shipped via warehouse management and inventory systems.  
• Checks receipts against purchase order for proper shipment, shortages, damages, or defects. 
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies. 
• Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations. 
• Ensure facility is inspection ready at all times for SQFI, FDA, and customer needs. 
• If the site is a CGMP environment (Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations enforced by the FDA), monitor proper inventory requirements: FIFO (First In First Out), Lot, and Age. 
• May assist with inventory cycle counts 
• Other applicable duties as assigned.  

Qualifications

• High School or GED required. 
• Associate’s degree or two years of equivalent experience preferred. 
• Minimum six months in a warehouse or distribution environment required.  
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Excel required 
• Attention to detail and quality required 
• Ability to multitask in a safe manner 

Competencies

• Action Oriented – Taking on new opportunities and touch challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. 
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with other to meet shared objectives. 
• Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. 
• Optimize Work Processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. 
• Situational Adaptability – Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.  

Travel Requirements

• No Travel Requirements 

Disclosures

• For California residents – please enter or copy/paste the address below into your address bar to review an important notice regarding Kenco’s privacy policy https://www.kencogroup.com/ccpa-notice-at-collection-for-employees-and-applicants/
• The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned as needed. The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Kenco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Per company policy, all internal job postings expire 14 days from the date they are posted.

Benefits offered:
 

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA and FSA accounts

• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accidental injury

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Basic Life and Supplemental Life

• Short Term and Long Term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• 401(k)

• Paid Time Off approximately 2  weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment)

• Employer Paid Holidays- 10 days

Kenco strives to provide a supportive, professional environment for all employees. As a part of Kenco, we expect our team to uphold our three key pillars: be honest, serve, and get better. Each should strive for operational excellence, pursue innovation, and want to grow with our company.
 
Kenco Group is an Equal-Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

For California residents – please enter or copy/paste the address below into your address bar to review an important notice regarding Kenco’s privacy policy.
https://www.kencogroup.com/ccpa-notice-at-collection-for-employees-and-applicants/