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Receiving and Delivery Associate
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#686296
Full Time
Job Description
About Salisbury
Salisbury Greenhouse is a locally owned greenhouse and garden centre focused on quality plants, knowledgeable service, and a strong team culture. We take pride in growing and caring for our product properly from the start, and every role — including watering — plays a direct part in delivering healthy plants to our customers. Team members who succeed here are dependable, detail-focused, and willing to step in wherever the greenhouse needs support during the busy season.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator, the Receiving and Delivery Associate is responsible for handling and processing incoming shipments, ensuring accurate documentation, and maintaining an organized receiving area. This role involves receiving deliveries, managing inventory, driving to other locations to support operations, delivering orders to customers as needed, and supporting cross-departmental activities to contribute to the overall success of the company.
Duties and Responsibilities
Receive Deliveries
Welcome delivery trucks and coordinate the receipt of incoming shipments.
Inspect deliveries to ensure accuracy and check for damages or discrepancies
Company Product Transfers
Delivery of product between Salisbury locations when requested
Inventory Management
Print and apply required stickers, barcodes, and labels to products.
Maintain inventory records and ensure accurate documentation of warehouse activities.
Record and manage impaired or damaged merchandise items
Warehouse Organization
Assist in organizing and maintaining a clean and efficient receiving department.
Deliveries and transfers between stores when required.
Deliveries to customers when required.
Contribute ideas to improve or optimize warehouse procedures.
Cross-Department Support
Collaborate with other departments to enhance company performance.
Support additional tasks and duties as required to meet operational needs.
Other duties as required, including supporting other departments
Skills & Qualifications
Previous experience in shipping, receiving, or warehouse is considered an asset
Clean driver's abstract and three years of personal insurance coverage
Familiarity with inventory systems and processes
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to lift and move heavy items (up to 50 lbs)
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Basic computer skills for managing records and printing labels
Forklift certification
Skills
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Problem-solving and adaptability to changing priorities
Commitment to maintaining a safe and efficient workspace.
Work Environment
Indoor greenhouse and warehouse environment with heat, humidity, and seasonal temperature variation
Fast-paced spring season with high plant volume and frequent deliveries
Requires prolonged standing, walking, bending, lifting, and repetitive movement throughout the day
Regular lifting and moving of plant material, boxes, and carts (up to 50 lbs)
Work involves both indoor greenhouse areas and outdoor loading areas, depending on deliveries and weather conditions
Interaction with delivery drivers, vendors, and multiple internal departments throughout the day
Seasonal workload fluctuations, with the busiest period occurring during the spring gardening season
Safety awareness is required at all times when working around equipment, forklifts, vehicles, and moving product
Salisbury Greenhouse is a locally owned greenhouse and garden centre focused on quality plants, knowledgeable service, and a strong team culture. We take pride in growing and caring for our product properly from the start, and every role — including watering — plays a direct part in delivering healthy plants to our customers. Team members who succeed here are dependable, detail-focused, and willing to step in wherever the greenhouse needs support during the busy season.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator, the Receiving and Delivery Associate is responsible for handling and processing incoming shipments, ensuring accurate documentation, and maintaining an organized receiving area. This role involves receiving deliveries, managing inventory, driving to other locations to support operations, delivering orders to customers as needed, and supporting cross-departmental activities to contribute to the overall success of the company.
Duties and Responsibilities
Receive Deliveries
Welcome delivery trucks and coordinate the receipt of incoming shipments.
Inspect deliveries to ensure accuracy and check for damages or discrepancies
Company Product Transfers
Delivery of product between Salisbury locations when requested
Inventory Management
Print and apply required stickers, barcodes, and labels to products.
Maintain inventory records and ensure accurate documentation of warehouse activities.
Record and manage impaired or damaged merchandise items
Warehouse Organization
Assist in organizing and maintaining a clean and efficient receiving department.
Deliveries and transfers between stores when required.
Deliveries to customers when required.
Contribute ideas to improve or optimize warehouse procedures.
Cross-Department Support
Collaborate with other departments to enhance company performance.
Support additional tasks and duties as required to meet operational needs.
Other duties as required, including supporting other departments
Skills & Qualifications
Previous experience in shipping, receiving, or warehouse is considered an asset
Clean driver's abstract and three years of personal insurance coverage
Familiarity with inventory systems and processes
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to lift and move heavy items (up to 50 lbs)
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Basic computer skills for managing records and printing labels
Forklift certification
Skills
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Problem-solving and adaptability to changing priorities
Commitment to maintaining a safe and efficient workspace.
Work Environment
Indoor greenhouse and warehouse environment with heat, humidity, and seasonal temperature variation
Fast-paced spring season with high plant volume and frequent deliveries
Requires prolonged standing, walking, bending, lifting, and repetitive movement throughout the day
Regular lifting and moving of plant material, boxes, and carts (up to 50 lbs)
Work involves both indoor greenhouse areas and outdoor loading areas, depending on deliveries and weather conditions
Interaction with delivery drivers, vendors, and multiple internal departments throughout the day
Seasonal workload fluctuations, with the busiest period occurring during the spring gardening season
Safety awareness is required at all times when working around equipment, forklifts, vehicles, and moving product
