Receiving Warehouse Specialist
About The Position
The Receiving Warehouse Specialist is a part time position that provides the necessary processing and management of all in-coming deliveries, that helps support the VMFA Loading Dock and Mailroom Operations. This is a non-exempt position. As a VMFA museum employee, this candidate will have access to free museum exhibitions, discounts in the VMFA Shop and the restaurant. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all. As one of the world’s finest museums and one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States, the VMFA is the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission.
Requirements
- Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds, with little to no assistance.
- Ability to work independently.
- Prior experience working in loading dock environment.
- Flexibility to work in different situations and with changing priorities.
- Customer service focused player.
- Prior experience unloading and loading palletized freight with the use of a pallet jack.
- Reasonable experience with shipping services such as UPS and FedEx, and with freight deliveries.
- Knowledge of best practices for maintaining a safe and clean loading dock.
Nice To Haves
- High School diploma.
- Prior experience with loading dock operations
- Experience working with freight companies for deliveries and shipping.
- Knowledge using shipping services with UPS and FedEx.
- Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license to operate an agency motor vehicle when necessary.
Responsibilities
- Manages all aspects of the VMFA Loading Dock
- Receives a wide variety of in-coming materials, supplies, food, beverages and various material and equipment.
- Loading and unloading palletized freight using an electric and/or manual pallet jack.
- Ships packages and freight with shipping services such as UPS and FedEx, in the most cost effective manner.
- Maintaining a safe, clean, well-maintained and secure work environment.
- Delivers packages and freight received to the departments that ordered them in a timely manner.
- Maintains a daily log of in-coming shipments
- Distributes heavy stationary, printed materials and copy paper, where needed, upon requests, from various museum departments.
- Assists the Mailroom Manager with handling and disposal of surplus items turned in by various departments.
Benefits
- free museum exhibitions
- discounts in the VMFA Shop
- discounts in the restaurant
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
