Shipping and Receiving Clerk - $26 - $31 Hourly Wage
Gooch & Housego Pal AltoABOUT US
Join a Global Photonics Leader - Engineering Solutions from the Deep Ocean to Outer Space!
Gooch & Housego (G&H) is a global precision photonics manufacturer serving the industrial, aerospace & defense, life sciences, and semiconductor markets. With operations across North America, Europe, and Asia, G&H designs and manufactures advanced optical components, systems, and subsystems that e
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nable some of the world's most demanding applications.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a Shipping & Receiving Clerk at G&H, you will play a critical role in ensuring incoming materials, precision components, supplies, and customer returns are accurately received, inspected, documented, and processed to support our manufacturing operations.
This position is primarily focused on receiving operations, material accuracy, inventory traceability, and timely delivery of incoming materials to the appropriate internal departments. You will verify incoming shipments against purchase orders, maintain accurate ERP/MRP transactions, identify discrepancies, and coordinate with Procurement, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing to ensure materials are available when needed.
You will also support shipping activities, including packaging, documentation, and outbound shipments as operational priorities require.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Receiving Operations & Material Verification - Primary Focus
• Receive, unload, unpack, and process incoming raw materials, precision optical components, equipment, supplies, and customer returns.
• Verify incoming shipments against purchase orders, packing slips, and other documentation to confirm part numbers, descriptions, quantities, and condition.
• Inspect incoming packages and materials for visible damage, shortages, incorrect items, or other discrepancies.
• Accurately enter receiving transactions into the ERP/MRP system and ensure timely processing of incoming materials.
• Identify, document, and communicate receiving discrepancies to Procurement, Quality, and other appropriate departments.
• Coordinate segregation and disposition of damaged, incorrect, or nonconforming materials in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensure materials requiring incoming Quality inspection are properly identified and routed to the appropriate inspection area.
• Label, organize, stage, and distribute received materials to designated storage locations or internal departments.
• Prioritize receiving activities to support production schedules, material availability, and urgent manufacturing requirements.
Inventory Accuracy, Traceability & Material Control
• Maintain accurate inventory records, including part numbers, quantities, lot numbers, serial numbers, and storage locations.
• Ensure all material movements and receiving transactions are accurately recorded in the ERP/MRP system.
• Maintain material identification and traceability throughout the receiving and storage process.
• Support cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and investigation of inventory discrepancies.
• Handle sensitive optical, electronic, and precision components using appropriate packaging, storage, contamination prevention, and ESD precautions.
• Maintain organized receiving, staging, and storage areas to support efficient material flow.
• Process customer returns and RMAs, ensuring accurate documentation, identification, and routing.
Cross-Functional Coordination & Operational Support
• Work closely with Procurement to resolve purchase order discrepancies, missing documentation, and supplier delivery issues.
• Coordinate with Quality to ensure incoming materials requiring inspection are identified and processed appropriately.
• Communicate material receipt status and potential delays to Planning and Manufacturing.
• Support improvements to receiving procedures, material flow, documentation accuracy, and inventory control.
• Help identify opportunities to reduce receiving delays, prevent transaction errors, and improve operational efficiency.
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