Warehouse Receiver-Monday - Friday 7am-330pm

TITLE: Receiver, Warehouse DEPARTMENT: Warehouse REPORTS TO: Supervisor, Warehouse WHO WE ARE: Thistle makes it easy to eat well – without overthinking it. Thistle was founded in 2013 with a mission to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. Thistle delivers fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without the friction. We’re building a future where nutritious, sustainable food is accessible, craveable, and part of everyday life. About the Role The Specialist Warehouse is a dynamic role encompassing a variety of responsibilities that go beyond those of a Warehouse Associate but do not include the leadership duties of a Warehouse Lead. This role provides critical support in either a Receiving Focus or WMS Inventory Focus to ensure warehouse operations run smoothly and efficiently: Receiving Focus: Responsible for handling all product-receiving functions ensuring shipments are inspected, counted, and stored accurately. This position supports the warehouse and quality assurance teams, managing all GMP paperwork, documentation, and electronic systems. WMS Inventory Focus: Aids in implementing and maintaining the Warehouse Management System (WMS), ensuring alignment between physical inventory and WMS data, and processing requisitions accurately. How You’ll Make a Difference Receiving Focus: Receive and inspect packaging materials, produce, proteins, dry goods, canned goods, and frozen products. Verify that materials match invoices and purchase orders, cross-referencing item specifications, quantities, and pricing. Serve as a backup for inventory management; update the Galley platform for received materials and integrate them into inventory cycle counts. Rotate products in the warehouse, refrigerator, and freezer daily using the FIFO method. Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams (e.g., production, kitchen, facilities, quality assurance, procurement) to address shortages, quality issues, and pricing discrepancies. Proactively communicate with Procurement and Production leadership on mismatches in materials, quantities, specifications, and pricing. Update Galley and procurement tracking platforms consistently. Verify that all meal components are ordered and received; collaborate with leadership to establish multiple checkpoint stages in the production cycle. Navigate purchase order workbooks, ordering emails, and Thistle dashboard documents to ensure quality control. Maintain accurate receiving documentation for Quality Assurance teams. Ensure consistent quality standards and initiatives are upheld for all received and stored products. Conduct inventory counts, reporting shortages or issues to leadership. Break down pallets as needed, and maintain a clean and organized warehouse environment. Check in orders and scan products into the system. WMS Inventory Focus Develop in-depth expertise in the functionality of the Warehouse Management System (WMS). Conduct physical inventory counts and reconcile them with WMS records. Process requisitions in the WMS, auditing physical goods for accuracy and quality. Collaborate with other departments to fulfill requisitions promptly and accurately. Maintain Return-to-Stock and Work-in-Progress (WIP) areas, ensuring accurate updates in the WMS. Participate in cycle counts, including end-of-month counts that may occur outside your regular schedule. Who You Are High school diploma or equivalent required; degree preferred. Minimum of 2+ years of warehouse receiving or similar experience required; warehouse receiving and/or requisitioning experience in a high-volume food production facility highly preferred. Comfortable working in cold environments, including freezers, for extended periods. Ability to stand and bend for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs repetitively. Skilled in usi…

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