Receiving Clerk - 1st Shift

Richmond, VA$21.63/hrPosted Jul 15, 2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Receiving Clerk - 1st Shift at our Klockner Dr location in Richmond, VA. The pay rate for this position is $21.63 per hour. Core hours are 7:00am-3:30pm Why work at Eaton? * Health benefits and vacation time * Paid holidays * Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments * Overtime opportunities * Retirement benefits * Paid Parental Leave * Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more! Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. ## What you’ll do: Position Overview: The Receiving Clerk is responsible for managing incoming shipments, ensuring accuracy, and maintaining inventory records in the Warehouse. In this function you will: • Systematically receive plant materials, identify items, and verify counts upon arrival • Maintain accurate records and document control for purchase orders, interfacility transfers, packing slips, and BOLs. • Enforce hot list communications • Identify vendor parts • Enforce safety/company policies for truck drivers entering the facility • Operate power industrial trucks (forklift, electric pallet jack) as needed • Manage overdue receiving, vendor service logs, and research/escalate lost material transactions as needed. • Identify, record, quarantine, escalate, and analyze root causes of damaged, unidentified, or incorrect receipts and problematic shipments. • Understand the effects of received goods in the inventory system • Perform cycle counting as needed • Deliver non-production materials • Maintain the labeling of product upon receipt • Develop or improve upon receiving procedures • Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned ## Qualifications: Required (Basic) Qualifications: • High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without out company sponsorship, now or in the future • No relocation is being offered for this role. All candidates considered must live within 50 miles of the Richmond, VA location. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation Preferred Qualifications: • 2+ years experience in shipping/receiving • Ability to work extended hours. • Forklift and pallet jack experience ## Skills: Position Criteria: • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to work in a matrix environment, get results and drive change through others • Effective oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that...

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