Shipping / Receiving Clerk (Independence Excavating)

Shipping / Receiving Clerk

Our Parts team plays a vital role in keeping operations running smoothly and efficiently. We are looking for a dependable and detail-oriented Shipping / Receiving Clerk to join our parts team. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in accuracy, stays organized, and enjoys being part of a fast-paced, collaborative environment where inbound and outbound materials are received, processed, and documented accurately, supporting overall operational success. This is a great entry-level opportunity for someone who is eager to learn, pays attention to detail, and wants to build experience in a logistics environment. Join a growing company that invests in your success and offers real opportunities for advancement.

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors.

What Do We Believe In?

PEOPLE: Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

PERFORMANCE: Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

COMMUNITY: Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage the shipment of all products, materials, and supplies.
• Receive incoming shipments, verify quantities, and inspect materials for accuracy and quality.
• Engage with vendors and drivers with a positive attitude.
• Promptly unload trucks and deliveries, sort and stock receivables.
• Match packing slips and purchase orders to ensure correct documentation.
• Track, trace, and update the status of incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Label and organize received materials in designated storage areas.
• Communicate discrepancies or damaged goods to the Parts and Inventory Manager.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, or other material-handling equipment safely (training provided).
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in compliance with company and OSHA standards.
• Assist with periodic inventory counts and cycle counts as needed.
• Collaborate with parts, service, and logistics teams to support smooth daily operations

Do you have what it takes?

• Basic computer skills
• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs. and stand/walk for extended periods.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and teamwork skills.
• Dependable and punctual, with a positive attitude.
• Able to obtain forklift certification.

Why IX?

• Weekly competitive pay!
• Excellent benefits:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA & HSA
• Life insurance + optional family life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness incentive program
• Paid holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.