Receiving Lead

Job Description

Job Description

???? O'Toole's Garden Centers - Receiving Lead

Ready to be the person who keeps everything coming through our doors organized, accounted for, and ready to grow? ????????

O'Toole's Garden Centers is looking for a hands-on, organized, plant-savvy Receiving Lead to join our team!

This is a pretty important gig around here. You'll be one of the first people to see the products arriving at our stores and will help account for millions of dollars in inventory . From trucks and invoices to tropicals, perennials, pallets, and everything in between, you'll help make sure incoming products get where they need to go-and that our receiving operation keeps humming. ????

Think of yourself as the behind-the-scenes hero of the garden center : part inventory pro, part plant protector, part traffic controller, and occasionally a forklift ninja. ????????

This position also includes seasonal supervisory responsibilities and reports to the Store Manager and Assistant Manager .

???? Where? O'Toole's Garden Centers – Colorado
⏰ Schedule? Full-time, 36+ hours per week, including weekend availability
???? Internal & External Candidates Welcome!
???? Current O'Toole's Team Members: Apply by October 7, 2026

???? What You'll Be Doing

You'll be the first eyes-and often the first hands-on incoming products. Your job is to keep receiving accurate, organized, safe, efficient, and ready for whatever our busy season throws at us.

???? Receiving & Inventory Magic

• Receive and count incoming products with ninja-level accuracy .
• Make sure products are received according to our standard operating procedures.
• Identify and report damages and shortages.
• Make sure invoices are properly signed and documented.
• Complete and track claims for damaged or missing products through resolution.
• Communicate product delays and availability changes.
• Work with management to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Coordinate receiving schedules with vendors.
• Create and maintain a receiving calendar the whole team can actually understand. ????
• Keep vendor pickups, storage, racks, and breakdown removal organized.
• Maintain a receiving area that is clean, orderly, and ready for action.

???? Plant TLC & Hard Goods

Plants don't stop needing attention just because they came off a truck!

You'll:

• Work with management to assess arriving plants for health and retail readiness .
• Help ensure plants receive proper care and watering during arrival and unloading.
• Get products safely and efficiently to the appropriate departments.
• Help protect the quality of our products from the moment they arrive.

???? Customer Service - Yes, Even From the Back!

You may not spend your entire day on the sales floor, but customer service still matters.

• Communicate clearly, professionally, and enthusiastically.
• Build positive working relationships with vendors, drivers, delivery teams, and coworkers.
• Help encourage strong communication throughout the receiving process.
• Bring solutions-not just problems-to the table.

???? Other Fun Stuff

Because no two days at a garden center are exactly the same...

• Take on special assignments from management.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Participate in training and development.
• Help make sure health and safety practices are followed.
• Follow O'Toole's policies and procedures.
• Live our O'Toole's Core Values every day.

????️ What You'll Bring to the TableMust-Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience.
• At least 2 years of shipping/receiving warehouse experience.
• Strong knowledge of annuals, perennials, and tropical plants. ????
• Experience operating a forklift, pallet jack, and electronic pallet jack.
• Strong work ethic and independent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize when deliveries-and plants-start coming in fast.
• Excellent organization, planning, and accuracy.
• Ability to create and follow processes that keep receiving efficient during our busiest seasons.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google tools, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Full-time availability of 36+ hours per week , including weekends. During peak season, weekend availability is required.
• Ability to lift and move products weighing up to 50 pounds .
• Ability to stay on your feet throughout your shift.
• Ability to speak, read, and write fluent English.
• Commitment to O'Toole's Core Values.

???? Nice-to-Haves

• A.A. or bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of garden center retail experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• 3+ years of shipping/receiving warehouse experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

???? Why O'Toole's?

Because where else can you spend your day solving an inventory puzzle, driving a forklift, working around plants, coordinating deliveries, and helping keep an entire garden center moving?

If you love organization, know your way around plants, can keep your cool when three trucks show up at once, and don't mind a little dirt under your nails , we want to meet you. ????✨

???? Ready to Grow With Us?

Internal and external candidates are encouraged to apply!

???? Current O'Toole's employees must submit their application by October 7, 2026.

Come help us make sure everything that enters O'Toole's is received right, accounted for, cared for, and ready to grow. ????????????