Receiving Clerk

Our Opportunity

GPJ is hiring a Receiving Clerk to join our growing team.

This role is on-site, requiring you to report to our Las Vegas office location a minimum of 5 days per week.

Your Role

As a Receiving Clerk, you are responsible for the daily operations in the GPJ Warehouse as it relates to the receiving of raw materials and small packages. You closely collaborate with the Purchasing Department, building a relationship based on respect, trust, and teamwork. You also work closely with the Dock Supervisor and Forklift Operators when flatbeds and trailers need to be unloaded.

It is critical that raw materials are unloaded and delivered to the shop as quickly as possible. You identify discrepancies to the Purchasing Manager as soon as possible. You communicate upstream and downstream to all relevant stakeholders regarding deliveries.

You are very well-versed in all aspects of receiving raw materials. You understand and can identify similar but different materials, confirm quantities, and document accordingly. You know where materials are to be staged and label them so they can be located when needed. You also handle other responsibilities as assigned by Management.

Your Skills

• Safely operate a forklift.
• Deliver small packages to the various departments in the front office and warehouse.
• Load and unload raw materials (i.e., large bundles of lumber and plywood, steel plates and beams, aluminum extrusions, etc.).
• Log received items into accounting software.
• Log into FED Ex and UPS online websites and ship small packages, domestic and internationally.
• Maintain the Receiving security cage and its corresponding logbook.
• Communicate with the Fabrication if you find stock materials are running low or are depleted. 

Administration & Training: 

• Keep track of how many hours have been used by yourself. 
• Maintain and enforce GPJ safety programs and initiatives.  Share best practice across the fabrication function.

Your Competencies

Solution Oriented- Even with tight project budget management practices, you focus on the desired outcome and are ready with multiple solutions in order to reach the end goal.

Thoroughness- Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements / commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations.

Urgency- Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion.

Your Experience

Experience & Education

• High school diploma
• Minimum of (3) years of industry related experience.
• An ability to communicate clearly in a timely fashion verbally and through written text.
• General computer skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Significant experience or knowledge of the exhibit industry, specifically regarding receiving raw materials. 

Travel & Mobility

• Ability to travel 5%

Who We Are

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies. 

You read that "employee-owned" part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more "accruing" time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), and our low contribution healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let's talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.

GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.