Shipping and Receiving Staffing for Phoenix Warehouses

The loading dock is where a warehouse wins or loses the day. When trucks back up, everything behind them slows down. Receiving falls behind, inventory isn’t available and outbound orders miss their pickups.

During busy seasons, temporary shipping and receiving workers help keep the dock moving.

What Shipping and Receiving Workers Do

• Unload inbound trucks and containers.

• Check shipments against packing lists and note damage or shortages.

• Label, sort and put away incoming product.

• Stage, wrap and load outbound orders.

• Keep the dock area clean, organized and safe.

When Extra Dock Help Makes Sense

• Holiday and peak-season volume.

• Large inbound shipments or container deliveries.

• Catching up after a backlog.

• Covering absences so your regular crew isn’t stretched thin.

What to Look For

• Comfort with physical work: lifting, bending and standing for a full shift.

• Attention to detail. Counting and checking matter as much as speed.

• Equipment experience, like pallet jacks or forklifts, if your dock requires it, with the right certifications.

• Reliability. Trucks don’t wait for late workers.

Set Them Up for Success

Show new workers how your dock is organized, where each type of product goes and how to report a damaged or short shipment. Walk them through dock safety, including trailer and forklift traffic, before the first truck arrives.

Plan Around Your Truck Schedule

Share your inbound and outbound schedule with your staffing partner. Knowing when the heavy days are helps them line up the right number of people at the right time.

Shipping and Receiving Staffing With FLAT Staffing

FLAT Staffing helps Phoenix-area warehouses, distribution centers, dealerships and auto auctions find dependable workers through temporary and temp-to-hire placements.

Need help on the dock this season? Visit our Partner With Us page or call 602-730-3312.