Peabody Essex Museum Hiring for Shipping and Receiving Assistant at Remote Full Time

Over the last 20 years, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) has distinguished itself as one of the fastest-growing art museums in North America. Founded in 1799, it is also the country’s oldest continuously operating museum. At its heart is a mission to enrich and transform people’s lives by broadening their perspectives, attitudes and knowledge of themselves and the wider world.

The part-time, entry level Shipping and Receiving Assistant supports the Merchandise Manager in the processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise for the Peabody Essex Museum Shop. Duties include removing and delivering shipments from the loading dock to the retail storage area, unpacking and processing store merchandise, reconciling quantities on the packing slips against the museum purchase orders and pricing items individually and accurately. The Shipping and Receiving Assistant also reports and records discrepancies in quantity, quality and items damaged during shipping, distributes new merchandise to the sales floor and assures that overstock items are put away in an orderly manner in accordance with the stockroom scheme.

Additional responsibilities also include packing merchandise for shipment as needed, breaking down and disposing of packing materials, assuring neatness and cleanliness in the stockroom workspace, assisting with inventory counts and responding to sales floor requests as needed. On the job training will be provided.

A High School Diploma is required along with attention to detail and flexibility relating to duties assigned. The Shipping and Receiving Assistant must be computer literate and be able to lift up to 50 pounds and use a dolly.

PEM is committed to diversity among its employees and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.