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    Returning Materials To The Warehouse

    1. Returning material needs to be split into two primary categories
    2. The first one is Stock Materials (standard Inventory Items) and the second category is Non Stock Materials
    3. If you are uncertain as to whether an item is “Stock” or “Non Stock” then you can place it with the “Non Stock” pile to review later with Rose, or double check yourself by.

    What to do with the Stock Materials

    Sort into the appropriate groups

    1. Everything that looks as good as new & is complete, free of rust, debris, dent scratches etc…. is ready to be sorted by category, fitting size, fitting type and is now ready to put away in the warehouse.
      1. i.e. ABS in one group, PVC in another group, Copper in a third group, inside of each product group have it grouped by size(1/2“, 3/4”, 1“, 1-1/4”, 1-1/2“ etc. and by fitting type (90s, 45s, Tee's, Combo's etc.
    2. Any items that have rust, or dope and tape on them from being installed, needed to be cleaned and made to look like new again before they too can be put away in the warehouse.
    3. Any items that are partial, such as a piece of pipe that is 12', or even 18' but standard stock item is 20', or a partial roll of tape, or a partial can of glue, etc. these items can be put back into stock, but no “return” credit is given back to the job. And they are not included in any inventory counts.
    4. Any items that may be incomplete, cannot just be put back on the shelf. They either get 1)thrown away, 2)scrapped in the recycle bin, 3)made complete and then put away, or 4)if it is an item with a value of over $25 as a single complete unit, then it gets put away on the non stock parts shelf.
      1. Here are some examples.
      2. Group 1 example, a no hub band comes back without the shield, only the rubber coupling……throw it away.
      3. Group 2 example, a strut clamp missing the other half of the clamp, we don't stock the halves, & the value of the strut clamp is less then $25 so throw it in the recycle bin.
      4. Group 3 example, a strut clamp missing a bolt. We stock the bolts, so this one you can quickly make complete by getting a bolt from the inventory & charging it to the job you are returning the strut clamp from, now that it is complete you can process the return for it and put it back in inventory where it belongs.
      5. Group 4 example, a floor drain comes back missing the top, we don't stock the tops separately, but value of the item if it were complete is over $25 so keep the part and go place it on the appropriate shelf in area “P”, but do not credit the job for anything since the item was incomplete.
    5. Any items that may be damaged, or look questionable, place in a pile next to the “Non Stock” materials to be reviewed at a later step with Jeff or Dave to look over them.
    6. Any items like a prefabbed Test Assemblies that were likely put together to test something. If they are reusable, these can be saved and placed on the Non stock shelves, in the “Test Assemblies” group.
    7. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS! If an item you are returning does NOT match our description on the tag or does NOT match other material in the bin, DO NOT put it in that bin. Gather such material and place it in the pile of “questionable items” next to your “non stock” pile and this will be reviewed in a later step by the Jeff or Dave…….and they will decide what needs to be done with it.