First, the receiving position is not guaranteed 40 but the workload always demands at least that.
My current stores dock is open 6a-12p Monday through Saturday but the location I was the primary receiver was 8a-12p M-F And I'll detail the routine I had there because it's probably more common for every other store.
To pick up hours, I helped flow before the dock opened, so on MWF I came in at 5:30a to prep and throw the truck. I also backstocked all the bulk (pipo paper, diapers, sterilite plastic, transition/stage)
Monday:
Truck (RDC,C&S)
Clean off a weekends' worth of GSD drop offs
Backstock
Baler duty
Vendors
Finish and ship MIRs
Check in DTS
Tuesday:
Start and pull MIRs
Vendors
Defectives and ESIM processing
Empty NOF bin
Check in DTS
Prepare salvage pallet for Wednesday pickup
Wednesday:
Truck (RDC,C&S)
Backstock
Baler duty
Pick and load sweep
Vendors (Wednesday was the heaviest day)
Donations (Food, pets and salvage all came Wednesdays)
Check in DTS
Thursday:
(slowest day for vendors)
Work on MIRs
Vendors
Defectives and ESIM processing
Check in DTS
Friday:
Truck (RDC,C&S)
Backstock
Baler duty
Vendors
Finish MIRs
Check in DTS
Come clean on defectives
I don't know the typical number of vendors but it seemed like we had a bunch for such a small store:
C&S, McLane, Milk, Frito, Coke, Pepsi, 7Up, Mike Sells, Snyder, Lance, Nestle, Digiorno, Blue Bell, Flowers, Sara Lee, Mission, RBI Bev, Barcel, Schwans, Nabisco, Kellogg's, Pepperidge Farm, Little Debbie, Icee, Excell, American Greetings, 4 wine vendors, 3 liquor vendors, and 4 beer vendors.