Freight Associate

Scheels•Eau Claire, WI

About The Position

The Freight Associate receives and processes incoming shipments, helps ensure inventory is accurately examined and distributed, and supports merchandisers with identifying and pricing merchandise. The role uses inventory and receiving systems and pallet jacks to move shipments. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday during daytime hours, though some evening or weekend hours may be needed. Associates are expected to follow safety procedures and perform duties in a way that minimizes injury risk. Scheels describes its employee-owner culture as focused on delivering a personalized customer experience, teamwork, learning and adapting, taking pride and ownership in work, and acting with honesty and integrity. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or general education degree and/or 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience. The position has very heavy physical demands, with lifting and exertion requirements described below.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree and/or 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience; described as ideal candidate qualifications.
Ability to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push or pull, lift, talk, and hear, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to exert more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to work the assigned schedule, typically Monday through Friday daytime hours, with some evening or weekend hours as needed.
Ability to use a personal computer (including Google Suite and AS400) and a phone for inventory, pricing, and receiving tasks.

Responsibilities

Unload and unpack shipping trucks.
Organize and prioritize incoming freight to receive inventory efficiently and accurately.
Examine shipments, reject damaged items, and record shortages or overages.
Develop and execute claims for mis-shipped and defective products.
Work with specialty shop managers and merchandisers to distribute items to the correct backstock or warehouse location.
Assist merchandisers by attaching identification and price tags.
Operate motorized or non-motorized pallet jacks to move shipments between platforms, backstock, or the warehouse.
Use a personal computer and phone for inventory, pricing, and receiving tasks.
Work the assigned schedule, typically Monday through Friday during daytime hours, with some evening or weekend hours as needed.
Follow safety procedures and perform job duties in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury.