Freight Associate

Scheels • Eden Prairie, MN

3d

About The Position

The Freight Associate receives and organizes incoming shipments, verifies their condition and accuracy, and distributes products to the appropriate backstock or warehouse locations. The role may also support merchandisers with product identification and pricing tags and requires using inventory and receiving systems. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday during daytime hours, with some evening or weekend hours as needed. Candidates should ideally have a high school diploma or GED and/or 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience. The work involves very heavy physical exertion, including moving objects weighing over 100 pounds occasionally, over 50 pounds frequently, and over 20 pounds constantly. Associates are expected to follow safety procedures and perform duties in a way that minimizes injury risk.

Requirements

• Ability to organize and prioritize incoming freight efficiently and accurately.
• Ability to navigate a personal computer, including Google Suite and AS400, and use a phone for inventory, pricing, and receiving tasks.
• Ability to work the assigned schedule, typically Monday through Friday daytime hours, with some evening or weekend hours as needed.
• 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 perform very heavy work: exerting over 100 pounds of force occasionally, over 50 pounds frequently, and over 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Follow safety procedures and perform duties in a way that minimizes the risk of injury.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience.

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, and 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.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) with Roth options.
• Associate discounts.
• Medical coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Accident and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay.
• Maternity leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Additional leave benefits may apply based on state of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED