Freight Associate

Scheels•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Freight Associate unloads and unpacks shipping trucks, receives and organizes inventory, and routes merchandise to the appropriate backstock areas or warehouse. The role examines shipments for damage and quantity discrepancies, processes claims for mis-shipped or defective products, and supports merchandisers with identification and price tagging. It also uses pallet jacks and computer and phone systems for freight and inventory tasks. The schedule averages 40 hours per week and is generally Monday through Friday during daytime hours. Associates must be flexible to work assigned hours between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.; evening, weekend, and holiday hours may also be required. Compensation is $20.00 per hour, plus an associate discount on in-store purchases. The position involves very heavy physical work, including frequent lifting and moving of objects, as well as a range of postures and movements. Scheels expects associates to follow safety procedures and perform their duties in a way that minimizes injury risk. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and/or 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and/or 1–3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience.
Ability to navigate a personal computer, including Google Suite and AS400, and use a phone for inventory, pricing, and receiving tasks.
Ability to work an assigned flexible schedule, including potential evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
Ability to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/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.
Follow safety procedures and perform duties in a manner that minimizes risk of injury.

Nice To Haves

Warehouse or freight receiving experience of 1–3 months.

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 locations.
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, receiving, and related tasks.
Work the assigned schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.