(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Lady Lake, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate is responsible for ensuring the efficient movement and organization of merchandise within the facility, from receiving to the sales floor. This includes safely operating forklifts and pallet jacks, managing inventory flow, stocking and merchandising products, and maintaining the overall safety and presentation of the club. The role also involves providing member service, assisting with club pick-up orders, and adhering to company policies, ethical standards, and safety procedures. Associates are expected to collaborate with coworkers, identify improvement opportunities, and adapt to feedback, while upholding Walmart's values of respect, integrity, customer service, and excellence.

Requirements

90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification.
Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

Customer Service Experience
Retail Experience
Supervising a team

Responsibilities

Complies with company policies procedures and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy: and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
Operates forklift following Company standards and guidelines by safely picking up moving placing and positioning merchandise pallets.
Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies data and resources collaborating with managers coworkers customers and other business partners identifying priorities deadlines and expectations carrying out tasks communicating progress and information determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities and adapting to and learning from change difficulties and feedback.
Receives stocks and organizes merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers throughout the facility by managing inventory flow following company policy and procedures for utilizing equipment appropriately merchandising working inventory exceptions correcting shelf capacities and completing and retaining required paperwork logs and other documentation.
Provides member service by acknowledging the member and identifying member needs providing guidance and support to members regarding selfservice technology assisting members with purchasing decisions locating merchandise resolving member issues and concerns and promoting the companys products and services.
Maintains safety of facility according to company policies and procedures by conducting safety sweeps following forklift spotting procedures following procedures for handling and disposing of hazardous materials following company steel standard guidelines and correcting and reporting unsafe situations to management.
Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly zoning the area stocking and rotating merchandise removing damaged or outofdate goods setting up cleaning and organizing product displays maintaining modular integrity receiving sorting staging and delivering merchandise ensuring prominent display of promotional and seasonal merchandise processing defective merchandise following company and regulatory policies and procedures for sanitation and food safety and monitoring the area of shrink security risks and safety.
Ensures club pick up orders are filled by assisting with picking club pick up orders throughout the day and staging ensuring products are selected and staged according to company policy and procedures ensuring Merchandising Associates pick orders within acceptable timeframe and are staged properly and performing occasional audits for accuracy.
Handles moves and displays goods in safe and correct ways.
Tracks goods maintains instock levels and controls shrinkage in a timely manner.
Reports poor inventory practices and low instock levels in assigned area.
Uses inventory tools and equipment in safe and correct ways.
Operates and maintains forklifts in safe and correct ways.
Reports poor or unsafe conditions or practices in assigned areas.
Tells Management when forklifts are not in proper working order.
Proactively identifies Customers who need help actively engages them and assists them with Technology services and items.
Models and helps others with technology services.
Identifies shrink opportunities and problems with products services and work areas and takes steps to fix the problem.
Properly maintains equipment and ensures products are organized and stocked in correct ways and promptly fixes any problems.
Embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where associates feel seen supported and connected through a culture of belonging creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform helps to attract the best talent.
Works as a team builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence.
Strengthens the team by helping developing and mentoring others recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture holds oneself and others accountable supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around us.
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware honest fair and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first.
Makes decisions based reliable information balances short and longterm priorities and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience.
Drives continuous improvements is open to and uses new technologies and skills and supports others through change.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.