Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Canton, MI

6d•$19 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate receives, stocks, organizes, moves, and displays merchandise and supplies throughout the facility. The role manages inventory flow, maintains in-stock levels, controls shrink, completes required documentation, and uses forklifts, pallet jacks, and other inventory equipment safely and correctly. It also supports sales-floor merchandising, club pickup order fulfillment, facility safety, and member service, including helping members with technology and purchasing needs. The associate follows company policies, procedures, ethics standards, and safety requirements; reports unsafe conditions and equipment problems; and works with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners to complete assignments and improve operations. The position emphasizes teamwork, integrity, customer service, learning, continuous improvement, and contributing to an inclusive workplace.

Requirements

At least 90 days of prior experience with forklift certification.
Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Customer service experience.
Retail experience.
Experience supervising a team.

Responsibilities

Operate forklifts according to company standards, safely moving, placing, and positioning merchandise and pallets; maintain forklifts and report unsafe conditions or equipment problems.
Receive, stock, organize, track, and display merchandise and supplies; maintain in-stock levels, correct inventory exceptions, control shrink, and complete required paperwork and logs.
Use inventory tools and equipment safely and correctly, including pallet jacks, and report poor inventory practices or low in-stock levels.
Maintain sales-floor presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, organizing displays, and maintaining modular integrity.
Receive, sort, stage, and deliver merchandise, including promotional and seasonal goods; process defective merchandise and follow sanitation and food-safety procedures.
Assist with picking, staging, and auditing club pickup orders, ensuring orders are accurate and staged according to company procedures and timeframes.
Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material procedures, applying steel-standard guidelines, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, helping with self-service technology and purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving concerns, and promoting company products and services.
Proactively identify customers who need technology assistance, explain and model technology services, and help others use them.
Identify shrink risks and problems with products, services, or work areas and take steps to resolve them.
Complete assignments and priorities using company policies, data, and resources; communicate progress, collaborate with others, and adapt to change and feedback.
Model company values and ethical conduct, build trusting team relationships, communicate positively, and help develop and mentor other associates.
Support continuous improvement, learn new technologies and skills, and assist others through change.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification and length of employment.
Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Live Better U company-paid education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
Performance-based bonus awards.
Additional hourly premiums may apply in specified circumstances.