(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Grand Forks, ND

9d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate receives, stocks, organizes, moves, and displays merchandise and supplies throughout the facility. The role includes operating forklifts and pallet jacks safely, maintaining inventory flow and in-stock levels, completing required documentation, and keeping sales-floor merchandise and displays organized and properly stocked. The associate also supports club pickup order picking and staging, helps maintain safety and sanitation standards, and provides assistance to members with merchandise and technology services. Associates are expected to follow company policies and ethical standards, collaborate with coworkers and managers, communicate progress, adapt to change, and identify opportunities to improve work processes. The role also includes supporting a respectful, inclusive workplace, helping develop teammates, acting with integrity, putting members first, and pursuing continuous improvement. The position is based at the Sam's Club facility at 2501-32nd Ave. South, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The hourly wage range is $20.00 to $28.00, with possible additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.

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.
Experience supervising a team.

Responsibilities

Follow company policies, procedures, ethical standards, and related action plans while carrying out business processes.
Operate forklifts safely according to company standards and guidelines to pick up, move, place, and position merchandise and pallets.
Receive, stock, organize, and manage merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers; handle inventory exceptions, correct shelf capacities, and complete required paperwork and logs.
Complete assigned work using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; manage priorities and deadlines; communicate progress; and respond to feedback and change.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying their needs, offering guidance with self-service technology and purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving concerns, and promoting company products and services.
Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material procedures, following steel standard guidelines, and correcting or reporting unsafe conditions.
Maintain sales-floor presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or outdated goods, setting up and cleaning displays, maintaining modular integrity, and receiving, sorting, staging, and delivering merchandise.
Prominently display promotional and seasonal merchandise; process defective merchandise; follow sanitation and food-safety requirements; and monitor shrink, security, and safety risks.
Assist with picking and staging club pickup orders throughout the day, ensure orders are selected and staged according to policy, help ensure acceptable fulfillment times, and occasionally audit order accuracy.
Track goods, maintain in-stock levels, control shrinkage, report poor inventory practices and low stock, and use inventory tools and equipment safely and correctly.
Maintain forklifts and other equipment safely, report unsafe conditions or practices, and notify management when forklifts are not working properly.
Proactively identify members who need technology assistance, engage and assist them, model technology services, and help others use those services.
Identify and address shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, and work areas; keep equipment maintained and products organized and stocked.
Build trusting team relationships, communicate positively, help develop and mentor others, and recognize their contributions.
Act with integrity and accountability, make decisions using reliable information, prioritize customers and members, and support continuous improvement and the use of new technologies.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off and/or paid protected time off, including applicable vacation, sick leave, and holiday use.
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.
Company-paid Live Better U education program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.