Freight Flow Associate-7

Walmart•Joplin, MO

1d•$19 - $27•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, managing inventory flow, maintaining in-stock levels, completing required documentation, and helping maintain accurate merchandise presentation and club pickup order staging. Associates also assist members with merchandise and technology, identify and address inventory, shrink, safety, and service issues, and follow company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. The associate helps maintain a safe, clean, organized sales floor by stocking and rotating merchandise, handling defective or outdated goods, setting up displays, and following sanitation and food-safety procedures. The position also involves collaborating with coworkers and management, communicating progress, adapting to change, supporting teammates, and modeling the company’s values of respect, integrity, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

At least 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

Receive, stock, organize, move, and display merchandise and supplies throughout the facility.
Operate and maintain forklifts safely and correctly, and report unsafe conditions or equipment that is not in proper working order.
Use pallet jacks safely and follow applicable equipment procedures.
Manage inventory flow, maintain in-stock levels, correct shelf capacities, control shrink, and report poor inventory practices or low stock levels.
Complete and retain required paperwork, logs, and other documentation.
Maintain the sales floor and merchandising presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or outdated goods, and setting up, cleaning, and organizing displays.
Receive, sort, stage, and deliver merchandise, including promotional and seasonal merchandise, while maintaining modular integrity.
Follow sanitation and food-safety procedures and monitor assigned areas for shrink, security risks, and safety concerns.
Assist with filling and staging club pickup orders, ensure products are selected and staged according to procedures, and occasionally audit orders for accuracy.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, offering guidance with self-service technology and purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving concerns, and promoting products and services.
Identify customers who need technology assistance and help them use technology services and items; model these services and help others with them.
Conduct safety sweeps, follow forklift spotting procedures, handle and dispose of hazardous materials according to procedures, and report or correct unsafe situations.
Identify problems or opportunities involving shrink, products, services, and work areas, and take steps to address them.
Collaborate with coworkers and managers, communicate progress and information, meet priorities and deadlines, and recommend improvements.
Support teammates by building relationships, helping develop and mentor others, and recognizing their contributions.
Follow company policies and standards of ethics and integrity, remain accountable, and support the company’s stated goal of becoming a regenerative company.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including PTO and/or PPTO usable for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
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 benefit, with programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are covered for eligible associates.
Performance-based bonus awards.