(USA) Freight Flow Associate
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, uses equipment appropriately, corrects inventory exceptions, and completes required paperwork and logs. It also includes operating a forklift and pallet jacks safely, maintaining merchandise displays and the sales floor, and helping ensure club pickup orders are picked, staged, and audited accurately and on time. The associate provides member service by identifying needs, assisting with purchasing decisions and merchandise location, resolving concerns, and supporting members with technology services. The role maintains facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift and hazardous-material procedures, and correcting or reporting unsafe conditions. Associates also monitor shrink and security risks, maintain sanitation and food-safety standards, and keep equipment and merchandise properly organized. The position is guided by company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Associates collaborate with managers, coworkers, members, and business partners; communicate progress and priorities; adapt to change and feedback; and support company values through teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and service. The role is based at the Sam’s Club location at 39800 Ford Rd, Canton, Michigan.
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.
- Manage inventory flow, maintain in-stock levels, correct inventory exceptions, and complete required paperwork, logs, and documentation.
- Operate and maintain forklifts safely and correctly; use pallet jacks safely.
- Provide member service, including helping with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving concerns, and using technology services.
- Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material procedures, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
- Maintain sales-floor presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, organizing displays, processing defective goods, and following sanitation and food-safety procedures.
- Assist with picking and staging club pickup orders and occasionally audit orders for accuracy.
- Monitor shrink, security risks, low in-stock levels, equipment condition, and unsafe or poor inventory practices, and report or address problems.
- Collaborate with managers, coworkers, members, and business partners; communicate priorities and progress; and support team development and continuous improvement.
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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave; PTO and/or PPTO may 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.
- Company-paid Live Better U education benefits, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
- Hourly wage range of $19.00 to $27.00, with possible premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specified circumstances.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
