(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Harvey, LA

9d•$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, addresses inventory exceptions and shrink, completes required documentation, and keeps the sales floor and merchandise displays organized and properly stocked. The associate operates and maintains a forklift and uses pallet jacks and other inventory tools safely and correctly. The position also supports member service by identifying needs, offering guidance, helping members use technology, locating merchandise, and resolving concerns. Duties include assisting with club pickup order picking and staging, auditing order accuracy, maintaining safety and sanitation standards, and reporting unsafe conditions or equipment problems. The associate works collaboratively, adapts to change, supports team members, and follows company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.

Requirements

At least 90 days of prior experience with forklift certification.
Ability to safely use 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 safely according to company standards and guidelines to move, place, and position merchandise and pallets.
Receive, stock, organize, and manage merchandise and supplies, including inventory flow, inventory exceptions, shelf capacities, and required paperwork and logs.
Maintain in-stock levels, control shrink, report poor inventory practices and low stock, and use inventory tools and equipment safely.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, assisting with technology, helping locate merchandise and make purchasing decisions, and resolving issues.
Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting procedures, handling and disposing of hazardous materials properly, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
Maintain sales-floor organization and merchandising, including zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or outdated goods, maintaining displays and modular integrity, and handling promotional and seasonal merchandise.
Follow sanitation and food-safety procedures and monitor the work area for shrink, security risks, and safety concerns.
Assist with picking and staging club pickup orders, ensure selections and staging follow policy, and perform occasional accuracy audits.
Maintain and report problems with forklifts and other equipment; promptly address problems with products, services, or work areas.
Identify members who need technology assistance, engage them, provide help with technology services and items, and model those services for others.
Collaborate with coworkers and managers, communicate progress and information, address improvement opportunities, adapt to change and feedback, and help develop and mentor others.
Follow company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity, and model company values and accountability.

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 that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification and length of employment.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid education program 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.