Freight Flow Associate

Walmart • Jonesboro, AR

4d • $19 - $27

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate receives, stocks, organizes, moves, and displays merchandise and supplies throughout the facility. The role operates forklifts and uses inventory tools and equipment safely, maintains in-stock levels, and helps control shrink. It also supports sales-floor merchandising, club pickup order fulfillment, member service, and technology assistance. Associates are expected to follow company policies, safety procedures, sanitation and food-safety requirements, and standards of ethics and integrity. The position emphasizes teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, learning, and respectful service to customers and members.

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

• Operate forklifts according to company standards, safely moving, placing, and positioning merchandise and pallets; report unsafe conditions and equipment that is not in proper working order.
• Receive, stock, organize, and manage merchandise and supplies, including inventory exceptions, shelf capacities, paperwork, logs, and other required documentation.
• Maintain inventory flow and in-stock levels, control shrink, use inventory tools and equipment safely, and report poor inventory practices or low stock.
• Maintain sales-floor presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, organizing displays, and supporting promotional and seasonal merchandising.
• Receive, sort, stage, and deliver merchandise; maintain modular integrity and follow sanitation and food-safety procedures.
• Help fill club pickup orders, stage selected products according to company procedures, support timely picking, and occasionally audit orders for accuracy.
• Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying their needs, helping with purchasing decisions and merchandise locations, resolving issues, and promoting products and services.
• Identify customers who need help with technology and assist them with technology services and items; model and help others with those services.
• Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material handling and disposal procedures, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
• Identify shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, or work areas and take steps to address them.
• Complete assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicate progress; and adapt to change and feedback.
• Demonstrate company values by acting with integrity, serving customers and members, working collaboratively, mentoring and developing others, and supporting 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 and/or paid protected time off, with benefits including parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Company-paid education through Live Better U, including eligible programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed