(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Fountain Valley, CA

2d•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, helps control shrink, operates forklifts and other equipment safely, and completes required paperwork and logs. The associate also maintains sales-floor presentation, supports club pickup order fulfillment, and assists members with merchandise, purchasing decisions, and technology services. The position requires following company policies, safety procedures, sanitation and food-safety requirements, and standards of ethics and integrity. Associates are also expected to collaborate with coworkers and managers, communicate effectively, adapt to change, support teammates, and contribute to continuous improvement.

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; maintain forklifts and report unsafe conditions or equipment that is not in proper working order.
Receive, stock, organize, and move merchandise and supplies; manage inventory flow, maintain in-stock levels, correct shelf capacities, and complete and retain required documentation.
Handle, move, and display goods safely; monitor inventory and shrink, report poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels, and use inventory tools and equipment correctly.
Maintain sales-floor and merchandising presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, organizing displays, and maintaining modular integrity.
Receive, sort, stage, and deliver merchandise; display promotional and seasonal products; process defective merchandise; and follow sanitation and food-safety procedures.
Help fill club pickup orders throughout the day, stage products according to company procedures, support timely order picking, and occasionally audit orders for accuracy.
Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material handling procedures, following steel standards, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
Provide member service by identifying member needs, offering guidance on self-service technology, assisting with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving concerns, and promoting company products and services.
Proactively assist customers with technology services and items, model technology use, and help others with those services.
Identify shrink opportunities and issues with products, services, and work areas; take steps to address problems and keep equipment, products, and work areas properly maintained and organized.
Complete assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicate progress; and recommend improvements.
Follow company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity standards; contribute to a respectful, inclusive, collaborative, and accountable workplace; and support continuous improvement and organizational change.

Benefits

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 for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification, length of employment, and applicable terms.
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 covered, subject to eligibility requirements.
Performance-based bonus awards.