(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•Lenexa, KS

2d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate receives, stocks, organizes, moves, and displays merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers. The role uses forklifts and other inventory equipment safely, tracks inventory and in-stock levels, addresses shrink and inventory issues, and maintains merchandise presentation and sales-floor organization. The associate also helps fill and stage club pickup orders, provides customer and member service, and supports customers with technology services and products. The role is responsible for maintaining facility and sales-floor safety, following company procedures for equipment, hazardous materials, sanitation, food safety, and merchandising, and reporting unsafe conditions or equipment problems. Associates complete assigned work using company policies and resources, communicate progress, adapt to change and feedback, and contribute to a respectful, ethical, customer-focused, and continuously improving workplace.

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

Operate forklifts safely to pick up, move, place, and position merchandise pallets; maintain forklifts and report when they are not in proper working order.
Receive, stock, organize, and move merchandise and supplies while managing inventory flow, correcting shelf capacities, and completing required paperwork and logs.
Track goods, maintain in-stock levels, control shrinkage, and report poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels.
Maintain the sales floor and merchandise presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating goods, removing damaged or out-of-date merchandise, organizing displays, and maintaining modular integrity.
Receive, sort, stage, and deliver merchandise, including promotional and seasonal products; process defective merchandise and follow sanitation and food-safety procedures.
Assist with picking and staging club pickup orders, ensure orders are selected and staged according to policy, and occasionally audit orders for accuracy.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, helping with purchasing decisions and merchandise location, assisting with self-service technology, and resolving concerns.
Proactively identify customers who need assistance and support them with technology services and items; model and help others with technology services.
Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material procedures, applying steel-standard guidelines, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
Identify shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, and work areas, and take steps to address them.
Complete assigned work according to policies, priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicate progress and recommend improvements.
Contribute to a respectful and inclusive workplace, build trusting team relationships, communicate positively, and help develop and recognize others.
Act with integrity and accountability, serve customers and members, support team results, learn new skills and technologies, and contribute to continuous improvement.

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.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid Live Better U education benefit 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.
Performance-based bonus awards.
Potential premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specified circumstances.