Traveling Stocker

Three Bears Alaska, Inc.•Wasilla, AK

12d•$0 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Traveling Stockers work in various departments and areas within Three Bears Alaska stores at local and remote locations for periods ranging from days to weeks. When not traveling, they work in a home store within Alaska. The role requires short-notice travel between Alaska locations and reliable transportation. Mileage for travel between locations is covered; meals are typically covered or reimbursed when working away from the home store, depending on the destination and job. The position involves stocking and merchandising, freight handling, customer service, safety procedures, and assistance with other store departments and front-end duties as needed. Work is performed in person in a store setting. The role requires open availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. The stated starting pay is $17.00 per hour, depending on experience (DOE).

Requirements

Must be based in Alaska and able to work in a local Three Bears Alaska store.
Must be available to travel between Three Bears Alaska locations on short notice.
Must have reliable transportation.
Open availability is required, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Must be able to reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work.
The work requires continuously standing, walking, and reaching at or below shoulder level; frequently lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds below the waist and up to 75 pounds at waist or chest level; and occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds.
Work requires strength, dexterity, coordination, and visual acuity for computer use and other office equipment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work in various departments and store areas at local and remote locations, and in a home store when not traveling.
Travel between Three Bears Alaska locations on short notice.
Spot for forklift drivers to support safe merchandise retrieval and keep people out of fall-danger zones.
Follow merchandising standards and practices; align products, collect and return stray items, and stock shelves to maintain high product levels.
Communicate with supervisors and managers about merchandising plans and priorities.
Write lists of products to be brought down from steel by forklift drivers for stocking.
Use a box knife to open boxes for display or product access and to cut pallet twine or shrink-wrap.
Wrap or tie and tag pallets for return to steel.
Stock opened cases on shelves and stack product from partial pallets onto full pallets.
Move and position merchandise pallets with a manual pallet jack.
Mark unmarked items with a product marking gun and ensure product signage is correct.
Set up and assemble display models as necessary, and modify displays for safe customer handling.
Follow safety and security procedures; pull loose cardboard and slip-sheets from the floor; operate the cardboard baler and trash compactor; and rewrap loose product with shrink-wrap.
Provide prompt and courteous customer service, including directing customers to products, sharing product knowledge, helping load large items into carts, and helping customers move and load products into vehicles.
Retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot and return them to the staging area.
Load and unload freight trucks using a forklift and/or pallet jack, and stage product pallets in assigned areas.
Fill propane tanks for customers and follow current safety guidelines during propane operations.
Assist with front-end duties and other store departments as necessary.
Perform other functions as necessary or assigned.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Colonial Life elective benefits
401(k)
Paid time off
Holiday pay
Automatic raise of $1.00 per hour for every 1,040 hours worked, based on straight-time hours until the top of the pay scale is reached
Mileage coverage for travel to and from locations
Meals typically covered and/or reimbursed when working away from the home store, depending on travel destination and job