(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Sams Club Freight Flow Associate

Job Summary

We are seeking a Freight Flow Associate to join our team at Sams Club. As a Freight Flow Associate, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient movement of goods within our warehouse and distribution center. This is a full-time position with varying shifts.

Responsibilities

• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Operates forklift following Company standards and guidelines by safely picking up, moving, placing, and positioning merchandise, pallets.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners, identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities, and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Receives stocks and organizes merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers throughout the facility by managing inventory flow, following company policy and procedures for utilizing equipment appropriately, merchandising, working inventory, exceptions, correcting shelf capacities, and completing and retaining required paperwork, logs, and other documentation.
• Provides member service by acknowledging the member and identifying member needs, providing guidance and support to members regarding self-service technology, assisting members with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving member issues and concerns, and promoting the companys products and services.
• Maintains safety of facility according to company policies and procedures by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting procedures, following procedures for handling and disposing of hazardous materials, following company steel standard guidelines, and correcting and reporting unsafe situations to management.
• Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly zoning the area, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, setting up cleaning and organizing product displays, maintaining modular integrity, receiving, sorting, staging, and delivering merchandise, ensuring prominent display of promotional and seasonal merchandise, and processing defective merchandise following company and regulatory policies and procedures for sanitation and food safety and monitoring the area of shrink security risks and safety.
• Ensures club pick-up orders are filled by assisting with picking club pick-up orders throughout the day and staging, ensuring products are selected and staged according to company policy and procedures, ensuring Merchandising Associates pick orders within acceptable timeframe and are staged properly, and performing occasional audits for accuracy.
• Handles moves and displays goods in safe and correct ways, tracks goods, maintains in-stock levels, and controls shrinkage in a timely manner, reports poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels in assigned area, uses inventory tools and equipment in safe and correct ways.
• Forklifts operates and maintains forklifts in safe and correct ways, reports poor or unsafe conditions or practices in assigned areas, tells Management when forklifts are not in proper working order.
• Proactively identifies customers who need help, actively engages them, and assists them with technology services and items, models and helps others with technology services, identifies shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, and work areas, and takes steps to fix the problem, properly maintains equipment and ensures products are organized and stocked in correct ways, and promptly fixes any problems.

Respect the Individual

• Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform, and helps to attract the best talent.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others, recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity

• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.

Serve our Customers and Members

• Delivers results while putting the customer first, makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Strives for excellence, displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience, drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, including performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits, including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits, including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits, including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits, including short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U, a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities.
• Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

Minimum Qualifications

• 90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification.
• Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Customer Service Experience.
• Retail Experience.
• Supervising a team.

Primary Location

• 735 SOUTHPARK BLVD, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 23834-3605, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Explore our benefits

• Club membership: No cost to you.
• Live Better U: 100% covered.
• Clear Pathways: Grow your skills.
• Financial perks: Enjoy 401(k) matching and stock purchase plans.
• Paid time off: Take a break as needed for vacation, sick leave, holidays, parental leave, and more.
• Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and wellness programs for you and your family.
• Wellbeing programs: Access mental health resources and assistance programs for lifes challenges.
• Career growth opportunities: Training, leadership programs, and clear paths to advance.

Learn about our benefits

• Life at Sams Club: At Sams Club, we foster a culture of teamwork, growth, and innovation.
• We believe in supporting each other like family, creating an environment where everyones voice is heard and respected.
• Collaboration is at the core of everything we do.
• Whether its working together in the club or brainstorming new ideas in the corporate office, were committed to your development, offering continuous learning opportunities and celebrating the unique skills each associate brings.
• At Sams Club, your work makes an impact every day, and were excited to have you as part of our community.