Freight Flow Associate

Overview

Position Summary...

• 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 and 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 company’s products and services.
• Maintains safety of facility according to company policies and procedures by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting procedures, handling and disposing of hazardous materials, adhering to 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accordance with company policies and procedures by zoning areas, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, setting up, cleaning, organizing product displays, maintaining modular integrity, receiving, sorting, staging and delivering merchandise, ensuring prominent display of promotional and seasonal merchandise, processing defective merchandise, and monitoring shrink and safety risks.
• Ensures club pick up orders are filled by assisting with picking club pick up orders, staging, ensuring products are selected and staged according to policy, ensuring Merchandising Associates pick orders within acceptable timeframe, and performing occasional audits for accuracy.
• Inventory handling: moves and displays goods in safe and correct ways, tracks goods, maintains in-stock levels, controls shrinkage, and reports poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels; uses inventory tools and equipment safely and correctly.
• Forklift operations: operates and maintains forklifts in safe and correct ways; reports poor or unsafe conditions and notifies management when forklifts are not in proper working order.
• Technology: 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 them; maintains equipment and ensures products are organized and stocked correctly.
• 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; works as a team; builds strong, trusting relationships; communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence; strengthens the team by mentoring others and recognizing contributions and accomplishments.
• Act with Integrity: maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models Walmart values to support our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and…