Freight Flow Associate-Overnight at Walmart

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Walmart Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Entry Level & New GradExperience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
RetailIndustries

Requirements

  • Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity
  • Operates forklift following company standards and guidelines safely
  • Uses policies, data, and resources to complete work assignments and priorities
  • Collaborates with managers, co-workers, customers, and business partners
  • Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback
  • Manages inventory flow and follows procedures for utilizing equipment
  • Acknowledges members, identifies needs, provides guidance on self-service technology, assists with purchasing decisions, locates merchandise, resolves issues, and promotes products/services
  • Conducts safety sweeps, follows forklift spotting and hazardous materials procedures, adheres to steel standard guidelines, and reports unsafe situations
  • Properly zones areas, stocks/rotates merchandise, removes damaged/out-of-date goods, sets up/cleans/organizes displays, maintains modular integrity, receives/sorts/stages/delivers merchandise, ensures prominent promotional/seasonal displays, processes defective merchandise, follows sanitation/food safety policies, monitors shrink/security/safety risks
  • Assists with picking/staging club pick up orders, ensures proper selection/staging within timeframes, performs occasional accuracy audits
  • Shows care/concern for customers/members, asks questions to understand needs, uses policies/resources to exceed expectations
  • Uses policies/procedures/guides and data/facts for decisions, recognizes/informs about problems
  • Accepts responsibility, meets expectations, identifies steps for work
  • Listens/asks questions, communicates respectfully/professionally to associates/leaders
  • Ensures work is done correctly, prioritizes tasks, makes consistent effort

Responsibilities

  • Implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy in business processes
  • Safely picking up, moving, placing, and positioning merchandise pallets with forklift
  • Identifying priorities, deadlines, expectations; carrying out tasks; communicating progress; recommending improvements
  • Receiving, stocking, organizing merchandise/supplies from distribution centers/suppliers; merchandising; handling inventory exceptions; correcting shelf capacities; completing/retaining paperwork/logs/documentation
  • Providing member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, guiding on self-service tech, assisting purchases, locating items, resolving issues, promoting products/services
  • Maintaining facility safety through sweeps, forklift spotting, hazardous materials handling/disposal, steel standards, correcting/reporting unsafe situations
  • Maintaining sales floor/merchandising presentation: zoning, stocking/rotating, removing damaged/out-of-date goods, setting up/cleaning/organizing displays, modular integrity, receiving/sorting/staging/delivering merchandise, prominent promotional/seasonal displays, processing defective merchandise, sanitation/food safety compliance, monitoring shrink/security/safety
  • Filling club pick up orders: assisting picking/staging throughout day, ensuring selection/staging per policy, ensuring timely proper staging by Merchandising Associates, performing accuracy audits
  • Serving customers/members with care, understanding needs, exceeding expectations using resources
  • Making effective choices using policies/data, involving others, recognizing/informing problems
  • Planning/improving work by accepting responsibility, meeting expectations, identifying steps
  • Influencing/communicating by listening/asking questions, sharing right info respectfully
  • Executing results by doing work correctly, prioritizing, consistent effort

Skills

Forklift Operation
Inventory Management
Merchandising
Customer Service
Safety Compliance
Stocking
Hazardous Materials Handling

Walmart

Global retail chain offering affordable products

About Walmart

Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.

Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans

Risks

Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.

Differentiation

Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.

Upsides

Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.

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