(CAN) General Merchandise Associate

Wal-Mart Canada Corp; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Canada is seeking a General Merchandise Associate in Whitecourt, AB to deliver excellent customer service, keep the sales floor organized, and support stocking and sales activities across general merchandise.

You will greet customers, help with product selection, promote services, maintain safety and cleanliness, and participate in merchandising, zoning, and recovery tasks to ensure a smooth shopping experience.

Qualifications

• Greet customers and assist with product selection
• Provide friendly, professional customer service
• Assist with merchandising, shelving, and floor coverage
• Maintain safety, cleanliness, and compliance with store policies
• Support stocking, downstocking, and recovery tasks across departments

Responsibilities

• Deliver an Excellent Customer Experience: Provide friendly and professional customer service, greet customers, help with product selection, promote products and services, assist with locating merchandise, support purchase decisions, and resolve or refer concerns as needed.
• Sales Floor Coverage and Team Support: Cover assigned areas of the sales floor and assist with Front End coverage; communicate with associates to ensure floor coverage and customer needs are met.
• Merchandising, Zoning, and Recovery: Zone areas, move feature merchandise to modular locations, process recovery merchandise from service desk and other areas.
• Stocking and Modular Execution: Stock merchandise, perform downstocking, apply product protection, and set modulars including flex modulars and new shelf caps.
• Safety, Cleanliness, and Compliance: Maintain a safe, clean, hazard-free environment by following policies, completing safety logs, and ensuring displays and fixtures are secure.

Job description

Position Summary

Working as a General Merchandise Associate at Walmart Canada is a great opportunity to build valuable skills in a fast‑paced retail environment. In this role, you deliver excellent customer service by living Walmart’s values, maintaining a well‑organized and customer‑ready sales floor, and supporting stocking and sales activities across the general merchandise area. This position is ideal for individuals looking for an engaging role in customer service or retail while making a positive impact on the customer shopping experience.

What you’ll do

• Deliver an Excellent Customer Experience: Provides friendly and professional customer service by greeting customers, assisting with product selection, promoting products and services, helping locate merchandise, supporting purchase decisions, and resolving or referring customer concerns as needed.
• Sales Floor Coverage and Team Support: Covers assigned areas of the sales floor and assists with Front End coverage when required. Communicates with other associates to ensure floor coverage is maintained and customer needs are met.
• Merchandising, Zoning, and Recovery: Zones assigned areas to maintain a clean and organized sales floor. Moves feature merchandise to its modular location and processes recovery merchandise from the Customer Service desk and other areas of the store.
• Stocking and Modular Execution: Stocks merchandise and picks, completes downstocking as required, applies product protection when needed, and sets and completes modulars, including flex modulars and new shelf caps.
• Safety, Cleanliness, and Compliance: Maintains a safe, clean, and hazard‑free work environment by following Company policies and procedures, completing safety sweep logs, and ensuring displays and fixtures are secure.

Flexibility (Availability/Work Schedule)

• Be open to working a variety of shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, based on business needs. Your adaptability helps ensure the store runs smoothly and customers receive consistent, high-quality service.

Potential Challenges in this role

• High Task Volume in a Fast‑Paced Environment: Manages overnight hours effectively and planning accordingly to stay energized and focused.
• Effectively manages work hours and plans ahead to maintain energy and focus throughout the shift.
• Handles a fast‑paced workload with efficiency, ensuring large volumes of restocking and recovery are completed accurately and on time.
• Physical Demands: Performs physical tasks such as standing for extended periods, bending, and lifting inventory, equipment, or supplies weighing up to 20 lbs., and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Performs repetitive tasks such as stocking, zoning, and organizing products with attention to detail and consistency to uphold store standards.

Why you’ll enjoy working here

• Energetic, Fast‑Paced Environment
• Appreciation for Your Efforts
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Meaningful Impact

The minimum rate of pay for this position starts from $16.15. Le taux horaire minimum pour ce poste débute à 16.15.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

• Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Equal‑Opportunity Statement

Walmart will accommodate the disability‑related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location

4215 -52 AVENUE, WHITECOURT, AB T7S 1X6, Canada