Overnight Freight Associate : Part Time - CAMPBELL RIVER

Home Depot; Campbell River, View Royal; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Freight Team Associate, where you will play a vital role in stocking merchandise and ensuring a safe shopping environment. This part-time position offers flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, in a dynamic warehouse setting. You will engage with customers, assist in maintaining product organization, and operate essential equipment like forklifts and reach trucks. With a strong commitment to community involvement and exceptional customer service, this innovative firm provides a supportive environment for growth and development. Embrace the opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that values your contributions and fosters professional advancement.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of retail or distribution experience preferred.
• Knowledge of operating reach trucks and forklifts is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Stocking merchandise to achieve 100% in stock.
• Maintaining aisle cleanliness and ensuring safety.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Highschool Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Reach trucks

Forklifts

Order picker machines

Job description

This position has been closed and is no longer accepting applicants.

In-person

Part-time

Experienced

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Overview:

Freight Team Associates are responsible for stocking merchandise, organizing the sales floor to create a pleasant and safe shopping environment, and providing customer service as required by customer demand. In addition, most Freight Team Associates operate reach trucks, forklifts and order picker machines to bring down merchandise to the sales floor. Freight Team associates are required to pick orders when assigned and carefully packing them to ensure that products are not get damaged, and accurately labelling and placing orders into specified holding areas.

• Stocking merchandise onto shelves to achieve 100% in stock.
• Packing-out and packing-down merchandise as directed.
• Merchandising new items and promotions.
• Maintaining aisle cleanliness and shoppability to ensure merchandise Is accessible and presented in a visually appealing manner.
• Maintaining and organizing overheads (E.G., striping overheads).
• Communicating with other freight team members to ensure all product is stocked in the proper area.

Ensures Customer Satisfaction

• Following Home Depot's Get Model of Customer Service including Greeting, Engaging, and Thanking the Customer.
• When required, ask open ended questions about the customer's projects in order to determine their needs and level of expertise.

Maintains Safety and Security

• Moving freight safely from designated staging areas to overheads or bringing merchandise down from overheads using the appropriate equipment.
• Ensure customers are able to move through the aisles easily and safely.
• Follows all Safety and Loss Prevention Policies and Procedures.
• Action Oriented
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Travel Requirements:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and moving items
• Climbing Ladders - ability to climb a ladder, up to the height of 12 - 16 feet, to obtain or stock merchandise

Hybrid Work:

Working Conditions:

• Working within a flexible schedule that includes overnight shift and may include evening and weekends.
• Warehouse environment that can be dusty and noisy.
• Passing forklifts emit gas fumes.
• Doors are frequently open, causing drafts and interior temperature changes.
• Highschool Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 1 to 2 years Retail or Distribution experience an asset
• NA

Certifications:

• NA

Other Requirements/Assets:

• Knowledge of operating reach trucks, forklifts and order picker machines an asset

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Overview:

Freight Team Associates are responsible for stocking merchandise, organizing the sales floor to create a pleasant and safe shopping environment, and providing customer service as required by customer demand. In addition, most Freight Team Associates operate reach trucks, forklifts and order picker machines to bring down merchandise to the sales floor. Freight Team associates are required to pick orders when assigned and carefully packing them to ensure that products are not get damaged, and accurately labelling and placing orders into specified holding areas.

Key Responsibilities:
Handling Merchandise

• Stocking merchandise onto shelves to achieve 100% in stock.
• Packing-out and packing-down merchandise as directed.
• Merchandising new items and promotions.
• Maintaining aisle cleanliness and shoppability to ensure merchandise Is accessible and presented in a visually appealing manner.
• Maintaining and organizing overheads (E.G., striping overheads).
• Communicating with other freight team members to ensure all product is stocked in the proper area.

Ensures Customer Satisfaction

• Following Home Depot's Get Model of Customer Service including Greeting, Engaging, and Thanking the Customer.
• When required, ask open ended questions about the customer's projects in order to determine their needs and level of expertise.

Maintains Safety and Security

• Moving freight safely from designated staging areas to overheads or bringing merchandise down from overheads using the appropriate equipment.
• Ensure customers are able to move through the aisles easily and safely.
• Follows all Safety and Loss Prevention Policies and Procedures.

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Freight Team Supervisor

Travel Requirements:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and moving items
• Climbing Ladders - ability to climb a ladder, up to the height of 12 - 16 feet, to obtain or stock merchandise

Hybrid Work:

• Dependent

Working Conditions:

• Working within a flexible schedule that includes overnight shift and may include evening and weekends.
• Warehouse environment that can be dusty and noisy.
• Passing forklifts emit gas fumes.
• Doors are frequently open, causing drafts and interior temperature changes.

Minimum Education:

• Highschool Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 1 to 2 years Retail or Distribution experience an asset

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• NA

Certifications:

• NA

Other Requirements/Assets:

• Knowledge of operating reach trucks, forklifts and order picker machines an asset

The pay range for this position is between $19.45 - $21.20

The Home Depot Canada is the Canadian arm of one of the world's largest home improvement retailer. The company operates 182 stores in 10 Canadian provinces, employing more than approximately 28,000 associates coast-to-coast.

Whether you are looking for a part-time job or place to start your career, The Home Depot Canada is the place for you. We offer a full range of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions at our Toronto-based Store Support Centre, retail stores, and distribution centres.

The Home Depot Canada is a great place to develop your career and to grow professionally. So apply today and come grow with us!

In total, The Home Depot Canada delivers more than 1,000,000 hours of training each year, affecting all 28,000 associates across the country.

As the leading home improvement retailer in Canada, our business thrives on our associates' knowledge, enthusiasm and passion to deliver exceptional customer service. For you, that means you will receive the training you need to learn, grow and succeed.

Community Involvement

'Giving back' is a core value at The Home Depot and is a passion for our associates. Our community efforts focus on improvising places through renovation and repair projects that support at-risk and homeless youth. Through Team Depot, the associate-led volunteer program, The Home Depot associates are encouraged and empowered to take a leadership role in the community.