Overnight Freight Team Associate Part -Time - 7245 Regina Northwest

The Home Depot Canada; Regina; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot Canada in Regina is seeking a Freight Team Associate to stock merchandise, organize the sales floor, and provide customer service as needed. You will operate reach trucks, forklifts, and order pickers to move goods to the floor and assemble customer orders for pickup or shipping.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of retail or distribution experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, and the ability to work a flexible schedule including overnights and weekends in a warehouse

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or asset.
• 1–2 years retail or distribution experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of operating reach trucks, forklifts and order picker machines is an asset.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including overnights, evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Stock shelves to maintain 100% in stock.
• Pack-out and pack-down merchandise as directed.
• Merchandise new items and promotions.
• Maintain clean, safe aisles and visually appealing presentation.
• Communicate with freight team members to stock items in proper areas.
• Move merchandise safely using appropriate equipment and follow safety rules.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Action Oriented

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Drives Results

Education

Highschool Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Handling Merchandise

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

• 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

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