(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Sam's Club; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 26,174 - 37,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off (PTO)

Disability benefits

Company discounts

Job summary

Sam's Club in Lansing, MI is hiring for a forklift and stock associate. You will pick, move, and stage merchandise, assist members with services, maintain safety, and uphold inventory accuracy while following company policies.

You will operate forklifts and pallet jacks, restock shelves, process orders, and help ensure clean, organized displays. Prior forklift experience and ability to lift heavy loads are required; additional benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• 90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification.
• Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Complies with company policies and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Operates forklift following company guidelines to move pallets.
• Receives stocks and manages inventory flow from distribution centers and suppliers.
• Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation.
• Ensures club pick-up orders are filled and assists with order picking.
• Helps with moves and displays goods in safe and correct ways.

Skills

Forklift operation

Customer service

Safety awareness

Tools

Pallet jacks

Forklift safety procedures

Job description

Position Summary

What you’ll do: 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 pallets. Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners. Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, and determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities, 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, 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 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 the facility according to company policies and procedures by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting procedures, handling hazardous materials safely, and reporting unsafe situations to management. Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly zoning the area, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out‑of‑date goods, setting up cleaning and organizing product displays, maintaining modular integrity, receiving, sorting, staging and delivering merchandise, ensuring prominent display of promotional and seasonal merchandise, processing defective merchandise, monitoring shrink and security risks, and ensuring safety. Ensures club pick‑up orders are filled by assisting with picking club pick‑up orders throughout the day and staging them according to company policy. Helps Merchandising Associates pick orders within acceptable time frame and performs occasional accuracy audits. Handles 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. Operates and maintains forklifts safely and reports unsafe conditions. Proactively identifies customers who need help, models technology services, identifies shrink opportunities, and maintains equipment properly. Embraces diversity, builds strong relationships, mentors others, and supports the Walmart values of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Delivers results while putting the customer first, makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short‑term and long‑term priorities, and supports continuous improvement and the use of new technologies.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.


• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance.


• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family‑care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It meets or exceeds the requirements of paid sick leave laws.


• Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities. Programs range from high‑school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change.

The hourly wage range for this position is $19.00 to $27.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.

Minimum Qualifications

• 90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification.


• Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.


• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer Service Experience.


• Retail Experience.


• Supervising a team.

Location

Primary Location: 2925 TOWN CENTRE BLVD, LANSING, MI 48912-5650, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.