(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 26,174 - 37,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage

401(k) and stock purchase options

Paid time off including PTO and parental leave

Education program support

Additional hourly wage premiums

Job summary

A leading retail corporation in Tampa is seeking a Forklift Operator. Responsibilities include operating forklifts safely, managing inventory flow, and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have Forklift Certification and experience in customer service. This position offers a competitive hourly wage between $19.00 to $27.00 with additional benefits including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift safely and effectively.
• Manage inventory flow and maintain safety regulations.
• Provide customer service and assist members.

Skills

Forklift operation

Customer service

Inventory management

Education

90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification

Tools

Pallet jacks

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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, identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities, and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Receives stock and organizes merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers throughout the facility by managing inventory flow following company policy and procedures, utilizing equipment appropriately, merchandising, working inventory exceptions, 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 to members 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 and disposing hazardous materials, following company steel standard guidelines, and correcting and reporting unsafe situations to management.
• Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation 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, following company and regulatory policies and procedures for sanitation and food safety, and monitoring the area of shrink security risks and safety.
• Ensures club pick‑up orders are filled by assisting with picking club pick‑up orders throughout the day and staging, ensuring products are selected and staged according to company policy and procedures, ensuring merchandising associates pick orders within an acceptable timeframe and are staged properly, and performing occasional audits for accuracy.
• Handles inventory moves and displays goods in safe and correct ways, tracks goods, maintains in‑stock levels and controls shrinkage in a timely manner, reports poor inventory practices and low in‑stock levels in assigned area, and uses inventory tools and equipment in safe and correct ways.
• Operates and maintains forklifts in safe and correct ways, reports poor or unsafe conditions or practices in assigned areas, and tells management when forklifts are not in proper working order.
• Proactively identifies customers who need help, actively engages them, and assists them with technology services and items; models and helps others with technology services; identifies shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, and work areas and takes steps to fix the problem; properly maintains equipment and ensures products are organized and stocked in correct ways and promptly fixes any problems.

Core Cultural Values

Respect the Individual

Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform, and helps to attract the best talent.

Act with Integrity

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.

Serve our Customers and Members

Delivers results while putting the customer first.

Strive for Excellence

Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience; drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

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.
• Live Better U is a company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities with support for a full range of educational plans.
• 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.

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.

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.

Primary Location

15835 NORTH DALE MABRY, TAMPA, FL 33618-1646, 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.