(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Sam's Club; Wentzville (MO); On-site; USD 27,552 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Sam's Club in the United States (Wentzville, MO) is seeking a forklift associate responsible for operating forklifts, stocking merchandise, and assisting members with purchases and services. The role emphasizes safety, inventory management, and customer support on the floor.

The associate will help fulfill club pick‑up orders, maintain displays, and ensure smooth merchandise flow while upholding Walmart’s standards and policies.

Qualifications

• 90 days of forklift experience with certification.
• Ability to safely use pallet jacks.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Retail experience preferred.
• Experience supervising a team preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts safely and move pallets according to policy.
• Assist with filling club pick‑up and staging confirmed products.
• Maintain safety by conducting safety checks and reporting hazards.
• Provide member service by helping customers with self‑service technology and purchases.
• Keep the sales floor merchandised, stocked, and orderly to reduce shrink.

Skills

Forklift Certification

Customer Service Experience

Retail Experience

Supervising a team

Job description

Position Summary

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 to identify priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress, determining improvement opportunities, and adapting to change.

Receives stocks and organizes merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers throughout the facility, managing inventory flow, following company policy for equipment use, merchandising, handling exceptions, correcting shelf capacities, and completing required paperwork and logs.

Provides member service by acknowledging the member, identifying member needs, guiding and supporting members regarding self‑service technology, assisting with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving member issues, 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 zoning the area, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out‑of‑date goods, setting up, cleaning and organizing product displays, maintaining modular integrity, and ensuring prominent display of promotional and seasonal merchandise while monitoring shrink, security, and safety risks.

Ensures club pick‑up orders are filled by assisting with picking orders throughout the day, staging confirmed products, and performing audits for accuracy.

Handles inventory by moving and displaying goods in safe and correct ways, tracking goods, maintaining in‑stock levels, controlling shrinkage, reporting poor inventory practices, and using inventory tools safely.

Operates and maintains forklifts safely, reporting unsafe conditions, and informs management when forklifts are out of working order.

Proactively identifies customers who need help, engages them, and assists with technology services and items, models and helps others, identifies shrink opportunities, technically maintains equipment, and promptly fixes problems.

Respect the Individual: Embraces differences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and builds opportunities for all associates to thrive.

Respect the Individual: Works as a team, builds strong relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual: Strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others, recognizing contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values, holding oneself and others accountable, and supporting Walmart’s regenerative goals.

Act with Integrity: Acts in a self‑less manner, consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent.

Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer first.

Serve our Customers and Members: Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short- and long‑term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team's ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity, desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements, embraces 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. PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• 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 fully paid by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be governed by specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J.

Compensation

The hourly wage range for this position is $20.00 to $28.00.

The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Additional compensation may include premiums ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour, based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications

90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification and the 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: 3055 BEAR CREEK DR, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385‑3502, United States of America

Policy

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.