Freight Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Unload and unpack shipping trucks.
• Organize and prioritize incoming freight to efficiently and accurately receive inventory.
• Examine shipments, reject damaged items, and record shortages/overages.
• Develop and execute claims on mis-ships and defective products.
• Work with specialty shop managers and merchandisers to distribute items to correct backstock or the warehouse.
• Assist merchandisers by attaching identification and price tags.
• Operate motorized or non-motorized pallet jack to move shipments between platforms, backstock, or the warehouse.
• Navigate a personal computer (Google Suite, AS400, etc.) and a phone (inventory, pricing, receiving, etc.).
• Work assigned schedule, typically Monday through Friday daytime hours, potentially including some evening or weekend hours as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to work assigned schedule, which is typically Monday through Friday daytime hours, but may include some evening or weekend hours as needed.
• Proficient in navigating a personal computer (Google Suite, AS400, etc.) and a phone (inventory, pricing, receiving, etc.).
• Ability to operate a motorized or non-motorized pallet jack.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree.
• 1-3 months of warehouse or freight receiving experience.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury.