Freight Flow Associate - New Location: Lathrop, CA
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Join the Founding Team at Sam’s Club Lathrop!
Location: 17401 S Manthey Road, Lathrop, CA 95330
Be part of something extraordinary from day one.
Sam’s Club is opening a brand-new club in Lathrop, CA, and we’re looking for dependable, hardworking, and detail-oriented individuals to help bring it to life. As a founding associate, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the member experience, support club operations, and help create a culture of excellence from the ground up.
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, operating equipment, and keeping products moving efficiently, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Keep the Flow of Merchandise Moving
As a Freight Flow Associate at Sam’s Club, you’ll play a key role in ensuring merchandise moves efficiently from receiving to the sales floor. Your work helps maintain inventory accuracy, support efficient club operations, and ensure members can find the products they need.
In this role, you’ll spend your day unloading, stocking, and organizing merchandise; operating equipment such as forklifts; and supporting a high-volume environment while maintaining safety and efficiency.
What You’ll Love About This Role
- Be part of a brand-new club opening and help build something from the ground up.
- Work in a fast-paced environment where your work directly supports the entire club.
- Operate equipment and develop valuable operational skills.
- Work alongside a supportive team that values collaboration and accountability.
- Grow your career with one of the world’s leading retailers through training and development opportunities.
What You’ll Do
- Receive, stock, and organize merchandise from distribution centers and suppliers.
- Safely operate forklifts and other equipment, following company standards and guidelines.
- Move, stage, and position merchandise to support efficient inventory flow.
- Maintain accurate inventory levels and assist with stocking and replenishment.
- Support club pickup orders by selecting and staging merchandise accurately and on time.
- Maintain clean, organized, and properly zoned areas on the sales floor and in the backroom.
- Monitor product quality, ensure proper rotation, and remove damaged or out-of-date merchandise.
- Follow all safety standards, including hazardous material handling and equipment procedures.
We’re Looking for People Who
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Are comfortable operating equipment and following safety guidelines.
- Take pride in maintaining accurate inventory and organized spaces.
- Are dependable and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
- Work well as part of a team and communicate effectively.
- Adapt quickly to changing business needs.
- Are available for flexible scheduling, including weekends and holidays.
- Bring a strong work ethic and positive attitude.
Why Sam’s Club?
At Sam’s Club, you’re not just starting a job; you’re building a career. As part of our founding Lathrop team, you’ll help establish the culture, set the standard for excellence, and create an experience members will remember.
Plus, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and access to Live Better U, our company-paid education program.
Our Values
At Sam’s Club, the way we show up every day matters. Our values guide how we work, support one another, and serve our members:
Respect the Individual
Strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others; recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
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; and supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact on associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Serve Our Customers and Members
Delivers results while putting the customer first.
Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers how one’s own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
Strive for Excellence
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.
Drives continuous improvement, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.
Benefits
At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!
-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 will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
- 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 and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J.
The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00 to $29.00*
*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. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
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