Freight Associate - Part-Time

Do you love sports, fitness, fashion or the outdoors? SCHEELS can turn your passion into a rewarding career through our extensive business and product training.

SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry - driven to create the best experience in the USA for our customers. SCHEELS boasts the largest selection of sports brands in America—offering world-class brands, special attractions, and unmatched customer service.

SCHEELS empowers our associates to become experts in exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. SCHEELS associates talk-the-talk, and walk-the-walk, with the best product and expert training in the sporting goods industry. Mentorship and professional development training are a focus throughout your entire career.

Responsibilities:

• Address and maintain organization of all fixtures, fixturing, and sign holders
• Maintain aisles for associates to walk down
• Address and maintain sold and paid areas. Call customers if product has been in S&P for 7 days past the pick up date
• When applicable fixturing may be transferred to and from offsite storage locations
• Sort pallets onto U-boats
• Consistently check the freight room throughout the day for any product that needs to be brought up
• Notify applicable associates (SSM / Support) before transporting freight to the various departments
• Firearms are to be transported to the gun room immediately upon arrival
• Coordinate with the support team for assistance if an area receives a large quantity of freight
• Work to clear freight room of all pallets each evening
• Coordinate scheduling with Shop Managers and support for builds/moves
• Establish product clearing expectations prior to the date of the event
• Assembly/disassembly and movement of Opto walls, Lozier walls and Adams racking
• Complete ownership of all wall building materials on 1st level

Requirements:

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact
• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of a High School diploma, or General Education Degree (GED), one to three months of related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

The candidate for this position must be at least 18 years of age.

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.

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates. Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury.

Schedule:

For this position, we are looking for daytime availability Monday through Friday 7am-5pm 2-3 days a week, and every other weekend. Saturday shifts will vary between 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sundays 10:00 - 6:00. On average, this position will be 15-20 hours per week.

Compensation:

The rate posted is a base hourly wage.

Closing Date:

The job opportunity will remain posted until we have selected a qualified candidate to fill the position.

Benefits:

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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