Warehouse Associate

Scheels Company Goals:

We strive to be the best retailer in the USA in the eyes and minds of our customers, associates, and business partners. 

Overview:

Scheels is seeking highly motivated and energetic individuals to join our team as a Warehouse Associate at our Fargo Fulfillment Center. This vital role is central to the efficient operation of our e-commerce and store fulfillment processes, ensuring that our customers and stores receive their orders accurately and promptly.

Responsibilities:

The Warehouse Associate performs a diverse range of functions that contribute to the overall success of the fulfillment center. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• • Order Fulfillment (Pick and Pack): Accurately selecting merchandise from warehouse shelves (picking) based on order tickets and securely packaging items (packing) for shipment. This requires strict attention to detail to ensure correct item, size, and quantity are processed.
  • Inventory Receiving: Unloading, inspecting, and meticulously counting incoming freight from vendors. This involves verifying that the received goods match the purchase orders and processing the items into the inventory management system.
  • Freight Management (Loading and Unloading): Manage shipping and receiving operations, including the safe loading and unloading of shipments using pallet jacks and other material handling equipment.
  • Facility Organization and Maintenance: Maintaining a clean, safe, and highly organized work environment, including stocking shelves, consolidating inventory, and ensuring all aisles and work areas are clear of debris and obstructions.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fun, fast-paced environment while maintaining a certain level of professionalism
• Strong self-starter with a proactive approach to staying consistently busy.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Aptitude for adapting and shifting between various job responsibilities as workflow dictates.
• Proficiency in navigating and operating a personal computer and handheld inventory computer/scanner.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data and use spreadsheet applications (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets) to make informed decisions.
• Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling courteous and professional coordination with diverse teams, vendor partners, and freight carriers.
• Forward-thinking mindset, focused on envisioning and supporting future growth and expansion.
• Must be flexible to work an average of 40 hours per week, with the required availability being between 6:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays may be included in the schedule.
• This position is located at the Scheels Fulfillment Center in Fargo, which is a separate facility from any Scheels retail store.

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 at work and meetings 10 minutes early.

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward.
• Ability to mentor and lead, creating a family atmosphere within your workspace to encourage constant growth amongst your team.

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 a 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:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:
Must be able to sit, stand (for extended periods of time), 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 100 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 50 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

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.