Stocker (Part Time)

Position Summary
Stocks and straightens merchandise for sale in the warehouse. Constructs, assembles, and modifies display models. Clears and cleans aisles of empty pallets and debris. Provides prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees, and suppliers. Follows proper safety procedures and standards.

Job Duties/Essential Functions
• Follows merchandising standards and practices
• Communicates with supervisors and managers to determine merchandising plan and priorities
• Writes list of merchandise to be brought from steel, by forklift driver, for stocking
• Aligns merchandise, collects and returns stray items, and stocks to maintain high merchandise levels
• Cuts boxes for display/accessibility of merchandise and cuts twine or shrink-wrap from pallet
• Marks merchandise number on unmarked items
• Stocks opened cases onto shelves
• Moves and positions pallets of merchandise
• Stacks merchandise from partial pallets onto full pallets
• Wraps/ties and tags pallets to be returned to steel
• Checks for correct merchandise signs
• Constructs and assembles display models as necessary
• Modifies displays for safe handling by members (e.g. bolting heavy equipment, taping blade edges)
• Pulls loose cardboard and slip-sheets from floor
• Clears the sales floor of debris and sweeps
• Removes empty pallets from the sales floor and re-wraps loose merchandise
• Operates cardboard baler and trash compactor
• Follows all safety and security procedures
• Spots for Forklift Drivers to keep people out of fall-danger zone
• Follows established inventory prep guidelines prior to physical inventory
• Follows proper Merchandising and general safety procedures and standards
• Helps members to load large items into their cart, directs them to merchandise, and relates merchandise status
knowledge
• Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary
• Provides prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees, and suppliers
Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery
• Manual pallet jack, step stool, wheeled bin, trash compactor, cardboard baler, sticker marking gun, shrink wrap
machine, wrench, screwdriver, pliers, cutter, RF gun, flatbeds.

Qualifications (Costco-specific or industry specific skills that candidates should possess)
Education/Training:  High School Certificate or higher
Licenses/Certifications: None
Experience/Skills: Customer service or comparable experience
                           Basic knowledge of AS400
                           Basic math skills

Other specific requirements
* If successful, you will be required to undertake role & department specific training within specified timeframes