Stock Unloader Associate – Walmart, Burnaby, BC
Location: Burnaby, BC | Company: Walmart Store
Walmart Canada is hiring a permanent Stock Unloader Associate for its store at 4545 Central Boulevard in Burnaby, British Columbia. This physically active retail position focuses on unloading deliveries, processing merchandise and preparing products for stocking throughout the store.
This opportunity is well suited to candidates who enjoy hands-on work, staying active throughout their shift and contributing to efficient store operations. Stock Unloader Associates play an important role in ensuring merchandise moves quickly and safely from delivery trailers to the sales floor.
About This Stock Unloader Position
Stock Unloader Associates help maintain the flow of merchandise throughout Walmart by unloading incoming trailers, organizing receiving areas and transporting products to the sales floor for overnight stocking. Their work helps ensure customers find products available and shelves remain replenished.
The position combines physical merchandise handling with inventory organization, customer support and workplace safety. Associates also help maintain cold chain requirements for refrigerated and frozen merchandise while keeping receiving areas clean and organized.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Daily responsibilities involve receiving merchandise, moving inventory safely and supporting efficient store replenishment while following Walmart’s operational and safety standards.
Receiving and Unloading
Prepare the receiving area and unload general merchandise trailers while supporting live unloading when required.
Merchandise Transportation
Move pallets safely between receiving areas and the sales floor to support overnight stocking and product availability.
Cold Chain Compliance
Handle refrigerated and frozen merchandise according to Walmart’s cold chain standards to maintain product quality.
Stocking Support
Assist with stocking shelves and provide customer assistance whenever required during store operations.
Overstock Organization
Label excess inventory accurately and place merchandise into designated storage areas for future replenishment.
Safe Workplace Practices
Maintain a clean work environment, complete safety inspections and ensure equipment and displays remain secure.
Working Environment
Associates should be available to work mornings, afternoons, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays depending on operational requirements. The role often involves working in fast-paced receiving areas where teamwork and organization are essential.
Daily activities include standing for extended periods, bending, lifting merchandise weighing up to 20 pounds regularly and occasionally lifting loads of up to 50 pounds. Repetitive stocking and merchandise handling are also common throughout each shift.
Skills That May Help Candidates Succeed
Successful Stock Unloader Associates combine physical stamina with organization and teamwork while maintaining high safety standards throughout every shift.
Comfort with lifting, walking, bending and moving merchandise throughout the day helps associates perform efficiently.
Keeping merchandise properly labelled and stored improves inventory accuracy and stocking efficiency.
Following safe lifting techniques and workplace procedures helps protect associates, customers and merchandise.
Working effectively with receiving, stocking and overnight associates supports efficient merchandise flow throughout the store.
Being flexible allows associates to respond to changing workloads, delivery schedules and operational priorities.
Location and Starting Pay
This permanent opportunity is located at Walmart’s Burnaby store at 4545 Central Boulevard. Associates help ensure merchandise is processed efficiently so products are available for customers throughout the day.
According to Walmart, the minimum starting wage for this position is $18.40 per hour. The company also provides disability-related accommodation to applicants and associates as required by law.
How to Apply
Candidates can submit an application through Walmart Canada’s official careers website. Previous experience in warehouse operations, retail stocking, inventory handling, shipping and receiving or other physically active positions may be beneficial.
Current Walmart associates should apply through the internal Workday Find Jobs report. External applicants can use the button below to review the official job posting and complete their application directly with Walmart.