Hello everyone! I've been working at target as a seasonal fulfillment employee for a few weeks, and I've mostly been picking OPU/SFS during that time.
I've never been told to speed up my picking until the other day when my LOD contacted me over walkie and said "is everything alright? You've been in your batch for a while". That was the first time anyone has talked to me about my pace.
I'm posting this because I am trying to stay past the seasonal period and want to exceed expectations. What should be my goal time for picking an OPU batch, which is now typically 20-25 items?
If you have any tips to give I would appreciate it. I'm still slow at pulling clothing, especially infant/toddler clothing, and we always seem to be short on rfid scanners. I also follow in the order the device gives, which drives me nuts because its inefficient and I tend to circle the store several times when picking a batch. Is it acceptable if I always have to ask softlines for help, or is it to be used as a last resort if I look around for a few minutes, can't find something, and am about to request an INF? I start my next batch at guest services right after finishing a batch, but should I wait until I am in the backroom to start since the first items will be there?
Speaking of INFs, how much time should I dedicate to looking for an item? There have been times when I will search around the shelf tag, ask a TM in that department, look around the whole department (clothing), and then try to find it in back and that takes 10+ minutes. Should I decrease accuracy for the sake of time? I'm sorry for the long post but I appreciate any advice!
I've never been told to speed up my picking until the other day when my LOD contacted me over walkie and said "is everything alright? You've been in your batch for a while". That was the first time anyone has talked to me about my pace.
I'm posting this because I am trying to stay past the seasonal period and want to exceed expectations. What should be my goal time for picking an OPU batch, which is now typically 20-25 items?
If you have any tips to give I would appreciate it. I'm still slow at pulling clothing, especially infant/toddler clothing, and we always seem to be short on rfid scanners. I also follow in the order the device gives, which drives me nuts because its inefficient and I tend to circle the store several times when picking a batch. Is it acceptable if I always have to ask softlines for help, or is it to be used as a last resort if I look around for a few minutes, can't find something, and am about to request an INF? I start my next batch at guest services right after finishing a batch, but should I wait until I am in the backroom to start since the first items will be there?
Speaking of INFs, how much time should I dedicate to looking for an item? There have been times when I will search around the shelf tag, ask a TM in that department, look around the whole department (clothing), and then try to find it in back and that takes 10+ minutes. Should I decrease accuracy for the sake of time? I'm sorry for the long post but I appreciate any advice!