Furniture Repair Technician

American Furniture Warehouse • Webster, TX

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About The Position

The Furniture Repair Technician supports the customer experience and warehouse operations by evaluating damaged merchandise and performing daily repairs on stock items, damaged products, and customer-owned goods. The role uses a variety of hand and electrical tools, as well as paints, dyes, and chemicals. Furniture repair, furniture assembly, upholstery, or related training is beneficial. The successful candidate demonstrates the organization’s values, maintains a calm and professional demeanor in a fast-paced retail and warehouse environment, and delivers careful, high-quality work.

The role requires maintaining an orderly and safe work area, following safety procedures, and communicating with supervisors and team members. The physical environment may include indoor and outdoor work, varied weather conditions, considerable exterior noise, and work under fluorescent lighting. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam after an offer.

Requirements

• Preferably at least 4 months of furniture repair experience.
• Excellent time management skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate equipment needed for the job.
• Ability to work cooperatively on a team and communicate effectively with team members.
• Ability to perform physical activities including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
• Organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a high-performance, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to adapt to and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods and perform repetitive tasks requiring manual dexterity.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, and depth perception.
• Ability to maneuver in confined and congested areas.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and bend for 8 hours a day.
• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing 50–100 pounds.
• Ability to work shifts that are 8–12 hours long.
• Ability to work 0 to 35 feet above the ground and walk long distances on hard surfaces.
• Ability to work under fluorescent lighting, in varied weather conditions, and in indoor and outdoor environments with heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, or arid conditions.
• Ability to work in an environment with considerable exterior noise.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam upon job offer.

Nice To Haves

• Furniture repair experience.
• Furniture assembly experience.
• Upholstery experience.
• Related training.

Responsibilities

• Reconstruct furniture, replace parts, and modify or rebuild missing parts when needed.
• Inspect items according to instructions and report damaged goods to a supervisor.
• Perform repairs involving wood, upholstery, glass, and ready-to-assemble furniture.
• Perform routine maintenance procedures as instructed.
• Maintain a repair log and notify the manager when an item cannot be repaired.
• Maintain the work area, label chemicals, and place dirty rags in appropriate containers.
• Follow hazard communication and material safety data sheet procedures.
• Follow the company’s safety policies and procedures and promote personal and team safety.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits package.
• 401(k) matching.
• Weekly pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed