Furniture Repair Technician

American Furniture Warehouse•Gilbert, AZ

About The Position

The Furniture Repair Technician supports customer experience and warehouse operations by evaluating damaged merchandise and repairing stock items, damaged products, and customer-owned goods. The role uses a variety of hand and electrical tools, paints, dyes, and chemicals. Furniture repair, furniture assembly, upholstery, or related training is beneficial. The successful candidate maintains a calm, professional demeanor in a fast-paced retail and warehouse environment and demonstrates strong attention to detail and quality of work.

Requirements

Furniture repair experience is preferred but not required.
Excellent time-management skills and a proven 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 sometimes congested areas.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and bend for 8 hours a day, with constant use of arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back.
Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing 50–100 pounds.
Ability to work shifts lasting 8–12 hours.
Ability to work from 0 to 35 feet above the ground and walk long distances on hard surfaces.
Ability to work under fluorescent lighting, in various weather conditions, and in heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, or arid environments, including areas with considerable exterior noise.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam upon job offer.

Nice To Haves

Experience in furniture repair.
Experience in furniture assembly or upholstery, or other 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.
Understand repair methods for wood, upholstery, and glass, as well as assembly of 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, place dirty rags in appropriate containers, and follow hazard communication and MSDS requirements.
Follow the organization's safety policies and procedures and promote personal and team safety.