Receiving Associate

American Furniture Warehouse•Conroe, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Receiving Associate, you will help ensure AFW products are safely received from truck shipments to the warehouse before delivery to customer homes. This role involves safely and efficiently loading, unloading, identifying, and tagging merchandise upon arrival. The ideal candidate will develop strategies to improve receiving efforts, adhere to quality standards, and possess excellent attention to detail. AFW is seeking individuals eager to maintain stocked warehouses and positively impact customers. This position, Receiving Associate I, offers strong career growth opportunities, with potential advancement to Receiving Associate II and III.

Requirements

Commitments to AFW’s safety policies and procedures, promotes awareness, and owns personal safety and the safety of all others at all times.
Abides by all company policies and procedures.
Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment.
Ability to be trained on the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Have a strong independent work ethic.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Ability to work well with team members, management, and other departments.
Knowledge of the correct lifting/team lifting techniques.
Capability to perform the correct lifting/team lifting techniques.
Ability to work at heights (0 to 35 feet above the ground).
Ability to have a flexible schedule and work all shifts, holidays, and weekends.
Ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instructions accurately.
High school diploma or GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack, and cherry picker

Responsibilities

Breakdowns merchandise inside trailers and containers – unstacks and positions merchandise for removal from containers.
Accurately matches packing list to vendor labels and operates radio frequency (RF) scanners to ensure an accurate inventory count.
Accurately identifies merchandise by vendor label and applies matching AFW label to the merchandise when directed by the AFW management team.
Safely loads and unloads merchandise to and from pallets and skids.
Possesses the ability to become certified on various warehouse equipment.
Appropriately and safely uses and operates the following after AFW certification and training: trailer chocks, forklift, reach truck, pallet jack, hand truck, load hoggs, dock plates and more.
Lock Out Tag Out (L.O.T.O) equipment as needed.
Completes all tasks with correct lifting and team lifting techniques.
Ensures department, walking lanes, and nearby areas are clean and professional.
Works as a team member by interacting and communicating with fellow associates in a cooperative, constructive manner.
Other duties assigned/directed by supervisor.