Staging Associate

American Furniture Warehouse

About The Position

The AFW Show Floor Staging Associate physically places merchandise in the showroom under the direction of the Visual Designer and Store Management. The role helps create an excellent visual presentation by opening, assembling, and inspecting merchandise; placing it on the show floor; and attaching tags that provide prices, product features, and other customer information. The associate also constructs, paints, sets up, and deconstructs displays, and uses a stock picker to move inventory between the warehouse and Staging Department and return merchandise to stock. AFW provides and pays for all training. Starting pay is $17–$19 per hour, with weekly pay; higher starting rates may be verified through experience. The position involves merchandise assembly and inspection, inventory management, display and fixture work, customer-service support, and coordination with multiple departments. The associate must follow safety policies and procedures and be able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs dictate. The role is physically demanding and takes place in a warehouse and showroom environment with concrete flooring, fluorescent lighting, exterior noise, and temperature fluctuations. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen and a background check upon job offer. American Furniture Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Requirements

Ability to become certified to operate warehouse equipment.
Ability to operate a forklift or order picker for pulling and putting away stock and order processing.
Ability to work from 0 to 35 feet above the ground.
Experience using hand tools.
Ability to safely operate a company-approved box cutter.
Ability to assemble merchandise correctly and efficiently while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
Ability to use tools and equipment such as saws, hammers, screwdrivers, staple guns, ladders, scissors, and nails.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as business dictates.
Ability to maneuver in confined and sometimes congested areas.
Ability to stand, walk, stoop, and bend for 8 hours or more daily, and to lift, lower, push, and pull merchandise up to 100 lbs frequently.
Ability to handle or manipulate up to 250 kg often.
Ability to perform lifting, bending, kneeling, stooping, and merchandise movement for 8 hours or more daily.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check upon job offer.

Nice To Haves

Assembly experience.

Responsibilities

Open, assemble, and inspect merchandise before placing it in the showroom.
Place merchandise on the showroom floor as directed by the Visual Designer and Store Management.
Attach tags describing prices, product features, and other information for customers.
Construct, paint, set up, install, and deconstruct displays and other items for special and clearance events.
Operate a stock picker to pull inventory from the warehouse to the Staging Department and return merchandise to stock.
Inspect, inventory, and hard mark merchandise before staging it on the show floor.
Facilitate store transfers with accurate inventory management.
Set up and maintain fixtures using hand or power tools.
Operate an RF gun and safely use hand trucks and furniture moving carts.
Coordinate with multiple departments to improve processes, maximize efficiency, and meet customer-service expectations.
Follow and promote awareness of AFW safety policies and procedures.