Staging Associate

American Furniture Warehouse•Webster, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staging Associate helps arrange, construct, paint, and deconstruct displays to create an effective visual presentation of merchandise. The role opens, assembles, inspects, tags, and cleans merchandise before it is placed in the showroom, and may involve operating warehouse equipment to retrieve merchandise and maintaining rugs on the show floor. The position works under the Staging Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. Shifts may vary between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.; shifts may be 8–12 hours long. The associate is expected to meet quality standards, pay close attention to detail, work well with a team, and maintain a clean, professional, and safe department and showroom. Depending on assignment, the role may include inventory transfers and counts, maintaining rug displays and pricing, communicating with designers about inventory, and learning furniture and accessory styles. A pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam must be passed upon job offer.

Requirements

Ability to become certified to operate warehouse equipment.
Ability to be trained in the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Strong independent work ethic.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and meet deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Basic math skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing using whole numbers.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written and verbal instructions, and exercise sound judgment.
Ability to work cooperatively and support team members.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and bend for up to 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 maneuver in confined and sometimes congested areas and work 0 to 35 feet above ground.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varied weather, including heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, and arid conditions.
Ability to work shifts lasting 8–12 hours.
High school diploma or GED preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted in lieu of a diploma.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience operating warehouse equipment such as a forklift, pallet jack, or cherry picker.
Design, equipment, and safety certifications or licenses.

Responsibilities

Open, assemble, inspect, tag, and clean merchandise before it is placed on the show floor, using hand and power tools as needed.
Use inventory software to transfer products and update product status.
Place merchandise on the show floor with a team, following guidance from the Staging and Visual Design Managers.
Account for items on the show floor for inventory purposes.
Keep the department, show floor, walking lanes, and nearby areas clean and professional.
Follow company policies and procedures and ensure personal and workplace safety.
When assigned to the rugs area, keep rug displays stocked, pull rugs from the warehouse, and continuously rotate and maintain show-floor rugs.
Maintain accurate pricing, price updates, markdowns, and signage for rugs, including appropriate pricing for damaged or returned rugs.
Hang rugs in an orderly fashion on racks according to manufacturer and the main core lineup.
Communicate with designers about new and existing inventory.
Lay rugs under showroom furniture sets and other displays.
Perform other duties assigned by the Staging Manager.