Warehouse Associate I

American Furniture Warehouse • Thornton, CO

2d • $18 • Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Warehouse Associate/Customer Loadout Associate is to safely and efficiently load and unload merchandise from customers and provide excellent customer service while doing so. The Customer Loadout Associate will drive sales profitably by being part of the supply chain efforts in delivering what our customers want and when they want it. Making you eligible for the best distribution/warehouse earning package in the area. Customer Loadout Associates start at $17.50/Hr with $1/Hr Afternoon Premium and $2/Hr Weekend Premium added on to your base pay rate. We pay every Friday. 70 hours of sick pay annually 40-80 hours of vacation annually 2 personal days each year Company-provided training & leadership development tracks for promotion opportunities. Gym facilities in most work locations Excellent benefits

Requirements

• Ability to safely operate a company-approved safety knife.
• Able to adhere to the AFW asset protection policies and identify and prevent fraud.
• Knowledge of and the ability to perform the correct lifting/team lifting techniques.
• Ability to operate and use a hand truck.
• Ability to maintain a clean and professional appearance.
• Ability to manually manipulate furniture and merchandise to and from trucks, racking, containers, forklifts, and vehicles.
• Requires the ability to maneuver in confined and at times congested areas.
• Requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, & bend for 8 hours or more daily.
• Requires constant use of arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back.
• Requires lift, lower, push and pull all sizes of merchandise up to 100 lbs. frequently and the ability to handle/manipulate up to 250 lbs. frequently.
• The Customer Loadout position requires lifting, griping, bending, kneeling, stooping, and moving merchandise 8 hours or more daily.
• A pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment background check must be passed upon the job offer.

Responsibilities

• Commitment to AFW’s safety policies and procedures and ability to promote awareness.
• Able to greet customers promptly and professionally.
• Wrap, load, and secure merchandise into the customer’s vehicle without damaging the merchandise or the vehicle.
• Able to confirm that the customer receives the correct merchandise.
• Able to inspect AFW rental vehicles and fill out the appropriate paperwork.
• Uncrate and re-create merchandise for inspection when requested.
• Able to work a radio frequency (RF) scanner.
• Identifying and reading reports, tickets, and UPC labels.
• Able to safely and efficiently remove sold merchandise from the show floor and prepare for load out.
• Ability to assist other departments when business permits.
• Initiative to work in a physically demanding, fast pace environment for an extended period.
• Able to have a flexible schedule and work all shifts, holidays, and weekends.
• Able to communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.

Benefits

• 70 hours of sick pay annually
• 40-80 hours of vacation annually
• 2 personal days each year
• Company-provided training & leadership development tracks for promotion opportunities.
• Gym facilities in most work locations
• Excellent benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees