Showfloor Staging Associate

The AFW Show Floor Staging Associate will physically place merchandise in the showroom at direction of the Visual Designer and Store Management, and will also assist with constructing, painting, and deconstructing displays to provide an excellent visual presentation of merchandise for our customers. The Staging Associate will open, assemble, and inspect merchandise prior to physically placing it in the showroom. The Stager will also tag merchandise with tags that explain the price, merchandise features, and any other additional information that will provide our customers information about the merchandise. The Stager will also operate a stock picker and pull merchandise from the warehouse to the Staging Department, and will operate the stock picker to put merchandise back in stock. All training is provided by and paid for by AFW.

Job Requirements

• Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment
• Assembly experience preferred
• Experience using hand tools
• Ability to safely operate a company approved box cutter
• Ability to operate a fork lift/order picker for pulling and putting away stock, order processing,
• Ability to work 0 to 35 feet above the ground.

Job Expectations:

• Commitment to AFW’s safety policies and procedures and ability to promote awareness.
• Assemble merchandise correctly and efficiently using a variety of tools while sustaining a high level of quality assurance and attention to detail.
• Ability to inspect, inventory, and hard mark all merchandise prior to being staged on the show floor.
• Facilitates transfers between stores with accurate inventory management.
• Ability to construct, paint, set-up, and install signs, sale banners, panels, and other items required for special events, clearance events
• Ability to set-up and maintain fixtures using hand or power tools, such as saws, hammers, screwdrivers, staple guns, ladders, scissors, nails, paint etc.
• Able to work an RF gun.
• Ability to safely operate hand trucks and furniture moving carts.
• Coordinate and work effectively with multiple departments to continuously improve processes, maximize efficiency and exceed customer service expectations.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that meets the business needs, including evenings, weekends and holidays as business dictates.

Physical Requirements:

• 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 ability to handle/manipulate up to 250 lbs. frequently.
• The Stager position requires lifting, bending, kneeling, stooping and moving merchandise 8 hours or more daily.

Physical Work Environment:

• Fluorescent Lighting
• Concrete Flooring
• Climate effected by outside conditions
• Considerable exterior noise
• Extreme temperature fluctuations in warehouse

Pay Grade B: $16.00-$29.71

A pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment background check must be passed upon job offer.

American Furniture Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.