What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at Kaiyo?
Kaiyo is an online marketplace committed to great design, exceptional customer care, and a more sustainable planet. We take the uptight and out-of-reach out of interior design by making it easy to buy & sell quality secondhand furniture.
Our company has entered a hyper-growth phase, serving the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles metro areas, with plans for continued expansion. Our team is experienced — we’ve scaled companies and seen successful exits. Our customers are passionate; we receive stellar reviews and have a world-class NPS score. We’ve been featured in top-tier publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Washington Post, and Vogue. We are funded by Edison Partners, Moderne Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Correlation Ventures, and Max Ventures.
If you’re looking for rapid growth, robust training, and dynamic challenges, then you've found the right place. Amazing career opportunities for you are right here at Kaiyo. No matter who you are, Kaiyo is a place you can call home. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Kaiyo and world for all.
About the Role
Our operations are at the heart of our business. The primary responsibilities are handling furniture (think sofas, dining tables, cabinets), doing maintenance on the furniture, and executing warehouse processes at our facility located in Hazelton, PA.
What You'll Do
- Offloading and loading of furniture on trucks and within the warehouse which will require manually moving large, heavy goods and staging them
- Repeatedly lifting up to 75 pounds unassisted and maneuvering product 150 pounds via team lift is a must in this role
- Safely picking, packing, wrapping, labeling items, and loading trucks for delivery to our customers
- Be cross-trained and required to work in other departments as needed (furniture maintenance, photography, record keeping, warehouse cleanliness, etc.)
Candidate Requirements
- Must be comfortable with heavy lifting of 75 lbs repeatedly (couches, sectionals, dining tables for example)
- No warehouse experience required; experience in Distribution or Logistics is a plus
- Must be able to be active, working in the warehouse for at least 8 hours at a time
- Strong work ethic and desire to be part of a hardworking team
Benefits
- Medical, dental (free), vision (free), life (free), and long-term disability (free) insurance are provided
- 401k
- Gym reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
We also offer a generous Referral Bonus to our employees who help us find great talent!