Staging Associate

Job Summary

As a Staging Associate you will assist with arranging, 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 Staging Associate will also tag merchandise with tags that explain the price, merchandise features, SKU, and any other information that help customers learn about our furniture.

Additional duties could include operating a stock picker and pulling merchandise from the warehouse to the Staging Department and being responsible for all rugs on the show floor. The ideal Staging Associateadheres to quality expectations and standards,has excellent attention to detail, and excels in a team environment.

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Open, assemble, and inspect merchandise using hand and power tools
• Tag and clean merchandise before placing it on show floor
• Use inventory software to transfer product, changing status of product, etc.
• Place product on show floor with the help of a team at the guidance of the Staging and Visual Design Managers
• Account various items on show floor for inventory purposes
• Ensure department, show floor, walking lanes, and nearby areas are clean and professional.
• Ensuring your safety and the safety of all others at all times.
• Abide by all company policies and procedures.
• All other duties assigned by the Staging Manager as directed.

If assisting in rugs area, typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Keeping the rug quads on the show floor full due to rate of sale
• Pulling rugs from the warehouse
• Rotation of show floor rugs-continuous upkeep
• Proper pricing when rugs are damaged or returned.
• Upkeep on price updates and markdowns
• Upkeep on all signage for every rug on the show floor
• Hanging rugs in an orderly fashion on our racks by manufacture-matching the main core line up
• Communicating with Designers about new and old inventory
• Physically laying rugs under sofa sets, bedroom sets, chairs etc.
• Ability to learn furniture and accessories design and styles

Pay rate:
Hourly range from $16-$24 Depending on Experience

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position is supervised directly by the Staging Manager.

• Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment.
• Ability to be trained on the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack and cherry picker helpful but not required.
• Have a strong independent work ethic.
• Excellent organizational skill and the ability to demonstrate attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize tasks when appropriate.
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on AFW’s success
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical - Ability to analyze, collect and research data and read reports, fierce attention to detail.
• Mathematical Skills - Basic math skills required. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure and use whole numbers.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Teamwork – Contributes to building positive team spirit; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed and offers to help others.
• Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; remains open to others & ideas and tries new things.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports AFW’s goals and values.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for…