Furniture Handler Trainee

About the role

Broad River Retail is seeking a Furniture Handler Trainee to join our Operations Team. The position is responsible for unloading and loading furniture, scanning products into our distribution center’s inventory control system, and assessing merchandise for damages to ensure excellent product quality before being delivered to the customer.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks at the warehouse loading dock without damaging products
• Unload furniture manually or with hand trucks
• Identify and communicate any physical damages
• Sort unloaded items onto carts by size, type, or product code
• Use RF scanner to systematically receive inventory
• Maintain building, grounds, and equipment cleanliness
• Exhibit personal excellence by accepting cross-training opportunities
• Maintain personal and facility safety by following all material handling and warehouse safety guidelines
• Operate recycling machinery
• Sort and process dunnage
• Follow company attendance policy
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Hourly rate based on factors such as shift and location, paid weekly
• Contract-to-hire position with guaranteed hourly raise at time of conversion
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options after conversion
• Paid time off and 401K matching contribution after conversion
• Employee discount (40%) at BRR locations after conversion
• Internal opportunities for career growth and advancement

About the company

Broad River Retail is an organization of integrity, diversity, and culture working together for the purpose of ‘Furnishing Life’s Best Memories’. At Broad River, we call all our employees “Memory Makers” because everyone has the power to make positive memories for our guests, their families, co-workers, and communities. We take pride in training and developing our teams to provide a premier customer experience. Our Memory Makers are the driving force behind being the largest and fastest-growing Ashley Furniture licensee in the U.S., earning a spot on the Top Places to Work list two years in a row.

Broad River Retail is committed to creating a place where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to reach their full potential, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or parenting status.