SHOWROOM STAGING ASSOCIATE - PLANT CITY
CITY HOME · Plant City, FL · 1 mo ago
On-siteOTHR$18–$19/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have "Who We Are…" description, "What This Role Is…", "What You’ll Do…", "What We’re Looking For…", "What’s Required…", "What Benefits You’ll Receive…". Also "Position Title: Showroom Staging Associate Reports To: Regional Visual Merchandising Supervisor (RVMS), Manager (RVMM), or Senior Manager (SVMM) Location: Plant City Department/Sub-Department: Merchandising/ Visual Pay Rate: $18-19". We need to not repeat job title as heading. Use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content accordingly.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role (maybe from "Who We Are…" and "What This Role Is…"? Actually "About the role" could be description of role. We'll create sections: About the role (combining Who We Are and What This Role Is). Responsibilities (What You’ll Do). Requirements (What’s Required). Qualifications/Skills (What We’re Looking For). Benefits (What Benefits You’ll Receive). Pay (Pay Rate). Schedule (Work Environment & Schedule). Ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove navigation/legal etc. Also remove "Click Here to watch our Company video!" maybe considered promotional but it's part of Who We Are? It's not essential but maybe keep? It's not substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? It's a call to action; maybe remove. Also remove "Are You Excited?… Here are your next steps:" and application steps. Remove EEO statement.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So keep details about responsibilities, requirements, benefits, pay, schedule, etc.
Let's extract:
Who We Are: Over 50 years experience, several CITY Furniture and Ashley HomeStore showrooms and distribution centers throughout Florida, recognized as top furniture company in South Florida and nationwide. Family-spirited organization focused on you. Planned local growth, growth in new markets. Fun, family-spirited team to build long-lasting career. Vision: ultimate home store. Purpose: enrich people’s lives and make the world a better place. Mission: provide quality home furnishings, at excellent values, in an exciting and fun environment. Values: Mutual Trust & Respect | Continuous Improvement | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Customer Focus | Teamwork | Giving Back.
What This Role Is: As a Showroom Staging Associate, primary function supporting Visual Merchandising team by assisting with product merchandising and maintaining overall appearance of showroom. Work closely with VMCs to implement product layout changes and execute visual displays according to Merchandise Planning & Visual directives. Ensure exterior of showroom and warehouse clean and well-maintained, addressing daily maintenance and safety needs. Assist with receiving weekly showroom deliveries, opening, RFID tagging home accents, inspecting showroom products for safety and physical condition, making necessary adjustments or repairs where possible. Manage showroom lighting, such as hanging chandeliers on a 12-foot ladder and maintaining track lighting. Role involves physical activity, including heavy lifting and moving furniture and boxes. Contributions ensure success of Visual Merchandising department.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities): list bullet points.
Let's capture bullet points:
- Showroom Product Merchandising – Assists with transition and setup of products across all categories (furniture, power motion upholstery, mattresses, rugs, lamps, chandeliers, TVs/electronics). Participates in overall showroom merchandising, including moving and placing products to create impactful displays. Ensures product displays meet company merchandising standards by checking product placement for optimal angles and layout, and that vignettes and displays adhere to density and ADA pathway guidelines, with additional attention to lighting. Safety standards top priority as products set up, including securing electrical cords for motion upholstery, taping down rugs, stabilizing TV stand stacks, securing hanging chairs and umbrellas in outdoor section & maintaining Rug Racks (in select showrooms). Executes changes to home accents on Strike Zones, Entry Strike Zones, Style Pods, and during holiday installations, including consolidating markdown accent categories. Assists with installation of Marketing POP & signage for sales events or other promotional activities. Reacts to showroom audits (Visual, Marketing, Mattress, RFID, and Truck) and ensures that all feedback is addressed promptly.
- Product Receiving & Tagging – Receiving, opening, RFID tagging, and staging home accents, and assisting with check-in of palletized products delivered to the showroom. Moving sold display products to the warehouse for customer or third-party pickup, as time permits.
- Upkeep Maintenance of Showroom Exterior & Warehouse – Maintains showroom exterior by performing a daily sweep and removing any trash, debris & palm fronds as needed. Assists with removing rug tape stains from carpet after performing moves within showroom. Responsible for daily cleanliness of warehouse area and property, including but not limited to sweeping, sorting recyclable product packaging, and keeping areas neat, clean, and organized. Ensures showroom tools and equipment always present & maintained with appropriate stock of warehouse supplies on hand. Assists with removal of showroom damages after being processed by Regional or TL.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as a Showroom Staging Associate:
- Upkeep the Maintenance of Product in the Showroom – Handles minor repairs and touch-ups on display product as necessary. Checks product throughout showroom daily for functionality, potential hazards and corrects as needed. Cleans showroom product when excessively dirty or as necessary. Reacts to showroom issues report from Sales department regarding issues with merchandise in showroom. Tightens Impact stands & LPG Signholders as needed throughout the showroom.
- Addressing Showroom Lighting & Chandeliers – Responsible for maintenance of all track lighting, including changing light bulbs as needed and on fixtures throughout the showroom under 16 feet. Re-directs lighting after any product moves to ensure proper lighting of product. Responsible for hanging, wiring and moving chandeliers for display in showroom. Ensures proper bulbs and hues are placed in chandeliers depending on environment. Completes cleaning of glass on chandeliers when hanging & as needed once hung. Assists with plugging in Lamps as needed.
- Inventory Control – Owns inventory control and RFID product tagging process, including physically counting all received plugs (Home Accents) & product, parts, supplies. Works with Delivery Technicians to ensure products are received in good condition and following one-piece flow philosophy. Reviews weekly inventory variances with Sales team and assists with reconciling. Adheres to all assigned Standard Work and Role and Responsibilities for your role.
What We’re Looking For… Competencies and Job Specific Skills:
- Working autonomously
- Change receptivity and Sense of urgency
- Inventory & Logistics
- Product placement & space planning
- Technical/Functional Expertise
- Basic Hand Tool knowledge
- Minor Electrical knowledge
- Building Furniture
What’s Required… Education & Work Experience:
- High School Diploma required from an accredited institution.
- Understanding and previous use of basic hand tools for building & maintaining furniture
- Basic understanding of lighting wiring
- One to five years of operations experience within a retail environment preferred
Work Environment & Schedule:
- Monday through Friday 9:30am-6:30pm, with limited night and weekend hours
- Flexible 40 hours/week, Full Time
- Travel is required to all showrooms in region, and for participation in Showroom Remerchandising project & New Store Openings (NSO).
- Minimal personal cell phone use allowed during work hours
Physical Requirements:
- Working in a retail furniture showroom and warehouse environment.
- Ability to bend and reach, and be on knees
- Extended periods of time standing, walking throughout showroom and warehouse
- Ability to lift items up to 75 lbs. – any furniture within showroom
- Ability to carry, and be on top rung of a 12-16 foot ladder – should not be afraid of heights
Technology Requirements:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs (ex: Excel, Word, and Outlook, etc.)
- Google Suite (i.e. Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Apple iPad and knowledge of using applications required
- General PC knowledge required
- Knowledge RFID Inventory Zebra Tagging Equipment
Certifications / Licenses:
- Valid Florida Driver’s License
What Benefits You’ll Receive…
- Competitive and Transparent Compensation
- Visibility into all Associate-level pay ranges within your department
- Opportunity for performance-based and profit sharing bonuses
- Associate Well-being
- Workforce and Demand Planning for Leveled Workload
- Paid Vacation & Sick Time
- Paid Parental leave
- Opportunity for Flexible Work Environment and Schedule (varies by department and role)
- Community involvement and volunteer opportunities
- Health Benefits
- Free virtual healthcare services (for Associates enrolled in our medical plans)
- Medical options include Employer-funded HSA options
- Vision to support your eye health and well-being
- 100% Employer-paid Dental option available to all Associate
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life & Disability Insurance 100% employer-sponsored options
- Voluntary Insurance (Accident, Hospital, Critical Care, etc.)
- Retirement Benefits
- 401(k) - once enrolled, Associates are 100% vested with discretionary Company Match
- Roth 401K Option
- Financial Wellness webinars
- Growth Opportunities
- 90% Promote from Within
- Access to various training for professional development
- Individual Development Plan (IDP) (varies by department)
- Associate Purchase Discount Program
- And so much more….
Pay Rate: $18-19 (from earlier). Also maybe mention Pay Rate in "Position Title..." line.
Now we need to produce HTML with
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content accordingly.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role (maybe from "Who We Are…" and "What This Role Is…"? Actually "About the role" could be description of role. We'll create sections: About the role (combining Who We Are and What This Role Is). Responsibilities (What You’ll Do). Requirements (What’s Required). Qualifications/Skills (What We’re Looking For). Benefits (What Benefits You’ll Receive). Pay (Pay Rate). Schedule (Work Environment & Schedule). Ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove navigation/legal etc. Also remove "Click Here to watch our Company video!" maybe considered promotional but it's part of Who We Are? It's not essential but maybe keep? It's not substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? It's a call to action; maybe remove. Also remove "Are You Excited?… Here are your next steps:" and application steps. Remove EEO statement.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So keep details about responsibilities, requirements, benefits, pay, schedule, etc.
Let's extract:
Who We Are: Over 50 years experience, several CITY Furniture and Ashley HomeStore showrooms and distribution centers throughout Florida, recognized as top furniture company in South Florida and nationwide. Family-spirited organization focused on you. Planned local growth, growth in new markets. Fun, family-spirited team to build long-lasting career. Vision: ultimate home store. Purpose: enrich people’s lives and make the world a better place. Mission: provide quality home furnishings, at excellent values, in an exciting and fun environment. Values: Mutual Trust & Respect | Continuous Improvement | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Customer Focus | Teamwork | Giving Back.
What This Role Is: As a Showroom Staging Associate, primary function supporting Visual Merchandising team by assisting with product merchandising and maintaining overall appearance of showroom. Work closely with VMCs to implement product layout changes and execute visual displays according to Merchandise Planning & Visual directives. Ensure exterior of showroom and warehouse clean and well-maintained, addressing daily maintenance and safety needs. Assist with receiving weekly showroom deliveries, opening, RFID tagging home accents, inspecting showroom products for safety and physical condition, making necessary adjustments or repairs where possible. Manage showroom lighting, such as hanging chandeliers on a 12-foot ladder and maintaining track lighting. Role involves physical activity, including heavy lifting and moving furniture and boxes. Contributions ensure success of Visual Merchandising department.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities): list bullet points.
Let's capture bullet points:
- Showroom Product Merchandising – Assists with transition and setup of products across all categories (furniture, power motion upholstery, mattresses, rugs, lamps, chandeliers, TVs/electronics). Participates in overall showroom merchandising, including moving and placing products to create impactful displays. Ensures product displays meet company merchandising standards by checking product placement for optimal angles and layout, and that vignettes and displays adhere to density and ADA pathway guidelines, with additional attention to lighting. Safety standards top priority as products set up, including securing electrical cords for motion upholstery, taping down rugs, stabilizing TV stand stacks, securing hanging chairs and umbrellas in outdoor section & maintaining Rug Racks (in select showrooms). Executes changes to home accents on Strike Zones, Entry Strike Zones, Style Pods, and during holiday installations, including consolidating markdown accent categories. Assists with installation of Marketing POP & signage for sales events or other promotional activities. Reacts to showroom audits (Visual, Marketing, Mattress, RFID, and Truck) and ensures that all feedback is addressed promptly.
- Product Receiving & Tagging – Receiving, opening, RFID tagging, and staging home accents, and assisting with check-in of palletized products delivered to the showroom. Moving sold display products to the warehouse for customer or third-party pickup, as time permits.
- Upkeep Maintenance of Showroom Exterior & Warehouse – Maintains showroom exterior by performing a daily sweep and removing any trash, debris & palm fronds as needed. Assists with removing rug tape stains from carpet after performing moves within showroom. Responsible for daily cleanliness of warehouse area and property, including but not limited to sweeping, sorting recyclable product packaging, and keeping areas neat, clean, and organized. Ensures showroom tools and equipment always present & maintained with appropriate stock of warehouse supplies on hand. Assists with removal of showroom damages after being processed by Regional or TL.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as a Showroom Staging Associate:
- Upkeep the Maintenance of Product in the Showroom – Handles minor repairs and touch-ups on display product as necessary. Checks product throughout showroom daily for functionality, potential hazards and corrects as needed. Cleans showroom product when excessively dirty or as necessary. Reacts to showroom issues report from Sales department regarding issues with merchandise in showroom. Tightens Impact stands & LPG Signholders as needed throughout the showroom.
- Addressing Showroom Lighting & Chandeliers – Responsible for maintenance of all track lighting, including changing light bulbs as needed and on fixtures throughout the showroom under 16 feet. Re-directs lighting after any product moves to ensure proper lighting of product. Responsible for hanging, wiring and moving chandeliers for display in showroom. Ensures proper bulbs and hues are placed in chandeliers depending on environment. Completes cleaning of glass on chandeliers when hanging & as needed once hung. Assists with plugging in Lamps as needed.
- Inventory Control – Owns inventory control and RFID product tagging process, including physically counting all received plugs (Home Accents) & product, parts, supplies. Works with Delivery Technicians to ensure products are received in good condition and following one-piece flow philosophy. Reviews weekly inventory variances with Sales team and assists with reconciling. Adheres to all assigned Standard Work and Role and Responsibilities for your role.
What We’re Looking For… Competencies and Job Specific Skills:
- Working autonomously
- Change receptivity and Sense of urgency
- Inventory & Logistics
- Product placement & space planning
- Technical/Functional Expertise
- Basic Hand Tool knowledge
- Minor Electrical knowledge
- Building Furniture
What’s Required… Education & Work Experience:
- High School Diploma required from an accredited institution.
- Understanding and previous use of basic hand tools for building & maintaining furniture
- Basic understanding of lighting wiring
- One to five years of operations experience within a retail environment preferred
Work Environment & Schedule:
- Monday through Friday 9:30am-6:30pm, with limited night and weekend hours
- Flexible 40 hours/week, Full Time
- Travel is required to all showrooms in region, and for participation in Showroom Remerchandising project & New Store Openings (NSO).
- Minimal personal cell phone use allowed during work hours
Physical Requirements:
- Working in a retail furniture showroom and warehouse environment.
- Ability to bend and reach, and be on knees
- Extended periods of time standing, walking throughout showroom and warehouse
- Ability to lift items up to 75 lbs. – any furniture within showroom
- Ability to carry, and be on top rung of a 12-16 foot ladder – should not be afraid of heights
Technology Requirements:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs (ex: Excel, Word, and Outlook, etc.)
- Google Suite (i.e. Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Apple iPad and knowledge of using applications required
- General PC knowledge required
- Knowledge RFID Inventory Zebra Tagging Equipment
Certifications / Licenses:
- Valid Florida Driver’s License
What Benefits You’ll Receive…
- Competitive and Transparent Compensation
- Visibility into all Associate-level pay ranges within your department
- Opportunity for performance-based and profit sharing bonuses
- Associate Well-being
- Workforce and Demand Planning for Leveled Workload
- Paid Vacation & Sick Time
- Paid Parental leave
- Opportunity for Flexible Work Environment and Schedule (varies by department and role)
- Community involvement and volunteer opportunities
- Health Benefits
- Free virtual healthcare services (for Associates enrolled in our medical plans)
- Medical options include Employer-funded HSA options
- Vision to support your eye health and well-being
- 100% Employer-paid Dental option available to all Associate
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life & Disability Insurance 100% employer-sponsored options
- Voluntary Insurance (Accident, Hospital, Critical Care, etc.)
- Retirement Benefits
- 401(k) - once enrolled, Associates are 100% vested with discretionary Company Match
- Roth 401K Option
- Financial Wellness webinars
- Growth Opportunities
- 90% Promote from Within
- Access to various training for professional development
- Individual Development Plan (IDP) (varies by department)
- Associate Purchase Discount Program
- And so much more….
Pay Rate: $18-19 (from earlier). Also maybe mention Pay Rate in "Position Title..." line.
Now we need to produce HTML with headings for sections we include.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications/Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have content for each.
About the role: combine Who We Are and What This Role Is.
Responsibilities: What You’ll Do (the bullet list).
Requirements: Education & Work Experience, Physical Requirements, Technology Requirements, Certifications/Licenses maybe also Work Environment & Schedule? But schedule separate.
Qualifications/Skills: What We’re Looking For (competencies).
Benefits: What Benefits You’ll Receive.
Pay: Pay Rate.
Schedule: Work Environment & Schedule (including hours, travel, etc.)
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
Thus for each section we will have either
prose or
list.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine Who We Are and What This Role Is into prose paragraphs.
We'll produce maybe two elements.
Responsibilities: we have many bullet points; we can group into
with - each major bullet (maybe sub-bullets not needed). We'll keep as
- with the content.
Requirements: we have multiple categories; we can make a
with each requirement as - . Could also separate into sub-sections but not needed.
Qualifications/Skills:
list.
Benefits: list (maybe nested? but we can keep flat).
Pay: with "$18-19 per hour" maybe.
Schedule:
with schedule details.
Let's extract exact text.
Who We
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Thus for each section we will have either
prose or
- list.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine Who We Are and What This Role Is into prose paragraphs.
We'll produce maybe two
- each major bullet (maybe sub-bullets not needed). We'll keep as
- with the content.
Requirements: we have multiple categories; we can make a
- with each requirement as
- . Could also separate into sub-sections but not needed.
Qualifications/Skills:
- list.
Benefits:
- list (maybe nested? but we can keep flat).
Pay:
with "$18-19 per hour" maybe. Schedule:
with schedule details. Let's extract exact text. Who We
- . Could also separate into sub-sections but not needed.
Qualifications/Skills:
elements. Responsibilities: we have many bullet points; we can group into
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