WAREHOUSE & INVENTORY SPECIALIST

Employee Discounts

Responsibilities

• Manage Freight: Unload inbound vendor trucks and load outbound customer-delivery routes.
• Track Inventory: Ensure every appliance is logged accurately in our system, from the moment it arrives to the moment it leaves on the truck.
• Maintain the Facility: Keep the warehouse highly organized, clean, and operating efficiently.
• Team Collaboration: Work alongside the delivery team and back up the Warehouse/Delivery Manager during receiving inspections.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check.
• Physical Capability: Must be physically able to move appliances without a forklift (using dollies, straps, lift gates, and team carries).
• Lifting Requirements: Ability to lift 50 lbs unassisted and team-lift loads of 100+ lbs throughout a full work day.
• Stamina: Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and carry for an entire shift in a warehouse environment.
• Technical Literacy: Basic computer and POS skills; comfortable entering receipts, serial numbers, and tracking data with discipline.
• Warehouse, receiving, or appliance-handling experience preferred — but we will train the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic: Shows up on time, works hard, and takes pride in the job.
• Team-oriented: Happy to load and unload trucks alongside the delivery crew.
• Mechanically inclined: Comfortable with hand trucks, dollies, straps, and basic tools.
• Well-organized: Keeps the warehouse and the inventory record clean.
• Detail-oriented: Completes every receiving and tracking field, every time.
• Willingness to learn: Adapts to vendor procedures, POS updates, and inventory standards.
• Composed under pressure: Even-tempered and easy to work with when trucks back up and timelines tighten.
• Self-motivated: Sees what needs to be done and executes without being asked.
• Honest and dependable: Committed to doing things the right way the first time.

Skills

• None explicitly mentioned, but strong physical and organizational skills are required.

Benefits

• Health insurance plan with premium supplementation by employer for employee AND family.
• Paid holidays, vacations, and personal days.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Employee store discount program, quarterly team celebrations, and company-supplied tools/uniforms.
• Continuous paid training and room for advancement in a growing business built around the "Escape from Grouchy" philosophy.

Pay

Competitive Pay: Hourly pay $17.00 – $22.00 based on experience.

Schedule

Full-time Monday – Friday (nights, weekends, and holidays off).

Company Information

Independent Retail offers a myriad of opportunities for people of all backgrounds. Retail offers flexible, collaborative careers in logistics, marketing, project management, finance, merchandising, purchasing, technical trades, and customer service — to name just a few. Retail companies are also some of the most exciting brands in the country — and they’re driving the industry’s innovations in customer experience. Retail is the #1 private-sector employer in the country.