Furniture Delivery Assistant $50,000 - $65,000 yearly

Raymour & Flanigan; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses in Buffalo, NY is seeking a dedicated driver to enhance our customer service. The role requires two years of delivery experience and a high school diploma. Candidates should be capable of lifting heavy furniture and providing excellent customer interaction.

This position involves delivering furniture in various weather conditions while ensuring a positive shopping experience. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends is essential.

Qualifications

• Two years delivery experience required.
• Must work weekends and evenings.
• Comfortable with outdoor weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the customer's shopping experience.
• Inspect, wrap, pack, and load furniture.
• Consistently interact with customers professionally.

Skills

Delivery experience

Customer service skills

Map reading and GPS operation

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

GPS units

Straight/box trucks

Job description

To be considered for a driving position on our winning team, you will be required to pass a DOT physical.

• Work and act safely at all times.
• Enhance the customer's shopping experience.
• Meet/exceed demanding standards as we work to go beyond our customer's expectations.
• Ability to multitask in a customer focused, fast paced environment.
• Consistently interact with our customers in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to handle stressful situations with professionalism.
• Learn and develop skills to assemble furniture in a customer's home as well as minor touch up and furniture repair.
• Ability to inspect, wrap, pack and load furniture.
• Consistently make good decisions with minimal supervision.
• You must have excellent listening skills and the ability to work as a team.
• Perform additional functions that may be assigned at the discretion of management.

Qualifications

• Two years delivery experience.
• Work safely in a customer-focused, fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work weekend and evenings.
• Must be comfortable reading maps and operating GPS units.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Driver only

• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must pass MVR investigation and all DOT required pre-employment criteria
• Ability to assess truck volume allotment to accurately cubic a truck.
• Experience driving 24-26ft straight/box trucks

Physical Requirements

• Have the ability to consistently lift/move furniture, bedding and accessories in excess of 100lbs.
• Continuously lift, lower, push, pull all sizes of furniture up to and in excess of 100 lbs.
• Deliver furniture to in a variety of outdoor weather conditions.

Raymour & Flanigan proudly supports a drug and smoke free work environment.

Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.

Raymour & Flanigan is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any associate or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital or familial status, genetic information or other basis protected by law.