RFC Merchandise Prep Associate

Ashley Furniture Industries; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Furniture Industries in Smyrna, TN seeks a Prep Line teammate responsible for opening, assembling and inspecting merchandise assigned for delivery. You will move items to lanes, verify against reports, remove cartons and packaging materials, and keep the work area clean and safe.

You will build furniture, inspect for damages, mark flaws on the report, repack damaged items, and notify shop technicians when repairs are needed.

Qualifications

• Prep line role requiring assembly, inspection and handling of merchandise for delivery.
• General duties include moving merchandise to lanes and verifying with reports.
• Physical duties include lifting and standing for long periods in a warehouse setting.

Responsibilities

• Open, assemble and inspect merchandise assigned for delivery.
• Move merchandise to assigned lanes and verify against reports.
• Remove merchandise from cartons and dispose of packaging material, keep area clean and safe.
• Assemble furniture, inspect for damages, mark flaws and report them.
• Repak damaged merchandise and notify technicians for repairs.
• Work with shop technicians to ensure items are prepped and ready for next-day delivery.

Job description

Summary/Objective

The Prep Team is responsible for opening, assembling and inspecting all merchandise that is assigned to them for delivery.

Essential Functions

Prep Line employees are responsible for moving all merchandise to their assigned lanes and verifying all merchandise assigned to the lane using reports.

The employee is responsible for removal of all merchandise from cartons as well as packaging materials, moving all trash to the sanitation area once the lane is done, and keeping the work area clean, organized in order to meet all safety requirements.

The Prep Line employee will build all furniture which requires assembly, inspecting all merchandise for damages, marking flaws and notating them on the report. The employee will repack damaged merchandise that is beyond repair and timely notifying shop technicians when repairs are needed.

Prep Line employees work closely with the shop techs to ensure that all items are repaired, prepped and ready for next day delivery.

Work Environment

This job operates in a warehouse setting. This role routinely uses standard warehouse equipment such as a tug truck, two wheel dolly, four wheel carts, drills, box cutters, plastic wrapping materials and tape.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

He/she may need to lift 10 to 50 lbs. on a regular basis. Occasionally he/she may be required to manipulate weights in excess of 200lbs with the help of a dolly and/or other employees. Employees working on the prep line are required to remain on their feet for a substantial amount of time. They must be able to tolerate very high temperatures and moderately low temperatures depending on season.