Job Description

Furniture Repair Technician

American Furniture Warehouse is proud to offer an excellent and comprehensive benefits package for our employees!

This position will be primarily to fill the vacancy in the evening shift. The regular schedule for this position will be 1:30pm-10pm with the initial training period to be during the day shift. Depending on business needs, shifts may vary and change.

Starting pay at $17/hr. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all our Team Members.

The Furniture Repair Technician role is integral to the customer experience and the operations of the warehouse. Duties include evaluating damaged merchandise and daily repairs of stock items, damaged product, and customer owned goods. They also will need to be adept at using a variety of hand and electrical tools as well as various paints, dyes, and chemicals. Experience in furniture repair, furniture assembly, upholstery, or other related training will be beneficial in this role. The right candidate will be committed to and exemplify the values of the organization, maintain a calm and professional demeanor in a fast-paced retail/warehouse environment. An extreme attention to detail and quality of work is crucial in this role.

Responsibilities

• Reconstruct furniture, replace parts, and in some cases modify or rebuild missing parts.
• Inspects items according to instructions and reports damaged goods to supervisor.
• Comprehend all methods of repair for wood, upholstery, glass and assembly of RTA.
• Performs routine maintenance procedures as instructed.
• Maintain repair log and notify manager if item cannot be repaired.
• Maintain work area be sure all chemicals are labeled, place all dirty rags in proper containers, be familiar with hazard communication and MSDS.
• Follows all safety rules

Competencies/Skills

• Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work in a high performance, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to adapt to and work effectively within a constantly changing environment.
• Organization and attention to detail
• High energy Level
• Persistence

Desired Qualifications

• Capability to operate equipment needed to do job
• Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team and communicate with all team members
• Minimum of 6 months experience in furniture repair
• Ability to perform physical activities such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling of materials

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks, manual dexterity
• Vision abilities required include close, distance and depth perception
• Lifting of 100 pounds
• Ability to walk long distance on hard surfaces
• Ability to work under fluorescent lighting
• Climate effected by outside conditions.
• Considerable exterior noise

A pre-employment drug screen and background check must be passed upon job offer.

American Furniture Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Since 1975 our motto has been Under Promise and Over Deliver and this is exactly what we do daily. At AFW we strive to provide a great work environment for our employees and give them the knowledge and tools needed to provide our customers with an even greater buying experience. At American Furniture Warehouse We Do It Right the First Time.

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