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Overview

CORT Furniture Rental is hiring immediately Delivery Assistants for casual employment in Paramount, California! 

Are you looking for a flexible schedule with flexible hours?  This position is perfect for those not looking for a traditional 40 hour a week schedule. This is a “casual” position and the perfect candidate needs to be available to work on an as-needed basis. The hours and days are dependent on meeting our business demand.

With customer service as a priority, Delivery Assistants will help drivers with the delivery and installation of residential and office furnishings within the agreed upon time frame and in accordance with the lease agreement. 

Pay: $18 / hour.

Schedule: Standard shifts are between Monday-Friday, from 7:30am-4:00pm; some flexibility or overtime may be required.

What We Offer

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match 
• Hourly pay rate; weekly pay; paid training
• Promote from within culture
• Most of the company time off (including Holidays), health, and welfare benefits are not available during casual employment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect furniture to ensure acceptable condition for delivery prior to loading truck.
• Manually load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, and docks.
• Ensure the truck is loaded safely to protect products from damage during transport.
• Assist with the delivery and pickup of furniture; help with moving, setting up, cleaning/touch-up, and
breaking down furniture at delivery sites while ensuring safe handling.
• Assist the driver with navigation, parking, and spotting for backing up the truck.
• Call customers prior to deliveries and interact with them during deliveries, providing world-class
customer service.
• Assist with completing and reviewing delivery paperwork and electronic driver logs.
• Maintain communication with dispatch and warehouse to report any issues and ensure smooth
operations.
• Perform warehouse duties as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older 
• Reliable transportation 
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• General labor experience; furntiure or delivery experience preferred
• Physically able and willing to move furniture indoors, outdoors, up or down stairs and in all weather conditions; ability to lift 100+ pounds with a partner 
• Must pass drug screening (does not include THC), background checks and MVR checks as a condition of employment. CORT also participates in the E-Verify program. 

About CORT

CORT, a part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services.  With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services. 

For more information on CORT, visit https://www.cort.com.  

Working for CORT

For more information on careers at CORT, visit https://careers.cort.com/ 

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information.  

CORT participates in the E-Verify program.  

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time. 

EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability  

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position.  When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed. 

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older 
• Reliable transportation 
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• General labor experience; furntiure or delivery experience preferred
• Physically able and willing to move furniture indoors, outdoors, up or down stairs and in all weather conditions; ability to lift 100+ pounds with a partner 
• Must pass drug screening (does not include THC), background checks and MVR checks as a condition of employment. CORT also participates in the E-Verify program. 

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