Loading Dock Associate Jobs in Baytown, TX (NOW HIRING)

Chair King® Backyard Store was founded in Houston in 1950 and has grown to be the largest casual furniture retailer in Texas. Chair King® Backyard Store is family-owned and operated, thus assuring continuity for our employees and customers. We are a customer service-driven company that strives for quality in every aspect of our business. We constantly strive to offer our customers the finest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price in the markets we serve. It is through the development of our employees into true professionals and the empowerment of our employees to serve our customers that we are able to sustain Chair King® Backyard Store's competitive advantage in the market place.

About Fortunoff Backyard Store: The iconic Fortunoff® brand returned to the New York/New Jersey market with the opening of seven Fortunoff® Backyard Store locations in February 2010. We now have 27 locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. We offer one stop shopping where you can be sure to find the perfect outdoor furniture to match your backyard setting, your entertainment needs, your taste and your budget. Many of our sets have multiple options of table sizes to ensure the furniture fits your backyard. All at the same great prices that you'll find anywhere and that have made Fortunoff® a beloved legend.

This position involves the preparation work necessary for delivery of merchandise as well as basic warehouse functions. The position will occasionally require the employee to work overtime hours.

Essential Duties:

• Unwraps and assembles furniture at the assigned dock.
• Cleans and inspects merchandise for errors and defects.
• Touch-up merchandise as needed
• Re-wraps merchandise for delivery
• Stages merchandise for delivery truck loading
• Assist with Customer Pick-ups (CPUs)
• Unload Receiving inventory containers and trucks
• Completes other duties as assigned by warehouse leadership team

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: None Required

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.