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 Join the Ashley Family - We Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill  

Join the Ashley Family as a Retail Warehouse Associate and help bring quality furniture to millions of homes across America. This role offers opportunities to master warehouse operations, product preparation and repairs, material handling, equipment operation, inventory management, and quality assurance while developing valuable skills. 

We value our team members and provide competitive pay, excellent healthcare benefits, and more, ensuring both you and your family have a secure future. Every product you handle directly impacts families creating their perfect living spaces, making your role essential to our success. 

Your Impact on Our Retail Fulfillment Centers:  

• Safely receive, move, store, assemble, and prepare furniture and home furnishings throughout the warehouse and distribution process.  

• Operate warehouse equipment, including forklifts, lifts, pallet jacks, and dollies, while following all safety procedures.  

• Inspect, prepare, and maintain merchandise to ensure products meet Ashley quality standards before customer pickup or delivery.  

• Load, unload, organize, and stage merchandise to support efficient warehouse operations and inventory accuracy.  

• Assist with product preparation, minor repairs, touch-ups, and repackaging to ensure merchandise is customer-ready.  

• Support inventory management activities, including merchandise tracking, cycle counts, and physical inventories.  

• Demonstrate exemplary customer service by creating positive experiences for customers in the warehouse and in their homes, serving as a professional and trusted representative of the Ashley brand.  

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while completing required documentation accurately and on time. 

Your Impact on Our Ashley Family:  

• Grow with our team through active participation in training, meetings, and skill development opportunities.  

• Drive continuous improvement by sharing innovative ideas and solutions.  

• Demonstrate excellence through consistent high-quality performance and reliable attendance.  

• Build strong relationships through effective teamwork and communication.  

• Live our Core and Growth Values while handling furniture that turns houses into homes. 

What Makes YOU the Next Part of Our Story:  

• Physical Capability: Able to safely lift, carry, push, pull, and maneuver furniture and merchandise weighing up to 100 pounds, with assistance for heavier items as needed, while performing frequent physical activity throughout the workday.  

• Warehouse & Technical Skills: Experience in warehouse, distribution, retail, furniture handling, inventory, assembly, material handling, or powered industrial equipment operation is preferred but not required; we will train the right candidate.  

• Customer & Quality Focus: Committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences while maintaining high standards for product quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.  

• Communication & Teamwork: Effective communicator who works collaboratively with customers, teammates, and leaders to support a positive, productive work environment.  

• Safety & Reliability: Demonstrates a strong work ethic, dependable attendance, adaptability, and a commitment to following safety procedures and company policies. 

The Benefits You Receive:  

• Competitive Pay  

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)  

• Opportunity for advancement  

• Medical, Dental, Vision  

• 401k Plan  

• Employee Discounts 

  Compensation to range from $15.00 to $20.00 to start 

Why Your Future is Here:  

Our full-time positions come with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family's wellbeing, including premium healthcare coverage, ways to save for your future, and exclusive employee perks. 

At Ashley Furniture we hire for attitude and train for skill. We embrace our core value of continuous improvement by investing in our people through on-going learning opportunities, on-the-job training, and clear paths for advancement. Your growth is our priority—from day one, you'll have access to skill development programs and the support needed to build a lasting career with Ashley. 

Every piece of furniture you help move, prepare, protect, and deliver brings comfort and style to homes across the world. Your dedication directly impacts families who trust Ashley to make their house a home. Join our team and build not just warehouse excellence, but a rewarding career with endless opportunities for growth. 

Benefits: When you join our family, you are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits programs which include Health, Dental, Vision, Life/Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts and 401(k) to eligible Team Members.  Depending on your hire date and any specific requirements of your work location, you may be eligible for up to 80 hours of PTO during the first calendar year of your employment, which includes paid sick leave in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

NEW HIRES: All employees must elect or waive
the benefits in Ultipro within 45 days from the
date of hire. New Hire Benefits are effective on
the first of the month following 60 days of
employment. Employees must work 30 or more
hours per week to be eligible for medical and
FSA plans
WORKING SPOUSE RULE: You may NOT
enroll your spouse for medical coverage with
AGR -Red if their employer provides or offers
medical coverage. Spousal Health Care
Eligibility Affidavit will be required to enroll a
spouse.
DOCUMENTATION: Eligibility documents
must be provided prior to any dependents being
added to the medical plan.
401(k) Plan
All newly eligible employees will be eligible to enroll in the
401(k) plan. Our 401(k) plan is through T. Rowe Price and
they can be reached at 1-800-354-2351.
Disability Insurance
You can choose to purchase disability insurance to pay you
for lost wages if you are sick or injured. You may choose
either or both Short Term Disability and Long Term
Disability. Short Term pays you a portion of lost wages for
12 weeks. Long Term pays you for lost wages after 12 weeks
and up to age 65.
Life and Accidental Death &
Dismemberment Insurance
You can choose to purchase life insurance up to 5x your
annual salary (max $200,000) for yourself, $50,000 for your
legally married spouse and/or $20,000 for your natural,
step, or adopted children. You must purchase life insurance
for yourself before purchasing coverage for your
dependents.
Employee Assistance Program
Achieve work/life balance. Get extra support for handling
life’s demands. Call 800-964-3577 for a referral to a service
in your community.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
You may choose to defer pretax money up to $3,400 per
year to be taken from your paycheck each pay period to use
for healthcare related expenses. All of the money you
choose to defer will be available to you on January 1, 2026.
However, if you do not use it by March 31, 2027, you will
forfeit it back to the company. Up to $680 rolls over
automatically.
Dependent Care Savings Account
You may choose to defer pretax money up to $7,500 per
year to be taken from your paycheck each pay period to use
for dependent care expenses. You will forfeit any funds that
you have not used by December 31, 2026. Note: There is no
rollover for dependent care.

Choose To Be Extraordinary. Your Career Starts Here - Apply Today!  

Ashley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ashley does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.