Do you take pride in being disciplined and organized?

Chicago IL

Description

We are a growing vintage furniture company here in Countryside with a fairly large warehouse. Inside this warehouse we're frequently shuffling around a lot of inventory every day - often fragile (and expensive!) pieces of cool vintage furniture from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Our photo studio, in-house wood shop, and shipping and receiving areas are constantly needing pieces moved in and out as everyone here does their jobs. Keeping everything moving, organized, and inventoried is the name of the game and if you're the type of person who takes pride in being strong, disciplined, and organized we are looking for you. My name is Greg and if what I just described sounds like something you could come in, help manage, and (eventually) take control over as you move up, then I would love to hear from you. This would be from 8am-4pm (sometimes 4:30pm), Monday through Friday and there is opportunity for growth here as you gain more experience and familiarity with our warehouse, the furniture itself, and how it is all organized. At the start, you would be an important part of helping to make sure our daily photography and wood shop workflow goes smoothly. You would be working with our warehouse floor supervisor who knows everything here well enough to direct exactly what needs to be done and when. Eventually, if you master how everything works here and help everyone stay on track, you can even BE warehouse floor supervisor. Here is what your tasks would look like at the start: 1. Every morning we must ensure there is a piece of furniture in the studio ready to go so that the photographer can get straight to work without any delay. Depending on the circumstances, this might mean getting it there immediately when you arrive in the morning, or having it already in place at the end of the previous day. 2. While that piece is being photographed, you would be helping get the next piece ready on our list. This involves looking at our list, keeping it organized, going to locate the next piece in the warehouse, cleaning it up so that it doesn't have any bad looking dust/dirt/blemishes on it, and then moving it into place with the help of another person. 3. When the photographer is done with the current piece, you would move that piece out, and the next piece in (obviously with the help of another person if its big) and then put the finished piece back where it belongs in the warehouse. Also, since this is a warehouse with often very high racks, it is important to use common sense when putting something back, stacking dining chairs, etc - obviously we want to organize things in such a way that it is safe for everyone working here. 4. Also our wood shop frequently needs pieces found and moved so they can begin working on them. 5. And when a new truckload of furniture arrives at the warehouse, it needs to be carefully unloaded, processed, and put in the proper location. These 5 things are the major parts of every day. The most important qualities you can have for this job is to show up on time, have enough physical strength to move furniture around most of the day, and a militant attitude toward organization and cleanliness of the furniture you are moving. If you have the personal traits I described above and think you can handle this type of daily workflow well, then I look forward to talking with you. Please e-mail me anything about yourself that would indicate you can excel at this position - AND PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER - and if it is clear to me you are a good fit for the company and the job, I will contact you right away. Thank you for taking the time to read this ad. Sincerely, Greg