Warehouse Specialist

158 W 27th Street near 6th and 7th Avenues, New York City NY

Description

Joining Furnished Quarters means being at the intersection of travel, hospitality, real estate, lifestyle, design, and many other industries – an exciting, dynamic mix of sectors. Working for an established, award-winning company that is still growing, expanding, and innovating at every turn. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance that is not just encouraged but prescribed. And being part of a family-owned company where every voice is heard and amplified. Since 1998, Furnished Quarters has been providing exceptional furnished apartments to both business and leisure travelers. We’ve grown to become the largest independently owned and operated supplier of global temporary housing, offering over 100,000 apartments in more than 800 cities around the world. Both internally and externally, we celebrate five Core Values: Challenge, Collaboration, Care, Career, and Community. We love a good Challenge, to better ourselves and each other. We encourage and celebrate Collaboration at every turn. As a certified LGBT-owned business, we Care about people, diversity, and inclusion, treating others with respect and integrity. We support every employee in their Career growth and development. And we create a Community where people feel comfortable to be themselves and find fulfillment in their work. Work with us and find out what it means to Stay Different. ​ The Warehouse Specialist will maintain inventory at the Furnished Quarters warehouse. Duties will include receiving, issuing, and organizing materials, tools, and equipment for maximum efficiency; and preparing material daily to support the Van team. Warehouse Specialists who excel in the role maintain a clean and orderly warehouse with accurate inventory and must be detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to multi-task. This role reports daily to the warehouse to complete job responsibilities. This position is a temporary role, ending in October. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Acts following the Furnished Quarter’s Core Values. Accurately receive, store inventory and distribute warehouse items according to company standards.  Assists with shipping and receiving, checking the merchandise, and matching purchase orders to sales orders. Accurately fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items. Moves materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or other designated locations.  Open boxes, crates, and other containers.  Prepares apartments and inspects for cleanliness and furniture arrangement according to Furnished Quarters standards.  Reads work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine materials for distribution or shipment. Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.  Conducts inventories of warehouse supply par levels & guest supplies, reporting supply counts to management. Ensures the warehouse is organized, accessible, and safe at all times.  Responsible for sweeping, mopping, and dusting the warehouse storage areas.  Reports to the primary office location and travels to multiple worksites during business hours. Participates in after-hours, weekend/overnight On-Call program.  Maintains a professional appearance and friendly attitude towards clients and colleagues. REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS High School Diploma or equivalency is required. 1-2 years of related warehousing or operations experience is required.  Basic computer knowledge and the ability to operate a hand-held tablet. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manual.  Ability to communicate information to management and guests.  Ability to understand and follow verbal/written instructions in English and communicate verbally and in writing in English.   Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.  Participates in the after-hours, weekend/overnight on-Call program.  Flexibility with work schedule as dictated by business and operational demands. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Frequently stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stepstools/ladders and stretch to fulfill tasks.  Must be able to be standing/mobile for at least 8 hours per day.  Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands. Must be able to hear and speak clearly to communicate with guests, vendors, coworkers, and management. Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. regularly and continuously.  Pull, push, move and carry and lift up 50 lbs. of force is required. Vision occurs continuously, with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.  Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment. Must have depth perception and balance, for overall performance and be able to work with computers.