Warehouse Lead - General Purpose Dock

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.
Pay Range: $21.45 - 26.59 Hourly
: Your Piece of the Puzzle
NFM’s Warehouse Lead is responsible for coordinating and directing all department workflow. They are the main point of contact for their department.
Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Work Smarter, Not Harder: Monitor safety of your teammates by ensuring equipment is being used properly
• Play Your Part: Complete various departmental projects as assigned, guaranteeing those are tracked and completed in a timely manner
• Assist: Work with management to maintain departmental policies, procedures, training material and communications
• Manage: Track attendance and time off requests for staff. Assign tasks to the team and monitor progress. Act as back-up to department manager/supervisor in the case that they are unavailable
• Set the Stage: Interact and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
• Coach: Train new and current staff on department specific equipment, updates to policies and process improvements
• Safety First: Ensure all staff have completed required safety and service trainings

Your work in the warehouse will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.
Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, criminal background check
• Ability to operate scanning equipment preferred
• Ability to lift, push, pull required weights per established requirements for the department
• Lead experience preferred
• 3 years warehouse experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
• 3 years customer contact experience
• Positive, upbeat attitude
• Ability to work night, weekend and/or early morning hours based on warehouse business needs
• Must be 18 years of age

Benefits: What’s in It for You?
As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer