What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at Heirloom?
Description: Warehouse Associate Job Description
About Heirloom
Heirloom is a leading provider of large-format, luxury short-term rentals on the national level. Our unique focus on providing word-class accommodations to discerning groups of travelers in premier travel destinations, combined with a tech-enabled and data-driven business strategy, has allowed Heirloom to quickly carve out a unique space for itself within the highly competitive and rapidly evolving luxury hospitality industry.
General Overview
Stay Heirloom operates a 6,000 square foot receiving warehouse in Elmwood, LA. We receive and store furnishings, fixtures, and equipment ordered by our design team to furnish hospitality spaces across the country. This is not a traditional e-commerce “pick and pack” warehouse environment. We receive and dispatch 2-4 large containers each month on scheduled dates. Smaller deliveries are made M-F via regular carriers (FedEx, UPS, USPS).
Essential Functions
Requisites
About Heirloom
Heirloom is a leading provider of large-format, luxury short-term rentals on the national level. Our unique focus on providing word-class accommodations to discerning groups of travelers in premier travel destinations, combined with a tech-enabled and data-driven business strategy, has allowed Heirloom to quickly carve out a unique space for itself within the highly competitive and rapidly evolving luxury hospitality industry.
General Overview
Stay Heirloom operates a 6,000 square foot receiving warehouse in Elmwood, LA. We receive and store furnishings, fixtures, and equipment ordered by our design team to furnish hospitality spaces across the country. This is not a traditional e-commerce “pick and pack” warehouse environment. We receive and dispatch 2-4 large containers each month on scheduled dates. Smaller deliveries are made M-F via regular carriers (FedEx, UPS, USPS).
Essential Functions
- Be available and on-site to receive packages and deliveries as they arrive at the warehouse.
- Use our cloud-based warehouse management application to execute on package labeling and organization in accordance with internal protocol.
- Prepare packages for dispatch using our internal organization protocol.
- Assist with training new employees on warehouse process and protocol.
- Assist with placing standard operation supply orders for new projects. This may involve balancing several vendor communications simultaneously
- Track and inventory supplies for new setup projects
- Manage housekeeping inventory and place supply orders as needed
- Daily duties include palletizing items, organizing warehouse items by project, assisting the setup team with labeling, and moving inventory within the warehouse (racking system is in place).
- Support returns, inventory management, and inspections.
- Assist with coordinating freight receiving and pick-ups, as needed.
- Adhere to the company’s warehouse safety and operational protocols.
- The warehouse Associate may be dispatched out to property installation sites to assist with basic operations/on site support tasks on an as-needed basis.
- Assist with other tasks and projects, as assigned.
Requisites
- Prior experience working in a smaller warehouse environment is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with warehouse safety protocols and standards is strongly preferred.
- Prior experience using mobile applications to manage warehouse inventory.
- Proficiency with technology and other digital tools
- Forklift certified or willing to learn. This position requires operating a forklift regularly.
- This is a physically engaging role. Employees should expect to be on their feet during the vast majority of their working hours, they should be able to lift up to 50-75 lbs comfortably/unassisted, and should be comfortable going up and down ladders.
- Valid driver’s license and upstanding driving record.
- Access to reliable personal transportation.
- A background check will be conducted as a contingency for employment
