Packer

Packer

The Company:

Shenandoah Furniture, a division of Hooker Furnishings Corporation. Hooker Furnishings, is in its 102nd year of business, is a designer, marketer and importer of case goods (wooden and metal furniture), leather furniture and fabric-upholstered furniture for the residential, hospitality and contract markets.


Shenandoah Furniture specializes in manufacturing quality upper-end transitional and modern upholstered furniture. Shenandoah's success can be traced to our ability to establish close working relationships with our customers and our willingness to develop exclusive products in partnership with our accounts. We have dedicated employees who produce quality products and provide quality service for our customers. Our artisans have been crafting high-quality upholstered furniture since 1981.

The Position:

We are looking for a dependable individual with great attention to detail to join our shipping team as a Packer in our Martinsville, VA location.

This individual will:

• Confirms package contents against production ticket
• Basic housekeeping duties
• Unloads trailers with supplies
• Loads trailers with packaged furniture
• Put together packaging supplies
• Retrieve packaging supplies from store rooms
• Use proper PPE - safety glasses.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices to prevent slips, trips and falls.
• Push furniture to workstation, lift furniture onto conveyor, apply carton and needle punch, apply shrink bag, heat shrink bag to furniture, lower furniture to ground, and push furniture to staging area.
• Manually load truck with furniture.

Candidates that will be a great fit will:

• Be able to stand and walk for 100% of shift
• Must be able to bend, lift, twist, and reach for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to perform repetitive tasks using heat guns and tape guns
• Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds of weight from floor level to waist height tabletop up to 50 times per shift using team lift.
• Must be able to lower up to 100 pounds of weight at waist height tabletop to floor level up to 50 times per shift always using team lift.

Why should you apply?

• A company dedicated to fostering a welcoming and supportive workplace where all individuals are valued and respected
• Competitive compensation plans.
• 8 paid holidays (Plus an additional 2 floating holidays).
• Paid sick and vacation time.
• Great day shift schedule.
• The ability to be a part of a Multinational, global organization with 14 locations in the US and offices in Vietnam and China.
• Career development focuses including training opportunities and leadership development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Emphasis on charitable giving and volunteering in our communities.
• Focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans including a generous employer health saving account (HSA) contribution each plan year.
• Matching 401k employer contributions.
• The opportunity to "earn while you learn" We do not offer jobs; we offer careers and the chance to learn a trade while advancing your skills

Shift : Mon-Thu 6:30am-4:00pm and Fri 6:30am-10:30am

Pay : $15.00 - $16.00 per hour. Pay depends upon experience, skill, and qualifications.