Dock Worker - 1St Shift

Description

The Dock Worker is responsible for the movement, organization, and preparation of materials for shipping and receiving. This role primarily involves handling products by hand, stacking boxes, labeling items, and loading or unloading trucks. The Dock Worker ensures that materials are staged efficiently and safely, helping maintain smooth workflow throughout the warehouse.

POSITION DETAILS

• Shift Times: Mon-Fri; 7am-3:30pm
• Pay Schedule: Weekly
• Pay: $15.00/hr
• This position starts as a seasonal opportunity for up to 90 days, regular full-time employment is subject to performance & company needs.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Demonstrate the Core Values of Comfort Research in daily actions, execution of tasks and interactions with others.
• Safely move incoming and outgoing shipments, ensuring that items are handled carefully to prevent damage, and that loading/unloading is completed efficiently to meet operational schedules.
• Arrange materials in an orderly and accessible manner, maintaining proper inventory placement, and ensuring easy retrieval for production, shipping, or inventory checks.
• Apply correct labels to all items to maintain inventory accuracy, support quality control, and ensure compliance with shipping or internal tracking requirements.
• Prepare and position materials in designated areas based on work orders or production schedules, ensuring materials are ready when needed and minimizing delays in workflow.
• Follow safety guidelines and company protocols to ensure a safe working environment.
• Maintain efficiency in production processes to help meet daily output goals.
• Perform housekeeping duties to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the work area.
• Cross-train on various warehouse functions and rotate through tasks as needed to support operational flexibility.
• Support the Production team in shared goals and initiatives.
• HAVE FUN!
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

OUR AWESOME BENEFITS

Here at Comfort Research, we believe that the health and well-being of our Ambassadors and their families is critical to their success in the workplace. Comfort Research offers a generous benefits program that includes:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan that begins accruing upon hire for eligible Ambassadors
• Culture Awards program with opportunities to win cash prizes or extra PTO in addition to company-wide recognition
• Several paid holidays throughout the year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Growing family bonus & extra PTO for new parents
• Referral Bonus program
• 401(k) program with generous company match
• A variety of health insurance plans to choose from with company contributions to premiums
• Dental, vision, and other ancillary insurance coverages available
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage
• Company-paid Life Insurance policy
• Free product allowances & product discounts

WHO WE ARE

Comfort Research is leading the furniture industry in innovative and affordable design and manufacturing. We've listened to the growing demand for quality, modern, leading-edge furniture and have responded with a bang! Today, you can find our products at all your favorite retailers, like Walmart, Meijer, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Amazon (to name a few). But that's just the beginning. We're on our way to realizing our dream of becoming the "Best Known Brand in Furniture" and we're pretty excited about it.

As we've grown, we've continued to be recognized as a Great Place to Work-and we've remained committed to building a positive culture and creating dynamic, fun atmosphere. We believe in hard work and we live by our core values of: Finding A Better Way, Doing the Right Thing, and Expecting the Best from Each Other and Ourselves. At Comfort Research, the pace is fast, the work is anything but boring, and the result is always more Comfort for All.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Prior warehouse or material handling experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move boxes and materials.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to read and understand job aids and other instructional materials printed in English preferred.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to move and manipulate products/materials weighing up to 50 pounds, involving frequent twisting, lifting, turning, and bending.
• Ability to continuously pull, push, and tug materials.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.