Furniture Lead in Chicago, Illinois at Nuage Designs Inc
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Job Description
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Furniture Team Lead
N U A G E D E S I G N S · Miami, FL · Reports to Furniture & Tabletop Warehouse Manager · Full-Time - Non-Exempt
T H E C O M P A N Y
About Nuage Designs
For over two decades, Nuage Designs has set the standard for couture linens and luxury event rentals — trusted by the world's top event planners, Fortune 500 companies, and luxury hotels to make moments extraordinary.
Founded in Miami's Wynwood district in 2004, we've grown into a team of over 140 across Miami, New York, and Chicago — and we're just getting started. Now entering our most ambitious chapter yet, we're doubling down on people who care deeply about quality, design, and the art of the unforgettable.
We're looking for exceptional people who are energized by growth, inspired by craft, and ready to help shape a company at an inflection point. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
T H E R O L E
The Opportunity
The Furniture Team Lead is the dedicated operational leader responsible for the preparation, quality control, and field execution of all furniture logistics. This critical role ensures smooth transitions between inventory and events through proactive seven-day planning and coordination with the Installation Manager, rigorous receiving checks, and effective supervision of the loading/unloading processes for all deliveries and event strikes.
W H A T Y O U ' L L D O
Duties & Responsibilities
Planning and Preparation
- Conduct a thorough review of all upcoming furniture orders for the following seven days in advance, collaborating directly with the Installation Manager to confirm scheduling, inventory needs, and special requirements.
- Oversee the pulling and staging of all furniture inventory needed for the week’s confirmed orders, ensuring accuracy against the pull sheets.
- Utilize forklift to drive, move, and operate during cycle counts and daily inventory checks to move products efficiently and safely.
Receiving and Quality Control
- Execute detailed receiving inventory checks for all incoming orders that include furniture pieces, verifying quantities against manifests and checking for transport damage upon arrival.
- Ensure all furniture assets are in pristine, rental-ready condition before staging for delivery, verifying the work performed by the Furniture Pad Cleaner.
Field Logistics and Team Leadership
- Direct and actively participate in the loading of trucks with the furniture team for all outgoing deliveries, optimizing space and securing items to prevent damage in transit.
- Direct and actively participate in the unloading of trucks following event strikes, ensuring all rented furniture is accounted for and returned to the warehouse in a timely and organized manner.
- Provide effective day-to-day supervision and guidance to the furniture team, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and established handling procedures.
Training and Safety
- Train new and existing team members on the proper, safe handling, counting, and quality inspection procedures for furniture inventory.
- Enforce all company safety protocols, particularly those related to the safe stacking, moving, and handling of furniture inventory.
W H O Y O U A R E
Qualifications & Experience
R e q u i r e d
- High school diploma or equivalent qualification.
- Forklift certification required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in warehouse logistics, furniture handling, or event production.
- Proven ability to lead a small team and manage complex loading/unloading schedules.
- Exceptional organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to perform proactive planning.
- Exceptional attention to detail and numerical accuracy essential for verifying labels and counts.
- Ability to lift heavy furniture items (up to 75 lbs.) and operate warehouse equipment safely.
Preferred
- Familiarity with inventory tracking systems is highly desirable.
- Proven experience in a high-volume production, fulfillment, or assembly role is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to meet and sustain high hourly production targets.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and reach throughout the workday in a warehouse environment
- Frequently required to lift, carry, push, and pull furniture items weighing up to 75 lbs unassisted; team lift required for items exceeding 75 lbs.
- Ability to safely maneuver, stack, and position large furniture items including tables, chairs, sofas, and other rental inventory of varying sizes and weights
- Must hold a valid forklift certification and be able to operate powered industrial equipment including forklifts and pallet jacks to move furniture inventory safely.
- Must be able to remain on feet for extended periods and move throughout a large warehouse facility
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
- This position operates in a warehouse environment with exposure to varying temperatures, noise levels, dust, and moving equipment.
- The employee may occasionally be required to work in outdoor loading dock areas subject to varying weather conditions.
- Personal Protective equipment (PPE) including safety footwear, high visibility vests, and gloves is required in designated areas.
- Schedule flexibility is required, including evenings, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.
T H E O F F E R
Why Nuage Designs
Nuage is pleased to offer the following compensation package:
- Salary range: commensurate with experience.
- Benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401K with company match
- PTO
- Holiday Pay
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Employment with Nuage Designs is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Nothing in this job description constitutes an a contract of employment or a guarantee of continued employment.
Nuage Designs in an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, Nuage Designs provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, to participate in the application or interview process, or to enjoy dqual benefits and privileges of employment, please contact People & Culture. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case by case basis and will not affect the applicant’s consideration for employment.