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Wave Associate

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Location: Newton, North Carolina

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too.

The Wave Associate plays a key role in keeping Distribution Center operations running smoothly by allocating orders, monitoring workflows, and supporting daily productivity and quality goals. This role ensures accuracy through cycle counts, maintains organized work areas, and adapts to the needs of different departments as business demands shift. Success comes from strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety, quality, and teamwork across all operational tasks.

A day in the life of a Wave Associate...

  • Allocates orders in local delivery, parcel, stores, and intercompany to maintain continued business operations

  • Assists the wave planner in monitoring and controlling the workflow by releasing orders from the warehouse management system to the Distribution Center associates

  • Engages management and operational leadership to assist in maintaining service levels, quality expectations and productivity

  • Performs cycle counts as necessary, to maintain accuracy of inventory

  • Maintains cleanliness and order of work areas

  • Rotates through different departments, as necessary, to meet the demands of the business

  • Participates in ongoing training regarding technology upgrades and new systems applicable to the position

  • Performs all job tasks assigned by the leadership staff to achieve and maintain daily productivity and quality goals

What you'll bring to the table...

  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills

  • High attention to detail

  • Computer literate including but not limited to Google OS

  • Clerical, word processing, and/or office skills

  • Possess a complete understanding of training and communication resources relevant to the position

  • Maintains an awareness of loss prevention, security and safety following the guidelines as outlined in the Company Code of Conduct and Associate Policy manuals

  • Good communication skills

  • Ability to work in a team environment

  • Attention to detail

  • Basic English Language proficiency

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

  • 3+ years previous related work experience


Job ID R22350 Date posted 12/24/2025 Position Type Full Time , 3rd Shift
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Our commitment to our associates is of the utmost importance. One of the reasons the company attracts such a diverse group of associates is that we offer a full menu of benefits that are relevant to their lives, both on and off the job. We are proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to support eligible part time and full time associates and their families, including:

Many of these benefits begin on day one, and extend to eligible dependents. To learn more about available benefits please click https://jobs.crateandbarrel.com/benefits

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate & Barrel, Crate & Kids, CB2 and Hudson Grace, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US.

State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job Applicant Privacy: For details about how the Company collects and uses your personal information, please see our Job Applicant Privacy & Communications Notice.

Questions? Please reach out to careers@crateandbarrel.com

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