Lead Operations Where Innovation Meets Comfort

Ashley Furniture is the world’s largest home furnishings manufacturer, built on a culture of innovation, competitiveness, and continuous improvement. We develop leaders, challenge the status quo, and invest in growth—because that’s how we stay #1. If you’re ready to grow, you’ve come to the right place.

If you are a current Ashley employee: Please login to your UKG account and apply using the internal job board.

A Day in the Life

You arrive before the line starts humming. You’re walking the floor, saying hello by name, scanning work cells, and prioritizing safety. You sequence work, allocate talent, and remove roadblocks so production and distribution move in lockstep. You dive into yesterday’s KPIs, align on today’s targets, and coach your team through improvement opportunities. By shift’s end, you’ve advanced quality, throughput, and morale—safely.

What You’ll Do

• Plan, coordinate, and assign daily work across a manufacturing or distribution department to hit safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Implement and uphold department policies, standard work, and procedures.
• Champion continuous improvement—recommend and drive enhancements to methods, equipment, materials flow, staffing, and working conditions.
• Model safe behaviors and enforce EHS requirements; ensure correct use of PPE.
• Monitor operational metrics and drive corrective action to sustain performance.
• Coach, develop, and recognize team members; foster accountability and teamwork.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or distribution center environment (required)
• High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
• Associate degree in Supervisory Management or related field (preferred)
• Prior people-leadership/supervisory experience (preferred)
• Familiarity with manufacturing/warehouse equipment and departmental processes

Technical Strengths

• Leadership / People Management
• Production Optimization
• Kaizen
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Operational Metrics & KPI Management
• ERP & MRP Systems
• Workplace Safety & EHS Management
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Work Environment

Active industrial manufacturing and distribution center with moderate to high noise, temperature variation, and material handling equipment in operation. Extended standing/walking on concrete; PPE such as safety glasses and steel-toed boots required. Fast-paced, time- and safety-sensitive operations; schedules may vary to support production and distribution needs.

Schedule & Pay

• Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 6:00pm–4:30am
• Compensation: $23.00–$25.00 per hour DOE

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday off
• Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific) and Medical Tourism
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Life Insurance

How We Work

• Honesty & Integrity: Acts with transparency, discretion, and ethical judgment.
• Dirty Fingernail: Owns outcomes end-to-end; inspects details and follows through.
• Continuous Improvement: Seeks better ways, standardizes learnings.
• Growth & Results Focus: Aligns work to growth, cost, and profitability.
• Culture of Leadership: Leads through reliability and example.
• Customer-Centric & Boundaryless: Works across silos for enterprise results.
• Operational Excellence: Brings discipline, detail, and clarity.

Why Ashley

We believe in a true growth mindset. You’ll learn from industry leaders, access development opportunities, and contribute to community engagement and environmental stewardship. Explore our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and company story in our corporate brochure.

Recruiting Notes

While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted.

Legal

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide a drug-free working environment.

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Notice to Search Firms

Notice to Search Firms: We are not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. We will not pay any placement, referral or other fees to any search firms unless we have agreed otherwise in a valid, written agreement for the specific position posted and signed by an authorized representative of Ashley Furniture Industries.