Job Title: Lumber Yard Associate
Reports To: Yard Manager
Job Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Position Summary:
The Lumber Yard Associate is responsible helping customers, loading and unloading trucks, stocking material, delivering material, cleaning, organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists in gathering materials to build loads/orders
- Assist truck drivers to load various building supplies onto trucks for delivery
- Operate the yard forklifts once training and certification has been achieved
- Help unload transport trucks with product for the store and yard
- Be knowledgeable about all products stored in the yard
- Practice proper material handling techniques to ensure minimal damage to yard inventory
- Keep the yard area clean and presentable in appearance
- Executes and understands the importance of time management, standards of operating procedures, owner’s manuals and product/warning labels
- Assists in keeping inventory stocked with proper materials
- Operates with a strict awareness of all safety
- Ensure proper loading, unloading, stacking, and storage of lumber and related products.
- Assist team in maintaining accurate inventory records and assist with regular cycle counts.
- A strong commitment to providing exceptional customer service is essential, as this role directly supports our goal of ensuring every customer has a positive and professional experience.
- Additional duties may be assigned by manager or supervisor as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent; additional vocational training or certifications a plus.
- Strong knowledge of lumber types, sizes, and grades.
- Proficient in forklift operation; current forklift certification preferred.
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to lift and move heavy materials (up to 100 lbs) and work outdoors in various weather conditions.
Work Environment:
- Primarily outdoors in a lumber yard setting.
- Exposure to varying weather conditions, dust, and noise.
- Frequent lifting, bending, and standing for extended periods.
Schedule:
- Full-time: typically Monday through Friday and every other Saturday (will be off another day during the week when working Saturday).
- Part-time: works as needed (typically works Saturdays).
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Other