LOOKING FOR 2 DYNAMIC CANDIDATES TO ADD TO OUR HINESVILLE YARD TEAM
Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test.
Job Title: Materials Handler/Forklift Operator
Immediate Supervisor: Yard Foreman, Store Manager, or Assistant Store Manager
Role Description
- Build loads, load trucks (company, contractor, and customer vehicles)
- Assist with maintenance of an efficient, clean, safe, and well-operated lumberyard
- Key “point of contact” with customers - provide excellence in customer service
- Comply with all company policies and procedures
- Must comply with company policy regarding yard uniform: safety t-shirts, safety goggles, gloves, and baseball cap – all will be given at time of onboarding
- All yard personnel are responsible for providing their own required steel-toed or composite-toed boots or shoes
Scope of the Position
- Requires close cooperation with Yard Foreman, Store Manager/Assistant Store Manager, drivers, and sales coordinators
- Work outdoors on uneven surfaces in hot and cold weather and occasionally in rain or snow
Nature of the Position (not all responsibilities are included below)
- Accurately pull and stage materials according to pull ticket for pick up or delivery according to delivery times and schedules
- Assist drivers with loading and unloading material for delivery
- Conduct cycle counts for yard inventory
- Properly operate and maintain all equipment
- Understand and follow all safety rules, policies and procedures
- Clean up and properly dispose of all debris
- Problem solve and take initiative – be part of the solution and not the problem
- Other tasks as directed by the Yard Foreman or other managers
Physical Demands & Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate
- Take pride in your responsibilities
- Be punctual
- Knowledge of building material products
- Previous experience in a customer service environment
- Ability to lift, unload, transport and position building materials as required:
- materials include 5-gallon pails weighing up to approximately 62 lbs.
- material bundles weighing upward of 115 lbs. Ability to follow safe and applicable methods to transport material from delivery vehicle, by way of stairways, elevators and boom operations, to the point of stocking/delivery
- Must be knowledgeable, trained, capable and licensed/certified to operate forklift equipment, if needed, often transporting heavy and awkward loads
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently and/or with limited supervision
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid and current driver’s license
Benefits
- Employee Discount
- Paid Training
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision (after 90 days)