Yard Manager

Builders Choice offers a complete line of building and construction materials to commercial and residential buyers throughout the state of Alaska. With locations in Anchorage, Soldotna and Wasilla, we offer a broad array of building materials to clients all over the state. 

The Yard Manager is responsible for managing material handlers & delivery staff in facilitating the timely flow of materials to and from customers and vendors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise assigned staff including material handlers, receiving clerks. and drivers.
• Manage the yard functions including fulfillment of orders, receiving and delivery.
• Ensure cleanliness and proper presentation of the yard and warehouse.
• Manage fleet and equipment maintenance by scheduling maintenance and managing the process of repair when equipment is down.
• Prepare for and assists in the running of bi-annual inventory.
• Conduct weekly safety meetings and completes monthly safety audits.
• Review shipping tickets for accuracy prior to scanning to shipping clerk.
• Facilitate proper packaging of building materials to minimize damage during loading & transportation.
• Move material from the warehouse or yard using a forklift, hand truck or other types of equipment.
• Provide oversight to ensure properly built loads considering the end users order of use, weight, and proper placement on the truck in relation to the delivery schedule.
• Communicate and coordinate with employees to ensure the on time and accurate fulfillment\receiving of sales and purchase orders.
• Communicate effectively with all customers to safely transfer loads onto customer trucks and trailers.
• Move, lift, and handle material shipments as required when offloading company freight.
• Assess hazardous material shipments, completes the applicable forms required for compliance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability and willingness to abide by the company’s code of conduct, policies and procedures.
• Comply, understand, and support the company’s safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Strong knowledge, understanding and sensitivity to the Inupiat culture.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to comply with, understand, and support ASRC Construction’s safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.
• Ability to solve problems and issues.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks through completion.

CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Decision Quality – Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement.
• Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully.
• Conflict Management – Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimal noise.

QUALIFICATIONS 
Required

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Three (3) years’ working in shipping and receiving with increasing responsibility. 
• Ability to work outside or in a cold environment for long durations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a forklift certification with 7 days of hire. 

Preferred 

• Valid driver’s license, with an acceptable driving record. 
• Two (2) years’ experience in a supervisory role. 
• Current forklift experience and certification.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to safely perform the essential functions of this position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is in a busy construction setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually varied. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may be required to travel in small and large commercial aircraft.

NOTE: This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe the principal functions of this position, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.
 

Builders Choice Lumber, a division of ASRC Construction, is a drug free workplace and pre-employment drug testing is part of the hiring process.

ASRC Construction and its family of companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status or any other legal protected status.  EOE:  M|F|D|V

ASRC Construction is the construction division of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ASRC's family of companies apply a shareholder preference in employment, to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.