Yard Person

Yard Person - Full Time

6625 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34241

Reports To: Supervisor/Manager

Compensation: Competitive

Big Earth Landscape Supply is looking for a new, full time Yard Person for our Sarasota Store. We are most interested in a candidate that has forklift and front end loader/ tractor experience and isn't afraid to get dirty, sweat, work in the heat, cold, rain or any other outdoor elements that may be presented. The ideal candidate will be motivated, organized, hard working, courteous to customers and able to understand and execute instructions verbally and written in English.

Store Hours are Monday-Friday 7am-5pm and Saturday 8am-1pm - Scheduled shifts will fall in between these times. Please see requirements below and apply via really. If qualifications and experience merit, applicant has opportunity to begin work immediately.

Sorry, no phone calls please.

Job Description Summary: Maintains outside inventory, loads materials for customers and unloads inventory by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Greets customers and offers assistance in the yard
• Loads customers’ vehicles after purchase
• Unloads semi-trailer for deliveries and new inventory
• Stocks merchandise and arranges new inventory
• Keeps yard clean of debris, including but not limited to empty pallets, plastic wrap, etc.
• Maintains weeds in yard using herbicide to keep the yard looking clean and tidy
• Sweeps warehouse and dusts products
• Maintains equipment daily, such as oiling the forklift or front-end loader
• Operates forklift, front-end loader and pallet jack

Please note: other duties may be assigned

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Fluent in Spanish is preferred, but not required.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates and Licenses: Valid Driver's License Required

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; outdoor weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 90 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• heavy equipment: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17