Yard I - Part Time - Ukiah

Description

At Friedman’s Home Improvement, we strive to deliver the Human Side of Home Improvement.  We are Born to Connect, Lead, Grow, Serve & Care; we are Friedman’s.  Our dynamic Company is looking for Team Members to join our customer focused retail team in our Yard. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Answer customer’s question’s concerning location, price, and use of merchandise. Help customer with loading product
• Service all customers in your area or phone inquiries in the most expeditious, accurate and courteous manner. Constantly upgrade product knowledge in your area and of all merchandise locations throughout the yard. Assist customer by walking them to the proper product and personally finding product or by asking a Yard II or Yard III in your area for assistance
• Basic understanding of computer system and able to complete customer inquiries, quotes orders and special orders as needed
• Determine customers’ needs by finding requested product or selling them a related or substitute item. Responsibilities include selling and closing sales on a project-oriented basis by demonstrating products of related items to customer and presenting promotional sales product facts, information and product data. Exhibit the ability to service multiple customers in a friendly, efficient and effective manner
• Cut lumber, sheet goods and pipe to specified sizes to fulfill customer requests
• Obtains merchandise requested by customer from racking and units
• Maintain merchandising responsibilities as needed such as culling lumber and down stocking
• Insure that all product locations have current and appropriate bin labels, pull tags and pricing as necessary. Actively utilize computer system to maintain inventory accuracy
• Stocks bays, racking and designated areas with merchandise
• Sweep area, remove banding, restack, and cull product as needed
• Posses and maintain a valid California Class “C” or better drivers license
• Equipment Operation such as but not limited to: pallet jacks, forklifts, yard carts, saws, pipe cutter, cutting torch, hydraulic rebar shear, manual rebar shear, culvert cutting and specialty equipment where needed
• Unload vendor delivery trucks as needed and understand how to sign off packing list
• Sells product such as but not limited to sheetrock, insulation, lumber, building materials, fencing, and pipe
• Complete the required Product Knowledge Self-Study guide for the Yard with a passing score
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Additional duties as assigned by Manager

Qualifications

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 

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

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand; use hands , handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The Team Member is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The Team Member is required to walk and climb ladders or balance. The Team Member must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

What’s in Friedman’s toolbox for Team Members:

• Medical, Dental and Vision bundled benefit plans
• Employee discount on all merchandise
• Store bonus eligibility
• Team Member of the Quarter opportunities
• Safety ‘spin-to-win’ opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement to further career path
• 401(k) match 

This is a non-exempt position.  Shifts are available in a multitude of full-time and part-time schedules according to a retail schedule of Sunday – Saturday to meet business needs.  

Friedman’s Home Improvement is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Friedman’s Home Improvement will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal convictions in a manner consistent with AB 1008.