What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lumber/Building Materials Associate position at Lumber1 Home Center?
`Position: Lumber Building Material Associate
Summary: The Lumber Building Material Associate is responsible for unloading, stocking and maintaining all inbound inventory; as well as assisting customers and sales associates with pulling, assembling and loading all outbound inventory for customer orders. Lumber Building Material Associates should be proficient in operating a forklift, hand-truck, pallet jack and other types of equipment to safely support moving and handling products at our facilities.
Job Duties:
- Unload inbound inventory and verify the quantity and quality of the product received
- Stock inventory in assigned locations and perform physical counts as requested
- Performs load-building, the process of pulling and assembling orders for our customer, for pick-up and delivery
- Develop proficiency in determining the appropriate weight, size, composition, and placement of a customer order to ensure the load is balanced for safe handling, hauling and maximized capacity utilization
- Maintain the appearance of the lumberyard and product racks in an orderly and clean manner.
- Assist customers in loading orders
- Communicate with sales associates
- Cross train duties where needed to back up other associates
- Perform other work duties as requested
Requirements:
- Comply with all company safety standards, policies and procedures
- Use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) including gloves, glasses, back belts and seat belts on forklifts
- Forklift Certification required
- Knowledge of product grades (lumber and plywood) a plus
- Customer service skills
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Able to work scheduled shifts as assigned, arriving on-time, as well as additional time as required based on the business needs
Physical Requirements
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $15.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Rotating shift
- Rotating weekends
Experience:
- lumber/building material: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $16
