Distribution Yard Crewmember/ Forklift Operator

Job Description

Time Type:

Role Details:

Time Type: Full Time

Job Summary:

The Distribution Yard Crewmember is responsible for activities related to receiving, stocking, pulling, loading, and moving materials in the yard and warehouse facilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Loads and unloads products safely and accurately.
• Moves, stocks, and rearranges building materials in the yard and warehouse.
• Performs routine safety checks on forklifts according to company guidelines.
• Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the lumberyard and warehouses, by stacking product squarely, and picking up bands, chocks, and trash.
• Ensures proper loading of merchandise in conformance with loading patterns, and weight distribution requirements and to prevent shifting or damage to materials or products during transit.
• Maintains inventory within assigned area to company standards by stocking, facing, straightening, and cleaning or any other task necessary to maintain the appearance and integrity of items.
• Covers exposed materials, when required, to prevent weather damage.
• Cuts lumber and other related materials as requested by the customer.
• Operates a forklift.
• Attends all store meetings and training sessions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to carry out a series of instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to follow directions and work well in a team.
• Knowledge of weight distribution and loading patterns.
• The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.
• Must successfully complete all company training and certification requirements regarding equipment usage, including obtaining McCoy’s forklift certification.
• Must be available and willing to work such overtime per day or week as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

Education/Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Successful completion of on-the-job training.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of walking and working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.
• Must be able to use the three-point hold when getting into trucks and/or forklifts.
• The ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods.
• Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds at times, occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds, and push and/or pull 50-pound loads at a time.
• Must be able to work in various types of weather.