This is a unique position for this location only. The Yard Operations Associate/Counter Sales helps customers from start to finish. This position does physical labor, assist customers in the yard and at the sales counter. They may prepare sites by cleaning them, loading or unloading materials and removing hazards. They may also run some types of equipment such as a front-end loader or water truck.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Shoveling; raking; picking up trash; watering; operating a power saw to cut timber, railroad ties, and rebar; other miscellaneous job functions to maintain sales yard in an orderly fashion. The Yard Operations Associate/Counter Sales is expected to help customers with loading materials (such as stones, boulders, bricks, edging, railroad ties, timbers, sand bags, cement bags, etc.) as requested or directed by the retail sales office.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service to all Pioneer customers
• Cultivate and manage strong relationships with customers
• Assist customers with their questions and needs, either in person, via the phone or through online ordering
• Pull and prepare inventory orders for customer pick-up or delivery
• Proactively identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow sales with current and potential customers
• Assist with merchandising products and managing inventory. Store tasks include cycle counts, inventory, spot counts, and end-of-the-day process
• Maintains a safe working environment
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma
• Background in construction, landscaping a plus
• Must be 18 years of age

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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. Performance of the required duties will require:

• Be able to stand and work outdoors
• Full range of body motion including handling and operating levers or controls
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
• Use of foot-controlled pedals
• Required to frequently walk, stand, or bend and most of the time be out in the field at retail locations.
• Required to have personal mobility, manual dexterity and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to access the general office environment and retail locations.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Required to lift, push, pull, shovel and/or move up to 100 pounds without assistance.