What are the responsibilities and job description for the Yard Associate - Deforest position at Bliffert Lumber?
Job Title: Yard Associate
Job Summary:
Bliffert Lumber is seeking a results-driven Yard Associate to load and unload building materials.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with Dispatch or store manager to keep up with the flow of the day, to keep the loads pulled and ready to be put on the trucks as they come back for their next runs.
- Maintain control over and help walk-in or pick up retail customers and business to business customers.
- Receive and pull orders and credit returns with accuracy.
- Load and unload trucks and bunking materials correctly.
- Ability to recognize customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction with materials being loaded and resolving customer problems.
- Be able to perform general organization and housekeeping/landscaping of the yard.
- Be able to use power tools and saws safely, make rough cuts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other store personnel, managers, and customers.
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to follow procedures and make them more efficient.
- Work well independently and in a team environment.
- Verifies that incoming materials are inspected, checked for damage, and counted for accuracy.
- Ensure incoming and outgoing deliveries are consistent with purchase orders in quantity and quality prior to accepting delivery or unloading products off trucks or prior to loading trucks to go out for delivery.
Qualifications:
- Building materials knowledge
- Ability to read and use measuring materials
- Strong time-management skills
- Understand basic math.
- Ability to pass a background check, drug test.
- Valid Driver’s License
- Forklift experience, forklift certified will take preference.
- Able to lift to 75lbs frequently, in a consistently safe manner.
- May have to help in the other two yards as necessary.
- Other reasonable directives, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Salary : $20 - $23