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Yard/Warehouse Rep

Gilcrest Jewett Lumber
Altoona, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2026
For more than 165 years, Gilcrest/Jewett has been known as Iowa's "home building headquarters" and operates six retail yard locations, along with a truss and component plant, serving the Des Moines, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas.

A Brief Overview
The Yard/Warehouse Rep I receives, stocks, ships, orders and counts inventory items. This is an entry level position that is responsible for the safe operation of a forklift in order to stock all lumber and building materials. This person will perform duties within the established work and safety procedures.

Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour

What you will do
  • Operate safely.
  • Participate in a positive work environment
  • Assist warehouse associates and direct supervisor in maintaining an organized work environment.
  • May include, emptying trash receptacles, and keeping all bays and staging areas clean and organized.
  • Receive incoming products, commodities and materials.
  • Provides Excellent Customer Service
  • Count and record receipt of materials.
  • Stock all material received in appropriate bins or storage locations.
  • Assist inventory control in counting and organizing warehouse materials.
  • Operate forklift with foot and hand controls.
  • May use forklift to build outgoing orders or to load completed orders onto delivery equipment
  • Operate facility equipment as necessary (e.g. bander, power tools, various hand tools).
  • Monitor inventory as required by location management.
  • Retain an awareness of the work environment critical to the task at hand to produce error free and damage free results.

Required For All Jobs
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Comply with all policies and standards.
  • Adhere to Company's commitment to workplace safety.
  • Participate in and complete assigned trainings.

Education Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or GED required.

Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to do basic math, read orders, write instructions and complete forms.
  • Ability/willingness to learn to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with customers, other employees and supervisors using verbal and written skills.
  • Ability to deal constructively with conflict and recognize potential problems.
  • Proficiency with or ability to learn current technologies (e.g. Smartphone, Inventory Control Systems, and other necessary business applications).

Additional Potential Opportunities based on experience:
  • YDWAR2 - Yard/Warehouse Rep II
  • YWLEAD - Yard/Warehouse Lead

Gilcrest Jewett , a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Salary : $20

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