What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate | Building Materials | 9:30AM - 6PM position at Hardwoods Specialty Products?
Position Overview
This role performs an array of functions that include receiving and processing incoming materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, and ensuring general cleanliness and safety in the warehouse. Shift is 9:30am-6pm (approximately)
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (overtime dependent on business demands)
Salary: From $20.00 per hour
Responsibilities
- Unloading and loading flatbed trailers, dry vans and containers
- Verifying counts and identifying products to be stocked
- Tagging and stocking materials in warehouse
- Tallying lumber
- Identifying and tagging products
- Cleaning the warehouse
- Pulling orders
- Packaging and staging pulled orders
- Organize product in the warehouse
- Driving forklift, this includes dismounting and re-entering forklift multiple times throughout the day
- Requires both bulk handling as well as “piece pulls” – will require direct handling of lumber items
- Must work in a safe manner according to all safety and other company policies
Benefits of Working with Us
- Competitive wage
- Complete insurance coverage – medical, dental, vision, life.
- 401K
- Generous paid vacation time
- Safety focused workplace
Safety
Safety is of utmost importance and all employees agree to maintain a safe work environment and abide by our safety and other company policies.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3-5 years experience as a warehouse worker
- High school diploma
- Forklift experience strongly desired – lumber handling a plus
- Self-starter, able to work without constant direct supervision
- Ability to lift 70 lbs
- High attention to detail
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Basic computer skills for receiving products
- Good math skills and ability to use a tape measure
- English verbal and written communication skills are required
- Excellent customer service skills
- Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods
- Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Positive, proactive and energetic attitude-demonstrated team player characteristics as verified by references
- Reliable and trustworthy
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in the lumber or building materials industry
- Forklift certification a plus
Work Environment
Typical warehouse environment.
Please note, as part of our interview process we ask candidates to participate in a series of assessments. These assessments are designed to help more fully understand the candidate’s attributes. Assessments are administered in the office or online and take approximately 20 minutes.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
About Hardwoods
Hardwoods Specialty Products is the recognized premier distributor of decorative surfaces, high-grade hardwood lumber, sheet goods, and architectural grade building products serving the residential and commercial construction markets. Operating 32 distribution centers strategically located across the United States and Canada, Hardwoods is uniquely positioned to provide our customers immediate access to a large, diverse product portfolio, and our vendors a broad, significant channel to market.
We are part of a powerful group of companies, with a network of over 85 distribution centers spanning North America. Our parent ADENTRA consists of five distinct brands; Hardwoods Specialty Products; Rugby Architectural Products; Frank Paxton Lumber Company; Novo Building Products and Mid Am Building Supply. Our brands work together as North America’s largest and most diverse supplier of specialty architectural building products, which are used to create beautiful spaces where we live, work and play. We have approximately 3100 employees across North America and growing as we are very active in the acquisition of complementary companies. Our North American Head Office is located in Langley BC, Canada.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least 2 years of Forklift experience?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20