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Material Handler

Specialty Building Products
Gary, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/3/2026
U.S. Lumber, an SBP Brand, is currently looking for a Material Handler to join our team to perform manual labor duties in loading and unloading merchandise and materials onto and off trucks. The majority of this position will be outdoors. This is a first shift position, M-F 6:30am to 3:30pm, OT as needed.

In This Role You Will Focus On

  • Unload product from LTL trucks.
  • Tag new product with Bar Code labels when required.
  • Move product from dock to warehouse aisle locations with an RF scanner.
  • Pull merchandise from aisle locations during the delivery prep and transfer process using an RF scanner.
  • Open and inspects product during the delivery and transfer process.
  • Assemble product as required
  • Stage the product for delivery.
  • Protect and moves product returns in a safe manner to the proper aisle location.
  • Dispose of factory packaging as required.
  • Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including hand trucks, dollies, pallet jacks, hand tools, and Forklifts.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of one (1) year warehouse distribution experience.
  • Forklift experience

Specialty Building Products is the leading distributor of specialty building products in North America. SBP operates under the brands U.S. LUMBER, Alexandria Moulding, REEB Millwork, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales and Amerhart. We serve 45 states in the U.S. and 8 provinces in Canada from over 40 locations. Here at SBP we are a people first organization, our team is built upon strong culture and standards for success. We value your perspective and want to learn more about you with a commitment to laying the foundation for you to build a successful career with us. Join us and EVOLVE your future at Specialty Building Products!

Being a part of SBP you will be eligible for many benefits. Full-Time benefits would include:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision given on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
  • Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Company-Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays
  • PLUS ADDITIONAL PERKS!

Serving Our Communities

We are also committed to our core value of “using our influence to have a uniquely positive impact” on the people that we touch. Through our initiatives we encourage and incentivize our employees to aid fellow employees in need and to better serve our communities and the people we directly influence.

We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.

  • Please be careful about scam recruitment. Specialty Building Products would never send any candidate a check or instructions to deposit funds in a bank account in connection with the interview or hiring process.

Specialty Building Products is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of Specialty Building Products not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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