Assistant Yard Manager

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Barrie; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lumber & Building Supplies in Barrie is seeking an Assistant Yard Manager to lead daily yard operations and staff with hands-on supervision. You will ensure safe, efficient workflows, support training, and maintain a positive, productive outdoor work environment.

The role requires balancing leadership duties with physical yard work, overseeing loads, inventory, and customer service while promoting professional conduct and safety across shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in yard or operations.
• Knowledge of building supply materials.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead by example and influence team behavior.
• Solid understanding of yard operations and safety practices.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to professionalism and workplace respect.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on supervision and direction to yard staff, including part-time and new employees
• Ensure a visible management presence, particularly during evenings and weekends
• Support onboarding, training, and ongoing development of team members
• Address employee questions, concerns, and day-to-day issues promptly and professionally
• Model and reinforce professional workplace behaviour and expectations
• Oversee daily yard operations to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and safety
• Coordinate workflow and staff assignments to meet operational demands
• Ensure loads are built accurately and in accordance with company standards
• Support inventory control, organization, and yard housekeeping
• Enforce all health and safety policies and procedures
• Ensure proper use of PPE and safe equipment operation
• Identify and address hazards proactively
• Participate in and support safety training and incident reporting

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory

Communication

Safety awareness

Job description

Assistant Yard Manager - Full Time Barrie

Position Overview

United Lumber & Building Supplies is seeking anAssistant Yard Manager to support the daily operations of the yard while providing strong leadership to the team.

This role is critical in ensuring consistent leadership coverage across all operating hours, supporting staff development, and maintaining a safe, respectful, and productive work environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role that combines management responsibilities with active participation in daily yard operations. The Assistant Yard Manager is expected to lead by example, working alongside employees while supporting customers, managing workflow, overseeing safety, and coaching staff. This position requires an individual who is comfortable balancing leadership duties with physical work in a fast-paced outdoor environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Support

• Providehands-on supervision and direction to yard staff, including part-time andnew employees
• Ensurea visible management presence, particularly during evenings and weekends
• Supportonboarding, training, and ongoing development of team members
• Addressemployee questions, concerns, and day-to-day issues promptly andprofessionally
• Modeland reinforce professional workplace behaviour and expectations

Culture & Workplace Conduct

• Promotea respectful, inclusive, and professional work environment
• Activelyaddress and redirect inappropriate behaviour, gossip, or unprofessionalconduct
• Leadby example in communication, conflict resolution, and accountability
• Supportcompany initiatives related to workplace culture and employee engagement

Operations & Yard Management

• Overseedaily yard operations to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and safety
• Coordinateworkflow and staff assignments to meet operational demands
• Ensureloads are built accurately and in accordance with company standards
• Supportinventory control, organization, and yard housekeeping

Health & Safety

• Enforceall health and safety policies and procedures
• Ensureproper use of PPE and safe equipment operation
• Identifyand address hazards proactively
• Participatein and support safety training and incident reporting

Schedule Expectations

This position requires flexibility to meet business needs,including:

• Eveningsand weekends
• Aschedule that supports full operational coverage

Working conditions & Physical Requirements

Responsibilities may include:

• Workingoutdoors in all weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, snow, andvarying seasonal conditions
• Operatingforklifts and other material-handling equipment (training andcertification requirements apply)
• Loadingand unloading building materials
• Assistingcustomers with order fulfillment and product selection
• Lifting,carrying, pushing, and pulling building materials and merchandise
• Standingand walking for extended periods
• Workingin a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Bending,reaching, climbing, and performing other physical tasks associated withyard operations

Candidates must be comfortable performing both the physicaland leadership aspects of the role and maintaining a visible presencethroughout the yard during their shift.

Qualifications

• Previousexperience in a leadership or supervisory role (yard or operationsenvironment preferred)
• BuildingSupply Materials Knowledge
• Strongcommunication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstratedability to lead by example and influence team behaviour
• Solidunderstanding of yard operations and safety practices
• Abilityto manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Commitmentto professionalism and workplace respect

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a leader who:

• Ispresent, engaged, and approachable
• Takesaccountability for both operations and team environment
• Cancoach and develop others
• Iscommitted to maintaining a positive, respectful workplace culture
• Understandsthe importance of consistent leadership across all shifts

Why Join Us

• Opportunityto play a key role in shaping team culture and operations
• Workin a collaborative, team-focused environment
• Competitivecompensation and benefits
• Ongoingdevelopment and leadership support

Apply Today

United Lumber welcomes applications from people withdisabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.