Forklift Driver Warehouse & Yard (2 years experience req.)

Weekes Forest Products Inc; Riverdale (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical benefits package

401k and Roth 401k

Dental insurance

Life & AD&D Insurance

Wellness program

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

HSA

FSA

Vision insurance

No-cost Telehealth

Job summary

Weekes Forest Products/WS Building Materials is an employee-owned company in Illinois hiring a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember. The role involves processing and preparing orders for distribution of engineered wood components and building materials.

Emphasis on accuracy, safety, and teamwork in both inside and outside environments. The ideal candidate will handle loading/unloading, operate forklifts and related tools, follow daily schedules, and contribute to organized warehouse and yard spaces.

Qualifications

• Patient work style with repetitive tasks
• Follow safety expectations per company policies
• Able to lift 20–60 pounds throughout the day
• Work independently while supporting team efforts
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed
• Experience operating material handling equipment like a forklift
• Ability to solve problems under heavy workload and changing conditions

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and accurately organize building materials using various equipment
• Read paperwork, work orders, and yard pick tickets for orders
• Calculate units of measure (board feet, linear feet, square feet, etc.) for shipping
• Load and unload trains carrying materials
• Move and organize product by department using material handling equipment

Skills

Teamwork

Safety-conscious

Forklift operation

Problem solving

Order reading

Tools

Counter-balance forklift

Job description

Description

With all your career options, why not choose a company where you can own part of the business?

Weekes Forest Products/WS Building Materials is 100% Employee-Owned and offers an outstanding suite of employee benefits. Weekes/WS has grown to be the leading distributor of specialty building materials, engineered wood components and industrial lumber materials. At Weekes/WS, you will receive an ownership stake in the value our combined honest efforts create.

As a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember, you will execute operations processing and preparing product orders of engineered wood, structural components and other building materials for distribution to customers. Customer service, team-oriented focus is of utmost importance. Your work environment will consist of inside, and outside, work areas. Each type of loading and unloading requires strict attention to safety and order accuracy. This position requires well-defined detailed work, while producing repeatable and consistently accurate results. An ideal candidate will prefer a steady work style and enjoy executing clear objectives in a team focused environment.

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently & accurately organize building materials using a variety of equipment
• Attention to detail, with better-than-average accuracy in quality of the work
• Follow daily operations schedule, with an ability to adjust to customer needs
• Help to continually organize both warehouse and yard work areas
• Decision making within clear guidelines & with support of the fellow team and management
• When there is change in the structure of work or scope of responsibility, ample time will be provided to learn the new work thoroughly with opportunity for repetitive practice
• Utilize hand tools and power tools used to secure and prepare orders of building materials
• Read paperwork work orders, yard pick tickets and other details specifically detailed for customer orders
• Calculate various units of measure for shipping building materials including calculations of board feet, linear feet, square feet, pieces, or various other units of measure used each day
• Ability to use warehouse management system and enterprise system inventory control tools used to verify stock availability and inventory accuracy
• Load and unload train rail cars containing materials
• Sort, move and organize product departmentally while operating and using a variety of material handling equipment including a counter-balance forklift, side loading lift truck or other material handling equipment

Employees are our greatest asset and at WS, your health and well-being matters. We offer a substantial benefit packet:

• Outstanding Family Medical Benefits Package – eligible 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) – Employee-owned
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Paid Holidays for all Full-time employees - eligible immediately following policy rules
• Employer-paid dental insurance (With a medical plan elected)
• 401k and Roth 401k Investment Accounts (With Employer Matching)
• Employer-sponsored Life & AD&D Insurance
• No-cost general medical and mental Telehealth for all employees
• No-cost virtual physical therapy for employees
• Voluntary supplemental coverage options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• FSA, HSA and Dependent Care options
• Employer-paid wellness program
• Pet Insurance

Requirements

• Patient work style interested in consistency dealing with repetitive routines
• Follow safety expectations set by company safety policies
• Able to lift 20-60 pounds throughout the work day
• Ability to work independently while supporting exceptional teamwork of a larger work group
• Flexibility to work overtime hours as needed
• Experience operating material handling equipment such as a counter-balance forklift
• Ability to solve problems, persevere when challenged by excessing workload demands, outside working conditions, and working independently