Lumber Yard Forklift & Load Specialist

Buchheit Family of Companies; Herculaneum (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Buchheit Family of Companies is seeking a Load Builder to compile loads of lumber and other construction materials for customer orders in our store yard. You may operate a forklift or industrial truck to move and load items, assist with deliveries, and ensure accurate loading and placement.

The role requires reading work orders, following instructions, maintaining yard appearance, performing daily forklift inspections, and adhering to safety and loss-prevention procedures in a fast-paced retail

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic required.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend work orders and instructions.
• Ability to communicate with customers, management, and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service
• Read work order, invoice, or follow instructions to determine materials needing moved, gathered, and loaded
• Operate forklift or industrial truck to load/move merchandise and materials
• Load merchandise onto store delivery trucks for delivery or transfer
• Assist with unloading deliveries as necessary
• Confirm quality and quantity, and put away resellable products from jobsite returns
• Track lumber and cut/mod as needed
• Place boards in rack according to grade and length
• Assist customers with loading purchased merchandise
• Maintain yard and racks in an orderly, clean manner
• Complete daily forklift inspections
• Adhere to loss prevention, inventory control, and safety procedures
• Communicate customer issues to internal staff
• Additional duties as assigned

Skills

Forklift operation

Customer service

Read instructions

Team communication

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Buchheit Family of Companies is seeking a Load Builder to compile loads of lumber and other construction materials for customer orders in our store yard. You may operate a forklift or industrial truck to move and load items, assist with deliveries, and ensure accurate loading and placement.

The role requires reading work orders, following instructions, maintaining yard appearance, performing daily forklift inspections, and adhering to safety and loss-prevention procedures in a fast-paced retail