Part Time Yard Associate

Wood Shed Lumber & Hardware; Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Job summary

Wood Shed Lumber & Hardware in Warrensburg, MO is seeking a part-time yard associate to help customers, load materials, stock inventory, and maintain our outdoor and indoor areas. You’ll gain forklift operation skills and safety training while working with a friendly local team.

Ideal for students or anyone needing flexible hours, with physical, active duties and opportunities to grow hands-on experience in a retail lumber yard environment.

Qualifications

• Customer-facing role with a focus on safety and accuracy.
• Ability to efficiently move and organize building materials.
• Comfort using handheld tools and warehouse equipment.

Responsibilities

• Load building materials for customers.
• Receive, unload, organize, and stage freight.
• Operate forklifts and other equipment after training and certification.
• Help customers locate and safely load purchases.
• Assist with inventory and material staging.
• Keep lumberyard and yard areas clean, organized and safe.
• Perform grounds maintenance and seasonal cleanup.
• Support inside-store operations when needed.
• Follow all safety procedures and equipment guidelines.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory management

Load materials

Safety minded

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Benefits:

• Employee discounts

Looking for a part-time job that keeps you moving instead of stuck behind a desk? Join the Wood Shed team!

This hands-on position is a great fit for UCM students or anyone looking for part‑time work while gaining valuable experience. You’ll help customers, load building materials, organize inventory, receive freight, and maintain our indoor and outdoor yard areas.

What You’ll Do

• Load building materials for customers
• Receive, unload, organize, and stage freight
• Operate forklifts and other equipment after training and certification
• Help customers locate and safely load purchases
• Assist with inventory and material staging
• Keep the lumberyard, warehouse, loading areas, and surrounding grounds clean, organized, and safe
• Perform indoor and outdoor grounds maintenance, including sweeping, picking up trash and debris, managing weeds, and seasonal cleanup
• Complete other yard and property-maintenance tasks as assignedSupport inside-store operations when needed
• Follow all safety procedures and equipment guidelines

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:

• Enjoy active, hands‑on work
• Are dependable, safety‑minded, and willing to learn
• Take pride in keeping your workplace clean and presentable
• Work well with customers and coworkers
• Can work indoors and outdoors in changing Missouri weather
• Have dependable availability for scheduled shifts

Physical Requirements

This is a physically demanding position. Applicants must be able to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods
• Perform work requiring balance, coordination, and hands‑free mobility
• Regularly lift, carry, push, and pull building materials
• Lift materials weighing 80 pounds or more when required
• Safely climb, bend, reach, and move throughout the yard and warehouse
• Work outdoors in hot, cold, wet, and changing weather conditions

Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals as required by law.

Why Join Wood Shed?

• Part‑time work that may fit well alongside college classes
• Stay active and work with a team
• Receive forklift and equipment training
• Build valuable customer‑service and inventory experience
• Work for a local company serving the Warrensburg community