Yard Associate

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. in Kansas is seeking a Warehouse/Lift Operator to stock, gather, and load lumberyard orders for pickup or delivery. You will operate forklift, load trucks, and assemble customer orders.

Essential duties include reading orders, moving items to storage, and maintaining yard safety. Requires at least one year of related experience and forklift certification, with a High School diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Reads customer orders or requisitions to determine items to move and gather.
• Reads measuring tape to verify dimensions and quantities.
• Maintains yard cleanliness and safety during operations.

Responsibilities

• Stock and load products for pickup or delivery.
• Operate forklift to move shipments from dock to storage or work area.
• Assemble customer orders and place on pallets or shelves.
• Load and unload trucks and maintain organized racks and yard.

Skills

Measuring tape reading

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Fork Lift Certified

Job description

The Yard position will stock, gather, distribute, assembles orders, and loads various products of the lumberyard to fulfill customer orders for pickup and/or delivery.Supervisory Responsibilities:NoneEssential Job Functions:Safely move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.Reads customer order, shipping order or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributedLoads and unloads trucksSorts and places items on racks according to predetermined sequenceOperates fork lift truck or hand truck to move or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to warehouse storage or work areaAssembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to shipping departmentStacks lumber in yard or in shedDrives diesel or gasoline powered industrial trucks equipped with lifting devices such as forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materialsPerforms other duties as requiredRequired Skills and Abilities:Seeks to learn products and the applicationsKnows product locations in yard and warehouseAbility to read a measuring tapeKeeps forklift cleanMaintain yard cleanliness during course of workSafety Requirements:Wears high visibility, safety PPE, and proper uniformPerforms daily lift inspectionsAlways looks behind/honks horn when backing/rounding blind cornersSafely operates equipmentPromptly report all accidents/incidents and damaged productsPerform daily safety audit of forklift and promptly report any malfunctioning equipmentKeep aisles and exits clearParticipates on safety committee if neededQualifications:EducationExperienceLicenses and CertificationsHigh School Diploma or GEDIn lieu of degree, additional work experience and/or trade school is acceptable. One year of experienceAt least one year related experience.Fork Lift CertifiedPhysical Demands:ActivityFrequencyActivityFrequencySittingOccasionallyPushing up to 50 Poundsat a timeFrequentlyWalkingFrequentlyPulling up to 50 poundsat a timeFrequentlyStandingConstantlyLifting up to 50 poundsat a timeFrequentlyReachingOccasionallySquattingOccasionallyReaching aboveShoulderOccasionallyKneelingOccasionallyTwistingFrequentlyClimbingFrequentlyBending/stoopingFrequentlyOperating MotorVehicle at WorkFrequentlyNot Present – Activity/condition does not exist Occasionally – Activity/condition exists 1/3rd of the timeFrequently – Activity/condition exists 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the time Constantly – Activity/condition exists 2/3rd or more of the timeEnvironmental Demands:Exposure to year-round outside weather conditions, including excessive heat, humidity, rain, cold, dust, ice/snow.Employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.The noise level is usually moderate.