Yard Associate, Building Materials

Sunpro; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with a high percentage match

Profit sharing

Cell phone stipend

Referral bonus opportunities

Employee discounts

And more!

Job summary

Sunpro in Idaho Falls is seeking a reliable Yard Associate to accurately assemble orders, load and unload building materials, and support deliveries and customer pickups.

You will operate yard equipment safely, maintain an organized yard, assist customers, and participate in required training while adhering to safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Prior lumber yard experience is a plus.
• Basic math and measurement skills.
• Professional communication and strong customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and stage customer orders for delivery, yard transfer, or pickup.
• Safely operate yard equipment including power tools and forklift.
• Check in delivery orders and verify products received; complete paperwork.
• Assist customers entering the yard and advise on merchandise.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe lumberyard areas.
• Attend required training and follow safety protocols.

Skills

Customer service

Professional communication

Basic math

Dependability / attendance

Initiative

Safety conscious

Forklift operation

Multi-tasking

Tools

Pallet jacks

Forklift

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to work for a company that truly values their employees?

Would you like to become involved in projects that benefit your communities?

Do you want to work with leaders that invest in their team members?

Are you ready to work for a stable, innovative, and fast-growing company?

If you answered yes, join us at Sunpro as wekeep buildingbetter communities. Our diverse company culture is one reason employees choose to grow with Sunpro. In return for your contributions, you will be rewarded with career growth opportunities, an incredibly competitive market salary, and other benefits that include:

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401(k) with a high percentage match
• Generous profit sharing
• Cell phone stipend
• Referral bonus opportunities
• Employee discounts
• And more!

JOB TITLE:Yard Assoicate

JOB LOCATION:Idaho Falls, ID

EXEMPTION STATUS:Full Time (Hourly)

FUNCTION:Responsible for the safe, accurate, and timely assembly of orders, loading and unloading of building materials and products as specified by customer orders and Company standards.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Visualize, fulfill, and implement the company vision and core values.
• Efficiently and accurately assembles and stages customer orders to prepare them for delivery, inner-yard transfer, or customer pick-up.
• Accurately check in delivery orders and verify products received. Complete any necessary paperwork associated with incoming/outgoing materials.
• Keeps management apprised of any delays or out of stock items for orders.
• Safely operates yard equipment, including power tools and forklift.
• Perform routine pre and post inspections to ensure suitable working nature of equipment. Maintain necessary equipment logs and inform supervisor of deficiencies.
• Perform/prioritize work activity according to business needs and as directed by supervisor.
• Maintains storage areas, entry/exit points and yard areas.
• Assist customers as they enter the yard for material pick-ups or returns.
• Keeps lumberyard, clean, well-organized and safe.
• Deliver materials to commercial and residential customer, loading and unloading of materials.
• Load lumber and other merchandise into customer vehicles.
• Answer customer's questions about merchandise and advise customer’s on merchandise selection.
• Maintain a clean and professional working environment.
• Attend and participate in all Company sponsored training programs as required.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and Company policies and procedures.
• Perform any other duties, responsibilities or tasks as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Maintain product knowledge on items carried in the store /yard.
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service and problem-solving abilities.
• Basic math and measurement skills.
• Basic computer navigation skills.Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks.
• Provide regular and predictable attendance.
• Demonstrate initiative and reliability with minimal supervision.
• Safety conscious attitude.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Prior lumber yard experience a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical Work - Heavy: exerting up to 50 - 90 lbs. of force regularly.
• Operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other yard equipment.
• Repetitive motion associated with operating retail equipment.
• Frequent bending, standing for extended periods, and lifting required.
• Outdoor working conditions, sometimes in extreme climates.
• Abilitly to communicate with customers and team members verbally.

This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or work conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principle job elements essential for making employment decisions. Duties associated with this job and the corresponding job specification may be changed at any time to accommodate Company business needs.

Sunpro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.