Yard Customer Service I

Ashby Lumber Co; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashby Lumber is hiring for a yard/customer service position in Berkeley, CA. The role focuses on helping customers with orders, loading vehicles, and maintaining safe yard operations.

You will operate forklifts, stock lumber products, and keep aisles clear while complying with safety protocols. The job requires outdoor work, standing, walking, and the ability to lift up to 60 lbs as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be able to assist customers with orders and loading vehicles.
• Must operate forklifts safely in yard for loading and stocking.
• Must read and understand invoices and order tags.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Stock lumber products and keep aisles clear.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with orders and direct traffic to appropriate areas.
• Fill customer orders in a timely manner.
• Solve customer issues and concerns to the best of your ability.

Skills

Customer service

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Heavy lifting

Outdoor work

Invoice reading

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Ashby Lumber Berkeley - Berkeley, CA 94710Salary Range: $19.00 - $22.00 Hourly

OBJECTIVE:

The first priority of this position is to assist customers with orders and loading of customer’s vehicles. This position demands individual alertness and safety practice. The ability to safely operate heavy machinery and power vehicles such as forklifts is essential. This position involves standing and walking for extended periods of time. Must be able to work in an outdoor environment through-out the year with various weather changes. Stocking of lumber products of various weights and sizes is also required for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Assisting customers with orders
• Direct customer traffic to appropriate areas
• Filling customer orders in a timely manner
• Solving customer issues, problems and concerns to the best of your ability
• Reading and understanding invoice and order tags
• Traffic control of main parking lot and yard
• Proper use of 2 way radio to communicate in the yard

STOCKING

• Stocking all lumber product to appropriate area/ rack
• Stocking all other products to appropriate area/ rack
• Clear the aisles and bays of all wrapping material and packing bands

SAFETY

• Safety is our #1 priority. Must maintain safe working practices at all times
• Safely operate forklifts in yard for loading, stocking and building orders
• Safely operate machinery such as arm saw, table saw etc.
• Safely use tools such as box cutters, tin snips and tape measure
• Use of gloves, goggles, ear protection and any other PPE when appropriate

OTHER

• Use of return slips for customer returns
• Use of order stickers to label orders and special orders including returns
• Use of cut sheets and other forms such as farmload pull sheet(s) when appropriate
• Other tasks as assigned by your supervisor or management

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Sit/stand for 8 hours per day
• Use hands to load unload material
• Vision abilities required by this job include close and distant vision
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts and vehicles
• Must be able to lift/carry 60lbs. occasionally; must be able to push/pull 60+ lbs.
• Occasionally must reach with arms and hands, climb or balance
• All mobility motions are required occasionally for indoor and outdoor environments (standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, squatting, and climbing)
• Range of motion and physical activity occurring randomly

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. You will be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by your Supervisor, the General Managers, or the Owners.

You will be evaluated based on your performance of the objectives, duties, and responsibilities listed in this job description, the accomplishment of other assigned tasks, and adherence to Ashby Lumber’s Policies as outlined in the Employee Manual. Your supervisor or the Manager has the right to revise this job description at any time.

This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or Ashby Lumber may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.