Yard Loader Part Time

Buchheit Family of Companies; Sparta (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Buchheit Family of Companies is seeking a part-time Lumber Yard worker in Sparta, IL. The role involves sorting and racking lumber by grade and size, operating a forklift, loading goods for delivery, and assisting customers in the yard and store.

Responsibilities include guiding customers, unloading deliveries, and maintaining a clean, organized lumber yard while adhering to safety and inventory procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic.
• Forklift experience is preferred.
• Read and comprehend simple verbal or written instructions.
• Effectively communicate with customers, management, and co-workers.
• Demonstrate initiative and effective problem-solving skills.
• Work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service and guide customers in the lumber yard.
• Load merchandise onto store delivery trucks for delivery or transfer.
• Assist with unloading deliveries as necessary.
• Remove lumber from units and rack by grade and length.
• Follow work orders or instructions to move and load materials.
• Assist customers with loading purchased merchandise and maintain yard appearance.
• Operate forklift or industrial truck to move merchandise and materials.
• Complete daily forklift inspections and follow safety, loss prevention and inventory procedures.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Forklift experience

Reading comprehension

Customer communication

Initiative

Problem-solving

Fast-paced work

Tools

Forklift / Industrial truck

Job description

DEPARTMENT:

Retail Store

REPORTS TO:

Yard Foreman

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt

POSITION TYPE:

Part-Time

Position Summary

The Lumber Yard worker is responsible for sorting and racking lumber according to grade markings and size. They often operate a forklift or Industrial truck to assist in moving and loading materials and products.

• Answers questions, identify and direct customers to building materials and merchandise in the lumber yard
• Load merchandise on to store delivery trucks for delivery or transfer
• Assist with unloading deliveries, as necessary
• Remove lumber from units and place boards in rack, according to grade and length
• Reads work order, invoice, or follows oral instructions to determine materials or containers needing moved and/or loaded
• Assist customers with loading purchased merchandise
• Maintain the appearance of the yard and racks in an orderly and clean manner
• Operate forklift or industrial truck to assist in loading or moving merchandise and materials
• Complete daily forklift inspections
• Adhere to Loss Prevention, inventory control, and compliance procedures
• Safety awareness of anything in store that may be hazard to employees or customers
• Effectively communicates customer issues and concerns to all applicable internal staff members
• Additional duties, as assigned

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service
• Answers questions, identify and direct customers to building materials and merchandise in the lumber yard
• Load merchandise on to store delivery trucks for delivery or transfer
• Assist with unloading deliveries, as necessary
• Remove lumber from units and place boards in rack, according to grade and length
• Reads work order, invoice, or follows oral instructions to determine materials or containers needing moved and/or loaded
• Assist customers with loading purchased merchandise
• Maintain the appearance of the yard and racks in an orderly and clean manner
• Operate forklift or industrial truck to assist in loading or moving merchandise and materials
• Complete daily forklift inspectionsAdhere to Loss Prevention, inventory control, and compliance procedures
• Safety awareness of anything in store that may be hazard to employees or customers
• Effectively communicates customer issues and concerns to all applicable internal staff members
• Additional duties, as assigned

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong work ethic
• Forklift experience is preferred
• Ability to:
• Read and comprehend simple verbal or written instructions
• Effectively communicate with customers, management, and co-workers
• Demonstrate initiative and effective problem-solving skills within the scope of the position
• Work in a fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with a “legal” disability to perform the essential functions of this position. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items weighing up to 75 pounds.