Yard Operations - Part Time

TAL Building Centers; Wenatchee (WA); On-site; USD 22,041 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA contributions

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401k

Training & development

Product discounts

Incentives & recognition

Job summary

TAL Building Centers is seeking a yard associate to assist customers with yard materials, load/unload, stock, and maintain a safe environment. The role involves helping customers, directing them to materials, and ensuring accurate invoicing. You will load and unload goods, stock the yard, and support delivery prep on site.

Onsite position with standard safety practices and training. We offer benefits and opportunities for training, professional development, and career advancement.

Qualifications

• 1–3 months of experience preferred in similar roles.
• High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Must pass MVR requirements.
• Strong customer service and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assess their needs, guiding them to products.
• Assist with loading and unloading materials safely.
• Coordinate with sales and yard team for prompt service.
• Verify loaded materials match the paid invoice.
• May pull loads for delivery and assist with packaging.
• Learn product locations and uses; ensure accuracy.
• Maintain safe work environment and report hazards.
• May use forklifts and light trucks with proper training.

Skills

Customer service

Loading & unloading

Forklift operation

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Radial arm saw

Panel saw

Job description

Our Mission

We Help Build Better Communities

Our Core Values

• We Are the Guide
• We Are Courteous
• We Are Ambitious
• We Are Accountable
• We Are Safe

Role Statement

Assist customers with yard material. Responsible for loading, unloading and stocking of materials in the lumber yard and in the warehouse. Maintains safe work environment.

Location

This position will be performed onsite at our store. Remote work is not available for this role.

Outcomes for Success

• Greet customers, ask customer and evaluate invoice for level of assistance required. Direct customer to materials purchased and provide assistance loading in a safe and productive manner.
• Communicate with the sales and yard team to ensure customer service is prompt and coordinated.
• Assist customers in loading and unloading materials
• Check materials loaded vs. purchase on a paid invoice to ensure accuracy or materials and quantity
• May pull loads for delivery accurately and bundle safely for delivery on our trucks
• Develop knowledge of materials, locations and uses. Keeping in mind may product look similar but are different. Proactively learn about the product we sell.
• Embrace and live by our Core Values in every customer and team interaction
• Efficiently and safely operate forklifts and light trucks upon receiving proper training, supervisor approval and certification
• Report unsafe conditions, product and property damage and incident or accidents immediately
• May use a radial arm and panel saw to cut materials for customers
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Affordable health and dental insurance via a national network.
• HSA employer contributions.
• Employer paid vision insurance.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Excellent paid time off, including your birthday!
• 401k options.
• Strong commitment to training, professional development and career advancement.
• Product discounts.
• Tons of other incentives, reward & recognition opportunities, and voluntary benefits!

Requirements

• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job
• 1-3 months experience preferred
• High school diploma or GED preferred but not necessary
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Must successfully pass our MVR requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds seldom, 50-80 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or less than 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Heavy work involves standing and/or walking all the time.
• Occasional stoop and kneel, and seldom crouch or crawl
• Seldom-occasional climbing-ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing-maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or running on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• See (Detect, identify, observe)
• Seldom sitting for forklift operation.

Wages

Starting wages will be based on years of experience and education.

TAL Building Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.