Yard Supervisor

Carter Lumber; Panama City (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision plans

Disability insurance

Life insurance and AD&D

401(k) with company match

Vacation and holidays

Vendor incentives

Growth from within

Military encouraged to apply

Job summary

Townsend Building Supply, a division of Carter Lumber, is seeking a Yard Supervisor in a hybrid role that blends office tasks with active yard work. You will lead yard staff and support customer service while ensuring safe, efficient yard operations.

The role emphasizes employee management, equipment maintenance, inventory control, and dispatch support within a family-owned company with a long regional history.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in customer service, preferably in a lumber yard.
• Dispatch experience is a plus.
• Ability to direct and train others effectively.
• Familiarity with building materials.
• Ability to be an effective team member and leader.
• Experience using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.

Responsibilities

• Employee management, hiring, communicating, and disciplining staff.
• Assist customers with their material selection and loading needs.
• Pull and stage materials for pickup and delivery.
• Structure shipping of orders and schedule dispatches.
• Maintain inventory in the yard with cycle counts and organization.
• Ensure yard policies for sales, inventory, and safety are followed.
• Maintain all equipment and schedule vehicle service.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Customer service

Team leadership

Excel

Dispatch experience

Building materials knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

If you have previous management experience and thrive onremaining composed while multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, this is a great opportunity for you! The Yard Supervisor role at Townsend Building Supply (a division of Carter Lumber) is a hybrid of administrative work and working in the lumber yard. This is not a desk job by any means – you will play a very active and vital role in the functioning of the lumber yard!

Our Story

Carter Lumber was founded in 1932 by W.E. Carter. For 90 years, we have strengthened our company by staying true to our values, which include honesty, hard work, and putting people first. What started as a single lumberyard in Akron, Ohio, is represented today by seven brands servicing professional builders and homeowners across thirteen states with more than 160 locations. Despite our growth, we are still a family-owned company. Our core values and our people-first culture remain the same.

Description

Employee management, customer service and yard operations are the key components in this role. For employee management, you will be tasked with hiring, communicating, and disciplining.You will also be responsible for setting theproper example for all lumber yard employees to mirror.
For customer service, it’s important to be willing tohelp customers as needed. This entails assisting them with the selection and loading of their materialswith a friendly attitude.
For yard operations, you will ensure that material is accurately pulled and staged for pickup anddelivery. You will assist withdispatching by structuring the shipping of orders, including scheduling. You will be responsible for maintaining the inventory in the yard by conducting cycle counts and keeping the yard organized. You will ensure all yard policiesare followedincluding sales, inventory, and safety. Finally, you will take chargeofmaintaining all equipment; scheduling vehiclesfor service and keeping up their maintenance schedules.

Requirements

• Previous supervisory experience in customer service, preferably in a lumber yard
• Dispatch experience is a plus
• Ability to direct and train others effectively
• Familiarity with building materials
• Ability to be aneffective team member and leader
• Experience usingMicrosoft Office, specifically Excel

Benefits (full-time employees)

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Company-match 401(k)
• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Vendor incentives
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply!