Yard/Warehouse Lead

US LBM; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid-Cape Home Centers, a division of US LBM Holdings, LLC, is seeking a Yard/Warehouse Lead to direct a small team and oversee receiving, stocking, and shipping of materials. The role requires forklift operation, inventory control, and strong customer service skills.

You will ensure safe, efficient material movement, maintain organized bays, and support daily operations while mentoring new associates and coordinating tasks with the supervisor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 4-6 years industry experience / freight handling required.
• Ability to operate forklift and manage inventory safely.

Responsibilities

• Operate safely and maintain an organized work area.
• Lead a small team of warehouse associates (fewer than 10).
• Receive, stock and count inventory; help with shipping and loading.
• Provide excellent customer service and coordinate with the supervisor.
• Assist with audits of inventory and use of warehouse tools.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Inventory control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Mid-Cape Home Centers traces its roots back to 1895, and today supplies professional builders, remodelers and homeowners in Massachusetts’ South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands with lumber and specialty building materials from its six locations in the southern coastal region of Massachusetts.

A Brief Overview

The Yard/Warehouse Lead directs the work of warehouse and/or yard associates who receive, ship, stock, order, and count inventory items while monitoring quality and completing all appropriate paperwork. This position is a working role but is also responsible for leading a team who oversees the safe movement of materials and finished components in an efficient manner. Does require operating a forklift truck with foot and hand controls for various aspects of job.

Pay Rate

$26.00 - $30.00/hr.

What You Will Do

• Operate safely.
• Participate in a positive work environment.
• Assist warehouse associates and direct supervisor in maintaining an organized work environment.
• May include, emptying trash receptacles, and keeping all bays and staging areas clean and organized.
• Receive incoming products, commodities and materials.
• Provides Excellent Customer Service
• Count and record receipt of materials.
• Stock all material received in appropriate bins or storage locations.
• Assist inventory control in counting and organizing warehouse materials.
• Operate forklift with foot and hand controls.
• May use forklift to build outgoing orders or to load completed orders onto delivery equipment
• Operate facility equipment as necessary (e.g. bander, power tools, various hand tools).
• Monitor inventory as required by location management.
• May have some logistics oversight (or act as backup).
• Retain an awareness of the work environment critical to the task at hand to produce error free and damage free results.
• Serves in a working lead role overseeing fewer than 10 associates, directing daily work assignments and coordinating tasks.

Required For All Jobs

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.
• Adheres to Company’s commitment to workplace safety.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience Qualifications

• 4-6 years industry experience / freight handling required.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to do basic math, read orders, write instructions and complete forms.
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with customers, other employees and supervisors using verbal and written skills.
• Ability to deal constructively with conflict and recognize potential problems.
• Proficiency with or ability to learn current technologies (e.g. Smartphone, Inventory Control Systems and other necessary business applications).
• Excellent teamwork & customer relationships
• Demonstration of leadership (all required):
• Mentor new associates
• Willingness to train others
• Safety committee engagement
• Participation in US1 Continuous Improvement Projects

Mid-Cape, a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.