Yard & Warehouse Lead: Forklift, Inventory & Team Mentor

US LBM; Clarksville (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

KI Lumber & Building Materials, a division of US LBM Holdings, LLC, seeks a Yard/Warehouse Lead in Indiana. This role directs warehouse/y ar d associates, operates a forklift, ensures safe, organized inventory, and delivers excellent customer service.

The position requires high school diploma or GED and 4–6 years of freight handling experience. Leadership and teamwork are essential, with training and safety participation expected.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• May operate a company vehicle to transport materials, perform deliveries, transfer inventory between locations, or complete other business-related tasks after completing required training and authorization, in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.

Skills

Basic math

Customer service

Team leadership

Forklift operation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Inventory Control Systems

Smartphone familiarity

Job description

KI Lumber & Building Materials, a division of US LBM Holdings, LLC, seeks a Yard/Warehouse Lead in Indiana. This role directs warehouse/y ar d associates, operates a forklift, ensures safe, organized inventory, and delivers excellent customer service.

The position requires high school diploma or GED and 4–6 years of freight handling experience. Leadership and teamwork are essential, with training and safety participation expected.