Warehouse & Yard Crewmember

Weekes Forest Products Inc•Comstock Park, MI

just now•Onsite

About The Position

Weekes Forest Products/WS Building Materials is a 100% Employee-Owned company and a leading distributor of specialty building materials, engineered wood components, and industrial lumber materials. As a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember, you will be responsible for processing and preparing product orders for distribution to customers. This role requires a strong focus on customer service, teamwork, attention to safety, and accuracy. The work environment includes both indoor and outdoor areas. The ideal candidate will have a steady work style, enjoy executing clear objectives, and thrive in a team-focused environment.

Requirements

Patient work style interested in consistency and repetitive routines.
Adherence to company safety policies.
Ability to lift 20-60 pounds throughout the workday.
Ability to work independently while supporting exceptional teamwork.
Flexibility to work overtime hours as needed.
Experience operating material handling equipment such as a counter-balance forklift.
Ability to solve problems and persevere through heavy workloads, challenging conditions, and independent work.

Responsibilities

Efficiently and accurately organize building materials using a variety of equipment.
Maintain attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy in work quality.
Follow the daily operations schedule and adjust to customer needs.
Assist in continually organizing warehouse and yard work areas.
Make decisions within clear guidelines with support from the team and management.
Learn new work thoroughly with opportunities for repetitive practice when changes occur.
Utilize hand tools and power tools to secure and prepare building material orders.
Read paperwork, work orders, yard pick tickets, and other order details.
Calculate various units of measure for shipping building materials (e.g., board feet, linear feet, square feet, pieces).
Use warehouse management system and enterprise system inventory control tools to verify stock availability and inventory accuracy.
Load and unload train rail cars containing materials.
Sort, move, and organize product departmentally while operating material handling equipment (e.g., counter-balance forklift, side loading lift truck).