Yard Associate

POOLCORP • Santa Clarita, CA

11d • $19 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

The Yard Associate is responsible for the maintenance of storage yards and related facilities, including such duties as manually loading and unloading materials, operating mechanical loading equipment, preparing materials, etc. This role involves ensuring the proper staging and stocking of products, managing customer interactions for order pickups, and maintaining the security and organization of the yard area. The associate will also be responsible for receiving shipments, operating a forklift, processing returns, and utilizing computerized systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to maneuver heavy objects, some weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Follow and carry out instructions with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Prior forklift experience.
• To be 18 years of age or older to apply.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in distribution or warehousing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Pulls, fills and sets up orders for customer pickup according to customer sales invoice.
• Ensures proper exchange of deposit cases according to sales invoice copy.
• Notifies supervisor or management whenever there is a discrepancy between a customer’s sales invoice and the actual exchange of products.
• Prohibits customers from pulling their own order of items staged in the yard area or inside the warehouse regardless of convenience. All customers must wait to be helped by yard attendant.
• Maintains yard area by keeping all products stocked in their assigned area, picks up and empties trash as needed and keeps chemicals separated as specified by class according safety and fire authority requirements.
• Assists in loading customer vehicles either by hand or with the aid of a forklift.
• Receives shipments of UPS and FedEx. Notifies warehouse associates of all shipments received.
• Communicates positively with supervisors, sales staff, fellow workers and customers to coordinate deliveries/pick-up.
• Moves all inventory into allocated spaces in the yard area at the start of the work day and back into the warehouse at the end of the work day.
• Operates a forklift safely and efficiently, maintains required certification, performs vehicle safety checks and reports discrepancies to supervisor.
• Processes returns accurately.
• Attends product knowledge meetings as required by management.
• Assists in keeping facility secure. Ensures all equipment is stored at end of day and all doors and gates are secured.
• Maintains proficiency in computerized systems and other technologies as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs
• 401 (k) with generous company match
• 13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)
• 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
• Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED