Yard Associate

R.P. Lumber Company Inc.•Silvis, IL

1d•$15 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

R.P. Lumber is hiring a Yard Associate for its lumberyard at 1301 First Ave, Silvis, Illinois. This is a hands-on, outdoor, on-site role focused on accurately loading customers, keeping the yard safe and organized, and helping unload lumber, shingles, drywall, millwork, and other building materials. The position reports to the Yard Manager. Forklift experience is helpful, and training is available for the right person. The role serves contractors and homeowners, loads customer vehicles and company trucks after checking tickets against products, answers basic questions about products, orders, pricing, and delivery timing, and helps maintain assigned yard areas. Yard operations include unloading incoming freight without damaging product or carrier equipment, operating a forklift to stock and merchandise the yard and warehouse, preparing accurate delivery loads, and riding along on local deliveries to help unload and stage products at homes and jobsites. The employee follows and helps enforce company safety rules and performs other duties assigned by the Yard Manager. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record, reliable attendance, clear communication, and the ability to work outdoors in changing weather and a flexible schedule that includes weekends and holidays. Essential physical functions include sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and frequently lifting or moving 50 to 100 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. The role is full-time and on-site. The posted pay range is $15.00–$20.00 per hour. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, term life, and short-term disability insurance; employer-paid basic life insurance; profit sharing and a 401(k); paid time off and paid holidays; and an employee merchandise discount. Offers are contingent on applicable pre-employment screening, which may include drug testing, a background check, and a driving-record review.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
Reliable attendance.
Ability to communicate clearly with customers, teammates, and managers.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.
Ability to work outdoors in changing weather.
Ability to perform essential physical functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, including sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and frequently lifting or moving 50 to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience; training is available.
About one year of related yard, warehouse, or building-materials experience.
Knowledge of lumber and construction products.

Responsibilities

Greet contractors and homeowners when they enter the yard.
Load customer vehicles and company trucks after checking the ticket against the product.
Answer basic questions about products, orders, pricing, and delivery timing.
Keep assigned yard areas stocked, faced, priced, clean, and safe.
Unload incoming freight without damaging products or carrier equipment.
Operate a forklift to stock and merchandise the yard and warehouse.
Build accurate delivery loads before trucks leave.
Ride along on deliveries to help unload and stage products at homes and jobsites.
Follow and help enforce company safety rules.
Perform other duties assigned by the Yard Manager.