Yard Associate - Oak Creek

Bliffert Lumber•Oak Creek, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Bliffert Lumber is seeking a results-driven Yard Associate to load and unload building materials. This role involves managing the flow of materials, assisting customers, and ensuring accurate order fulfillment. The Yard Associate will also be responsible for maintaining the yard, performing basic carpentry tasks, and communicating effectively with team members and customers.

Requirements

Building materials knowledge
Ability to read and use measuring materials
Strong time-management skills
Understand basic math.
Valid Driver’s License
Able to lift to 75lbs frequently, in a consistently safe manner.

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience, forklift certified will take preference.

Responsibilities

Work with Dispatch or store manager to keep up with the flow of the day, to keep the loads pulled and ready to be put on the trucks as they come back for their next runs.
Maintain control over and help walk-in or pick up retail customers and business to business customers.
Receive and pull orders and credit returns with accuracy.
Load and unload trucks and bunking materials correctly.
Ability to recognize customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction with materials being loaded and resolving customer problems.
Be able to perform general organization and housekeeping/landscaping of the yard.
Be able to use power tools and saws safely, make rough cuts.
Ability to communicate effectively with other store personnel, managers, and customers.
Basic computer skills
Ability to follow procedures and make them more efficient.
Work well independently and in a team environment.
Verifies that incoming materials are inspected, checked for damage, and counted for accuracy.
Ensure incoming and outgoing deliveries are consistent with purchase orders in quantity and quality prior to accepting delivery or unloading products off trucks or prior to loading trucks to go out for delivery.

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
401k – employer contribution 3% of monthly gross wages
401k Profit Sharing (dependent upon company profitability – historical rate ~2%)
$15,000 Company Paid Life Insurance Policy
Short-term Disability
Performance Based Annual Bonus
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Low Cost Supplemental Life Insurance (Employee, Spouse, and Children)
Long-Term Disability Insurance