Yard Worker

White's Lumber•Gouverneur, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform custom service related activities: Loading customer vehicles, restocking inventory, verify customer is receiving correct product and quantity. Maintain good housekeeping in yard, warehouse, and vehicles. This role involves performing daily inspections on forklifts and vehicles as required by OSHA and the Department of Transportation, operating them safely and efficiently. The position also includes customer service duties such as waiting on customers, stocking merchandise, and maintaining a clean yard by picking up trash, bands, and lumber covers. Additionally, the role requires storing materials in their proper location, loading vehicles with specified materials and quantities, and notifying sales personnel of any inventory shortages. When assigned to the gate, the individual will check all incoming and outgoing vehicles. As a Non-CDL Driver, the responsibilities include completing driver inspection reports, maintaining security for merchandise, keeping the vehicle clean, accurately assembling and loading merchandise for delivery, and converting orders to sales. The driver will also collect money on COD orders, obtain authorization for COD deliveries, and ensure quantities and products match the delivery order.

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Able to lift at least One Hundred Pounds
Possess a valid Driver’s license recognized by the State of New York
Able to tolerate and function in diverse seasonal climate changes
Familiarity with the grades, dimensions, and species of lumber in stock, and other merchandise stored in the yard or warehouse

Responsibilities

Loading customer vehicles
Restocking inventory
Verifying customer is receiving correct product and quantity
Maintaining good housekeeping in yard, warehouse, and vehicles
Adherence to all safety regulations
Waiting on customers
Stocking merchandise
Keeping yard clean by picking up trash, bands, lumber covers
Keeping materials/products in a neat and orderly fashion
Performing daily inspections on forklifts as required by OSHA and the Department of Transportation
Operating forklifts in a safe and efficient manner at all times
Maintaining neat and clean appearance
Attending all meetings as requested
Using proper material handling techniques to reduce damage to goods and personal injury
Storing materials in their proper location
Loading vehicles with the specified materials and quantities listed on sales receipt
Notifying sales person of any items not shipped due to inventory shortages
Ensuring quantities and products to be loaded match sales receipt
Checking all incoming and outgoing vehicles as per gatehouse procedures when assigned to gate
Adhering to all company policies and practices as outlined in the handbook
Performing daily inspections on vehicles as required by OSHA and the Department of Transportation (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Completing Driver inspection reports (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Maintaining maximum security for merchandise loaded on the vehicle (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Keeping vehicle in a neat and orderly fashion, clean at least once a week (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Accurately assembling and properly loading merchandise for delivery (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Operating vehicle in a safe and efficient manner at all times (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Converting orders to Sales (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Collecting money on all C.O.D. orders, obtaining authorization to leave material at site for non collectible COD’s (Non-CDL Driver Duties)
Ensuring quantities and products to be delivered match delivery order (Non-CDL Driver Duties)