Job Description

In the Yard Position at Dunn Lumber, you will execute the essential operations needed to uphold a safe, clean, accurate, and hospitable environment as material flows in and out of our yards. You will be a part of a highly skilled team that will utilize saws and forklifts to cut and move material, unload and check in material from vendor trucks, load walk-in customer vehicles, and build lumber packages for transfer to other Dunn Lumber locations or delivery to customer jobsites . A fully trained Yard Worker can complete all operational tasks, focus on customer support, and build trust with each employee on staff. Exemplifying a high level of excellence, our teams take pride in fulfilling our promise of quality material and unmatched customer service.

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This is a Full-Time job working 40 hours per week with overtime eligibility!
Store Hours are Monday - Friday from 6:55 am - 6:05 pm and Saturday from 7:55 am - 5:05 pm.

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The current available schedule(s) are:

(W - F 6:40am-6:05pm & S 7:40am-5:05pm)

OR

(M T Th F 6:40 am - 6:05 pm)

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Understand and observe all safety procedures and practices.
• Conduct yourself every day in a manner consistent with Dunn Lumber’s core values.
• Keep the yard in a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our customers.
• Maintain knowledge of outside product codes for quick identification.
• Safely load customers with materials in an efficient and courteous fashion.
• Actively and accurately participate in building, shipping, receiving, loading, and culling.
• Load and receive both vendor and customer vehicles with a forklift.
• Safely move material on and off the cantilever and sheet goods racking.
• Put away material in a neat, presentable fashion and adjust for lost or damaged material.
• Use saws to cut sheet goods and dimensional products.
• Protect materials from inclement weather and cull materials to maintain quality stock.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Previous Experience

No previous experience is required.

Supervisor Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations

This position has no prerequisite certificates, licenses, or registrations. Forklift and Saw training and certification will be provided.

Technical/Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic competency with computers and math. This includes the ability to enter login credential information, punch in and out for work, operate a barcode scanner, and understand fractions - as it pertains to reading a tape measurer.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee is regularly required to stand and/or walk for long periods of time, and required to climb ladders, sit, stoop, kneel, squat, or crouch on occasion. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear moving vehicles and forklifts frequently.

Additional Information

Work Environment

This job constantly operates in outdoor weather and in warehouse conditions with occasional entry to and from the retail stores. This environment includes forklifts, tractor-trailers, and customer vehicle traffic. The noise level is moderate to high.

This is an entry-level position with a paid two-week training period and continued learning while employed. The two-week training is completed *on-site with your supervisor or at a Training Yard with the Training Department. The training for this position will focus on product knowledge, Point of Sale software, and yard operations.

*Training hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and is required.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Dunn Lumber Co., Inc. believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. This position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but not limit our employees nor the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the company.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information (including family medical history) or other legally protected characteristics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will also be considered for employment, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

We are an E-Verify ® employer, where required by law.