HHC- Ferriday - Yard Associate

About the Role

Yard and warehouse associates provide excellent customer service while handling merchandise, unloading or loading trucks, and assisting customers. Associates must protect company assets such as trucks and forklifts and always act in a safe and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers or professional contractors in a friendly manner upon entry into the yard or warehouse.
• Operate forklift to merchandise and stock yard and warehouse.
• Assist truck drivers in delivery of merchandise to homeowners and job sites using company equipment.
• Load materials into customers' vehicles or onto company delivery vehicles after validating type and quantity based on the record of the transaction from the company's point-of-sale system.
• Develop thorough expertise related to operation of forklifts, warehouse lifts, pallet jacks, or other equipment utilized for product movement at the store.
• Unload incoming freight, taking care not to damage incoming goods or carrier equipment.
• Accurately build loads and prepare materials for delivery before delivery takes place.
• Identify product shortages and out-of-stocks and report to store management.
• Maintain yard and warehouse in a clean and orderly condition.
• Assist cashiers or other store personnel as requested when customers need help with items taken through the register, such as bagged goods or bulky items.
• Assist with contractor sales counter functions as necessary.

Safety & Loss Prevention

• Possess strong working knowledge of store security measures as they relate to delivery and yard operations.
• Ensure all equipment is in good condition and safe (ladders, forklifts, trucks).
• Follow company safety guidelines and basic safety practices at all times.
• Attend and participate in regular safety meetings with store associates.
• Prepare delivered inventory in a manner that best protects against loss and theft (proper banding and strapping, tarps as necessary, job site drops, etc.).

Requirements

• Forklift certification.
• Some delivery experience.
• Experience dealing with the public.
• Basic math skills and satisfactory reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Knowledge of lumber, building materials, and material handling is preferred.
• Ability to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs. for various amounts of time.
• Ability to place merchandise in locations above six feet in height, unload a delivery truck, climb a ladder, and maneuver safely at store, in yard or warehouse, and at job sites.
• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

This is an hourly position (not exempt from overtime). Though successful associates may be considered for other opportunities within the company, the position carries no guarantee of career progression.