Home Hardware- Monticello - Full-Time/ Part-Time- Yard Associate

Job Summary

Yard and warehouse associates are responsible for providing excellent customer service while handling merchandise, unloading or loading trucks, and waiting on customers. They must protect company assets like trucks and forklifts and always act in a safe and professional manner.

Customer Service and Inventory Maintenance

• 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.
• Aid truck drivers in delivering merchandise to homeowners and job sites using company equipment.
• Load materials into customers' vehicles or onto company delivery vehicles, verifying type and quantity based on the POS system record.
• Develop expertise in operating forklifts, warehouse lifts, pallet jacks, or other equipment used for product movement.
• Unload incoming freight, ensuring goods and equipment are protected.
• Accurately build loads and prepare materials for delivery.
• Identify product shortages and out-of-stocks and report to store management.
• Maintain yard and warehouse maintenance in a clean and orderly condition.
• Assist cashiers or other store personnel as needed 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 related 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.).

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform each duty and responsibility in a satisfactory manner.
• Must have 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.
• Must be able to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs. for various amounts of time, 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.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Benefits

• All levels of employment enjoy our fantastic employee discount.
• 401k with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Part-Time benefits include Paid Sick Time, Vision, Dental, Critical Illness, and an Accident plan.
• Full-Time benefits include the additional benefits of Paid Sick Time, Medical, LTD/AD&D, STD, Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Will prep services.

Pay and Schedule

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

Benefits

• Central Network Retail Group, LLC complies with all applicable equal employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation from the company.