Load Builder Puget Sound
About the role
PARR is the total source for homebuilding supplies, solutions, and services. We focus on supplying building materials and solutions to professional home builders of all sizes including custom builders, large production builders, and multifamily builders. Our customers and community members know that they can rely on us for Legendary Service and quality products. The Load Builder supports our Mission of Legendary Service Through Teamwork by safely and efficiently building loads for our drivers to then deliver. The accuracy of loads is key to save time and money for the company so the load builder is an important component of the PARR team. This position is also responsible for receiving and stocking inventory. As needed, the Load Builder assists customer service employees fill orders for walk in customers. The Load Builder directly reports to General Manager or Dispatcher. They interact daily with Operational Inventory Controller (OIC), Location Supervisor, Customer Service Employees, Drivers, and internal & external customers. PARR promotes from within; we have a transparent pay structure and love to promote employees who are willing to work hard, offering regular merit increases and promotions. We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays. Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Builds safe and efficient loads of building materials by correctly reading "pick tickets" and invoices
- Reads SKUs and identifies material types to accurately build loads
- Load and off-load company trucks with building materials both by hand and with a forklift
- Completes inventory adjustments
- Puts stock away
- Tags loads
- Receive delivered inventory by properly inspecting paperwork for accuracy and by depositing inventory in designated locations
- Opens and closes yard as needed
- Keeps forklift clean
- Ensures that appropriate paperwork is completed as per company policy
- Maintain yard cleanliness during course of work
- Knows product substitutions, shares that knowledge, and always applies the knowledge to building the load
- Cross trains as backup driver, receiver, counter sales, and dispatcher if needed
- Proactively seeks to learn products and applications for the end user
- Regularly attends product knowledge meetings
- Understand weight limits and length limits for the company's fleet of trucks as to safely and lawfully load trucks
- Wears proper high visibility and safety gear
- Safely operates equipment and always honks horn and looks before backing or rounding blind corners
- Perform daily safety audits of forklift and promptly report any malfunctioning equipment
- Participates in safety committee when necessary
- Reviews and completes Hold Harmless form with customers