Yard/Warehouse Lead

About the role

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s combine over 150 years of trusted service and deep local relationships across Arkansas and Missouri to deliver top-tier building materials and customer-first solutions as part of the US LBM family. The Yard/Warehouse Lead position is a working role that also involves leading a team to ensure efficient and safe movement of materials.

Responsibilities

• Operate safely.
• Participate in a positive work environment.
• Maintain an organized work environment by assisting warehouse associates and directing supervisor.
• Empty trash receptacles and keep all bays and staging areas clean and organized.
• Receive incoming products, commodities, and materials.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Count and record receipt of materials.
• Stock all material received in appropriate bins or storage locations.
• Assist inventory control in counting and organizing warehouse materials.
• Operate forklift with foot and hand controls.
• Use forklift to build outgoing orders or load completed orders onto delivery equipment.
• Operate facility equipment as necessary (e.g., bander, power tools, various hand tools).
• Monitor inventory as required by location management.
• May have some logistics oversight or act as backup.
• Retain an awareness of the work environment critical to the task at hand to produce error-free and damage-free results.
• Serve in a working lead role overseeing fewer than 10 associates, directing daily work assignments and coordinating tasks.
• Operate a company vehicle to transport materials, perform deliveries, transfer inventory between locations, or complete other business-related tasks after completing required training and authorization, in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 4-6 years industry experience / freight handling required.
• Ability to do basic math, read orders, write instructions and complete forms.
• Effective and professional communication skills, including verbal and written skills.
• Constructive conflict resolution and problem recognition abilities.
• Proficiency with or ability to learn current technologies (e.g., Smartphone, Inventory Control Systems and other necessary business applications).
• Excellent teamwork & customer relationships.
• Demonstration of leadership (all required): Mentor new associates, willingness to train others, safety committee engagement, participation in US1 Continuous Improvement Projects.

Skills And Abilities

• Basic math skills.
• Read orders, write instructions, and complete forms.
• Effective and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Constructive conflict resolution and problem recognition abilities.
• Proficiency with or ability to learn current technologies (e.g., Smartphone, Inventory Control Systems and other necessary business applications).
• Excellent teamwork & customer relationships.
• Demonstration of leadership (all required): Mentor new associates, willingness to train others, safety committee engagement, participation in US1 Continuous Improvement Projects.

Education Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED is required.

Experience Qualifications

• 4-6 years industry experience / freight handling is required.

Licenses and Certifications

• A valid driver's license and acceptable motor vehicle record may be required based on location and job responsibilities.