The Building Center, Inc.
Title: Yard Worker
Reports to: Operations Manager
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Department: Warehouse/Yard
Division: Monroe, NC
Summary:
Pulls, receives, and packages customer’s orders for delivery.
Job Duties:
Pulls orders for delivery
Unloads incoming trucks
Receives material from vendors
Cleans and organizes lumber yard
Assists walk-in customers with loading of vehicle
Performs pre-shift checklist of forklift
Performs other duties, as assigned
Qualifications & Requirements:
Forklift experience preferred
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved, written or oral instructions
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
Education/Experience:
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits:
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k)
Life Insurance
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb, and balance. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outdoor weather conditions; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Building Center Inc., founded in the Charlotte metro market in 1977, has grown into one of the largest non-publicly traded lumber and building products dealers in the US, ranked # 43 overall in Pro Sales 2020 industry rankings.
“We’ve built our business on providing excellent and consistent service to our builder customers,” said CEO and founder, Ed Norris. Accordingly, The Building Center maintains a fleet of over 100 trucks to service the Carolinas, with locations in Columbia SC, Rock Hill SC, Pineville NC, Gastonia NC, Greensboro NC, and Mebane NC.
The Building Center leverages its sizable regional presence to purchase and sell branded and commodity products at competitive market prices. Inventories are maintained and managed to meet the needs of individual markets, regional building practices, and metro architectural trends.
“Our mission is to be our customer's most valued building partner,” said Skip Norris, President. “That means we have products he or she needs on hand, trucks to deliver, and manufacturing support throughout every inch of the Carolinas.”
This level of ready product availability and service includes truss plants in north and central North Carolina and millwork/door shops in both the Triad and Charlotte metro locations. Additionally, custom millwork and prefab components are built-in Pineville, which also sources and fabricates exotic wood products like reclaimed lumber flooring, siding, cabinetry, and mantles.
“At the end of the day, construction is a people business,” said Skip Norris. “We’re here to provide assistance and solutions to the hard-working customers we serve.”
The Building Center, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with The Building Center, Inc., please call (704) 889-8182 or email: apatton@thebuildingcenterinc.com.
Please do not send resumes to this email address — it should only be used to request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job opening.