This role supports a busy lumber yard by safely operating forklifts to load and unload building materials, preparing orders for delivery and will-calls, assisting customers, and keeping the yard and shop organized and clean. You will work both outdoors and indoors, handle a variety of lumber and construction materials, and collaborate with office, sales, and delivery teams to ensure accurate, timely service.

• Operate forklifts safely and efficiently to load and unload trucks with lumber and other building materials for delivery and pickup.
• Pick and prepare building materials for customer will-calls and deliveries, ensuring orders are accurate, complete, and properly staged.
• Locate building materials in the yard and shop, including items that may not be clearly labeled or perfectly organized.
• Assist in organizing materials and improving yard layout during slower periods to support efficient operations and material flow.
• Perform general labor tasks such as yard and shop cleanup, snow removal, and maintaining a safe, orderly work area.
• Communicate with customers on occasion to answer basic questions, confirm orders, and provide courteous assistance.
• Coordinate with office staff, sales staff, and delivery drivers to ensure materials are ready on time for pickup or delivery.
• Handle materials manually as needed, including lifting, carrying, moving, and staging lumber and related products.
• Support delivery operations by preparing loads so that materials are properly secured and ready for transport.
• Eventually assist with running materials out to jobsites when items are left behind, using a company vehicle once driving responsibilities are assigned.
• Use basic computer skills to support simple yard or order-related tasks, such as outlining project needs or updating order information.
• Use power tools and other equipment as needed for yard work and material handling, following all safety procedures.

• Proven ability to operate a forklift safely in a yard or warehouse environment.
• Experience working in a lumber yard, construction, or general labor environment involving material handling and loading.
• Basic working knowledge of building materials to help identify, locate, and organize products.
• Strong communication skills to interact with customers, office staff, sales staff, delivery drivers, subcontractors, and project managers.
• Basic computer skills to outline project needs and support simple yard or order-related tasks.
• Clean driving record (clean MVR) to qualify for future responsibilities delivering materials to jobsites.
• Ability to perform physical work, including heavy lifting, carrying, and moving materials in an outdoor environment.
• Ability to read and understand basic blueprints and project documentation is highly beneficial.
• Comfort using forklifts, boom lifts, and other material-handling equipment in a safe and controlled manner.

• Prior experience with picking, loading, and material handling in a yard, warehouse, or construction setting.
• Experience with residential construction materials and finish carpentry is a strong plus.
• Comfort working in an environment where some materials may not be perfectly labeled or organized and initiative is required to locate items.
• Willingness to perform general yard work, including cleanup and snow removal, to maintain a safe and efficient facility.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams, including office, sales, and delivery staff.
• Experience using power tools in a construction or yard environment.
• Ability to manage basic blueprint information related to materials and loading requirements.
• Reliability and strong work ethic, with a focus on safety and customer service.

You join a company that invests in your growth and long-term career. Over time, you can obtain your health card for operating a boom truck, and the company will pay for you to earn your CDL, opening up additional advancement opportunities. You also receive excellent benefits, supporting your overall well-being while you build valuable skills in a stable, hands-on work environment.

This position is based primarily outdoors in a lumber yard, with some work performed indoors in the shop or warehouse. You will work around forklifts, boom lifts, power tools, and a variety of lumber and construction materials in a physically active environment that involves heavy lifting and manual material handling. The yard op