Yard/Warehouse Rep I

Yard/Warehouse Rep I

For more than 165 years, Gilcrest/Jewett has been known as Iowa's 'home building headquarters' and operates six retail yard locations, along with a truss and component plant, serving the Des Moines, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas.

US LBM provid es a wide range of building materials to construction prof es sionals, combining the advantag es of our national scale with the excellent service levels, expertise , entrepreneurial culture and customer relationships of our local brands.

As a people-first company, passionate about continuous improvement, US LBM is proud to provide our associat es acc es s to the r es ourc es , training and developmental opportuniti es to empower them to succeed today, while gro win g prof es sionally and preparing for the challeng es of tomorrow.

Position Overview

Receive, stock, ship, order and count inventory items. This is an entry level position that is r es ponsible for the safe operation of a forklift in order to stock all lumber and building materials. Perform duti es within the es t ablished work and safety procedur es .

Es sential Job Duti es

• Operate safely.
• Participate in a positive work environment
• Assist warehouse associat es and direct supervisor in maintaining an organized work environment. May include, emptying trash receptacl es , and keeping all bays and staging areas clean and organized.
• Receive incoming products, commoditi es and materials.
• Provid es 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.
• Comply with all company polici es and gui del in es .
• Operate forklift with foot and hand controls.

• May use forklift to build outgoing orders or to load completed orders onto del iv e r y equipment
• Operate facility equipment as nec es sary ( e.g. bander, power tools, various hand tools).
• Monitor inventory as required by location management.
• Retain an awaren es s of the work environment critical to the task at hand to produce error free and damage free r es ults.
• Participat es in and complet es assigned trainings .

• Other duti es as assigned by Management

K no wledge, Skills & Abiliti es

• Minimum education preferred -High school diploma or GED.
• No experience required . Will train.

• Ability to do basic math, read orders, write instructions and complete forms.
• Ability/willingn es s to learn to read a tape measure.
• Ability to effectively and prof es sionally communicate with customers, other employe es and supervisors using verbal and written skills .
• Ability to deal constructively with conflict and recognize potential problems.
• Proficiency with or ability to learn current tech no logi es ( e.g. Smartphone, Inventory Control Systems, and other nec es sary busin es s applications).

• Physical demands include standing and walking for extended periods of time, exposure to extreme temperatur es , bending or stooping, regularly lifting up to 50 pounds and frequently up to 100 pounds or more.

Gilcrest Jewett , a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.