Load Builder - Knoxville, TN

Military Affiliated Job Opportunity

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please follow the next steps.

Job Description

Ignite your career at Builders FirstSource, America's largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you'll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you'll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons.

Purpose

Under general supervision performs routine loading and unloading of materials within yard or work site; assembles load packages into truck for delivery to customer job sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trucks or customer vehicles and installs strapping, bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit. Performs load-building, determining the appropriate weight, composition, and placement of load based on customer order and capacity of delivery vehicle to ensure load is balanced and safe for hauling. Reads work order or follows oral instructions to determine materials to be moved or loaded. Conveys materials to or from storage to designated area using hand truck, electric dolly, forklift or other device. Opens containers, units, slings and loads, using steel cutters, crowbar, claw-hammer or other hand tools. Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales or other containers so as to provide for correct identification of items. Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.