Lumber Yard Associate

Lumber Yard Associate

Build Skills. Help People. Stay Active. Looking for a job where you're not stuck behind a desk all day? Join the team at Power Townsend as a Lumber Yard Associate. This is a hands-on, active position where you'll help customers, work with lumber and building materials, operate equipment, and learn practical skills along the way.

Experience is helpful, but a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to learn are what matter most.

What You'll Do

• Help customers find and load lumber and building materials.
• Provide friendly, helpful customer service.
• Safely operate forklifts and material-handling equipment.
• Receive, stock, organize, and maintain inventory.
• Keep lumber stacks and yard areas clean, organized, and safe.
• Verify customer orders for accuracy before loading.
• Learn about lumber, building materials, hardware, and home improvement products.
• Work alongside a team and jump in where help is needed.
• Follow company safety procedures and operating standards.

You Might Be a Great Fit If You…

• Enjoy staying active and working with your hands.
• Like helping people and solving problems.
• Are dependable and take pride in your work.
• Enjoy being part of a team.
• Want to learn new skills and take on more responsibility.
• Are comfortable working outdoors in changing Montana weather.
• Can regularly lift and handle materials weighing up to 80 lbs.
• Have forklift, construction, warehouse, retail, or building-material experience—or are ready to learn.

More Than Just a Yard Job At Power Townsend, we want employees to grow. You'll have opportunities to build skills in forklift operation, building materials, customer service, inventory, sales, deliveries, and retail operations. As you gain experience, there are opportunities to expand your responsibilities, mentor new employees, develop product expertise, and grow into future leadership roles.

Compensation: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

No matter who you are or where you call home, you add something powerful to any team you're on. Maybe it's a drive to achieve, a need to discover or create, or a desire to help others. As a part of our team, you'll use your unique talents, vision, and passion to help support our communities—through the best of times and the greatest challenges.