Product Assistant | Materials Yard Assistant | Forklift Operator

Job Opportunity At Southwest Boulder & Stone

Southwest Boulder & Stone is a family owned and operated landscape rock and supply company based in Southern California, with retail locations in Fallbrook, Escondido, Pacific Beach, Chula Vista, Fullerton, Palm Springs, Indio and Gardena. We specialize in low maintenance, sustainable and drought-tolerant landscaping and building materials. Architects, designers, contractors and homeowners rely on us for Southern California's largest selection of boulders, crushed stone, decomposed granite, flagstone, natural thin veneer, cobble, pebbles, outdoor stone fountains and custom fabrication.

We are looking for energetic, customer focused individuals to join our Palm Springs location.

Essential Job Functions:

• Meet & greet customers
• Assist customers with product selection and sales
• Load customer vehicles, checking for accuracy
• Weigh trucks when needed
• Coordinate yard upkeep with yard foreman
• Ensure proper tagging, weighing, and storage of products
• Ensure scales and yard areas are clean of debris
• Maintain tool cleanliness and product organization/visibility in yard
• Operate equipment as needed using checklist and safety measures
• Assist Drivers when needed
• Establish sales leads from customers
• Participate in progressive training on current and new product lines
• Complete product knowledge testing

Job Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Prior forklift experience/certification a plus
• Ability to work rotational weekends
• Operate forklifts
• Learn material within a successful timeline
• Rotational weekends required

Benefits:

• Employees receive health benefits such as vacation accrual and sick pay, paid holidays and the opportunity to participate in a generous 401(k) program.
• Health Benefits include Medical, Dental and Vision plans as well as life insurance and accident plans.
• Employer covers 85% of EMPLOYEE ONLY medical coverage
• After 1 year of employment, employer provides up to 5% 401k match
• Full-time Benefit eligible position

Physical requirements:

Sitting - Occasionally Activity is not applicable to this position

Walking - Frequently

Crawling - Occasionally

Reaching Out - Frequently

Standing - Frequently

Bending - Occasionally

Stooping - Occasionally

Reaching Up - Frequently

Speaking - Frequently

Squatting - Occasionally

Seeing - Constantly

Twisting - Frequently

Hearing - Constantly

Kneeling - Occasionally

Driving - Frequently

Grasping - Constantly

Wrist Deviation (side to side) - Constantly

Noise Exposure - Frequently

Working Outdoors - Frequently

Hand/Wrist Repetitions (Up & Down) - Constantly

Exposure to extreme weather conditions - Frequently

Handling/Fingering - Frequently

Wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - Constantly

Lift / Carry - < 10 lbs - Frequently

Pushing / Pulling - < 10 lbs - Frequently

11-25 lbs - Frequently

26-35 lbs - Frequently

36-50 lbs - Frequently

50+lbs - Occasionally

Candidates may be subject to pre-employment drug testing and/or background screening.

Fulltime. Mon-Sat (rotational weekend). Off Every Sunday.