Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, L&S Mechanical ("L&S") is a leading tri-trade provider of turnkey plumbing, HVAC, and electrical installation services in the Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia residential housing markets. Founded in 1985, L&S serves large production homebuilders in Dallas / Fort Worth, South Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin through its six production warehouses. Previously owned by management, L&S was acquired by The Sterling Group, a leading middle market private equity firm, in September 2021. L&S is the largest plumbing installer in Texas and has significant opportunity to grow its HVAC and electric offerings while also expanding into new geographies through acquisition and growing its nascent home services business.

The company is backed by The Sterling Group, a private equity firm established in 1982. The Sterling Group specializes in acquiring controlling interests in companies across the manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services sectors, focusing on enterprises with valuations typically between $100 million and $1 billion. To date, the firm has sponsored 67 platform buyouts, along with numerous add-on acquisitions, contributing to a total transaction value exceeding $22 billion. Currently, The Sterling Group manages over $9.4 billion in assets.

Job Summary:

As a Warehouse Associate at L&S, you will be responsible with general warehouse duties. Such duties, but not limited to, will require the loading and unloading, pulling stock, and participating in the inventory process. A successful candidate should be dependable, prompt, reliable and engaged. Key relationships in this role will be with your team, subcontractors, and production staff.

General Responsibilities:

• Receive, verify, stock Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Inventory
• Order picking.
• Provide accurate inventory counts as requested by way of cycle count or full inventory.
• Follow established processes and procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized warehouse and yard.
• Follow established safety guidelines.
• Work alongside industry experts to expand tri-trade knowledge and experience.
• Provide excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, Production, Subcontractors, Vendors, Purchasing, etc.
• Enter project data into multiple corporate databases.
• Proactive communication with management regarding issues and concerns.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in the plumbing, electrical, and/or HVAC construction industry.
• Forklift certification is preferred.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the position - working in indoor and outdoor elements with extreme variation in temperatures and weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, snow); climbing ladders and steep stairs, crawling, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, sitting, reaching, able to routinely lift heavy objects more than 50 pounds and pushing and pulling of objects.
• Competent to take direction with a positive attitude and completing quality of work on schedule.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to stand/walk for long periods of time.
• Must have a TEAMWORK mentality.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• FSA with debit card
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD)
• $20K in life insurance and $20K AD&D insurance
• 401(k) employer match
• Paid Vacation
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Annualized reviews for merit increases
• Potential for advancement