Yard Specialist

Yard Specialist

This position involves maintaining the organization of the yard, which includes loading and unloading materials, managing inventory, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. The Yard Worker will be responsible for operating various equipment and vehicles, contributing to the overall productivity of the warehouse. Additionally, this role requires effective communication with team members and supervisors to coordinate tasks and resolve any issues that may arise. Ultimately, the Yard Worker helps to facilitate the timely movement of goods, which is essential for meeting customer demands and maintaining operational excellence.

Job Duties:

• Pulls orders for delivery
• Unloads incoming trucks
• Receives material from vendors
• Conduct regular inventory checks and report discrepancies to management
• Assist in preparation of shipments by ensuring that all items are properly packaged and labeled
• Follow all safety protocols and guidelines
• Cleans and organizes lumber yard
• Assists walk-in customers with loading of vehicle
• Performs pre-shift checklist of forklift
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Forklift experience preferred
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved, written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Education/Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb, and balance. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outdoor weather conditions; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) Match & Profit Share
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Company-paid & Voluntary Life Insurance
• Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program

About The Organization:

Founded in Charlotte in 1977, The Building Center, Inc. has grown from a single location into one of the largest privately held lumber and building materials dealers in the United States. Nearly five decades later, we remain family-owned and family-driven, guided by the same commitment we started with: to be our customers' most valued building partner.

With more than 200 trucks on the road and a strong network of divisions strategically located throughout the Carolinas, we deliver consistent, reliable service to builders across the region. Our divisions include:

• South Carolina: Easley, Columbia, Holly Hill, Georgetown, and Newberry
• North Carolina: Rock Hill, Boone, Monroe, Ocean Isle Beach, Pineville, Gastonia, Greensboro, and Mebane

Our regional strength allows us to purchase and sell branded and commodity products at competitive prices, while tailoring our inventories to match local building practices, architectural trends, and the unique needs of each market. Beyond supplying materials, we provide a full range of manufacturing supportincluding truss plants in North and Central North Carolina, millwork and door shops in the Triad and Charlotte metros, and custom fabrication in Pineville, where we also craft specialty products like reclaimed lumber flooring, cabinetry, mantles, and siding.

What makes The Building Center truly different is our culture and our people. We believe construction is, at its heart, a people businessbuilt on relationships, trust, and hard work. Our values of service, integrity, and dependability guide us in every interaction, whether we're serving customers, supporting our communities, or developing our employees.

When you join The Building Center, you become part of a company with deep roots, a bold vision, and a culture where you can grow, contribute, and make a real impact. Together, we're not just delivering materialswe're helping to build communities, futures, and lasting success.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Reasonable Accommodation:

The Building Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). If you require an accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.