Warehouse Specialist
Troy, AL
Full Time
Warehouse
Experienced
If you are a hard-working individual who enjoys working with your hands and with a team, this Warehouse Specialist opening is a great opportunity for you! This is a chance to get your foot in the door of the booming building materials/construction industry. When you join Townsend Building Supply (a division of Carter Lumber), you’ll have the opportunity to build your career to whatever you desire! We are a growing company and we want our people to grow right along with us.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Loading and unloading customer vehicles and delivery trucks in a safe and professional manner.
- Participating in the loading of all goods in the yard in preparation for customer delivery.
- Read customer orders and shipping orders to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, and/or shipped.
- Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
- Assist with unloading trucks and checking in merchandise.
- Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins.
- Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
- Completion and maintenance of proper loading documents, as well as shipping and receiving documents.
- Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed using appropriate method.
- Daily operation of forklifts for loading and unloading of stock and stock replenishment.
- Assist with delivery and pick-up on job sites as necessary.
- Assist in counting of physical inventory.
This position works in a warehouse setting, with some exposure to outside weather conditions. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers, and standard warehouse equipment such as a fork lift and hand trucks.
Qualifications of the ideal candidate include:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least 1 year material handling experience (by hand and utilizing equipment)
- At least 1 year experience loading and unloading trucks using a forklift
- Able to perform manual labor
- Attention to detail
- Ability to effectively follow written and verbal instructions
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Dedication to safety
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds
- Must be able to walk, stand, bend, and stoop for long periods of time
- Must be able to pass background and drug tests
Benefits (full-time employees)
- Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
- Optional supplemental life insurance
- Company-match 401(k)
- Vacation time and paid holidays
- Vendor incentives
- Room for growth; we promote from within!
- Military encouraged to apply!
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