Driver/Yard Worker Details

Driver/Yard Worker

Mead Lumber - Manhattan, KS

Employment Type : Full-Time

Driver/Yard Personnel

Manhattan, KS

Mead Lumber Company is a leading provider of products to professional contractors, construction builders and remodelers. We have 40 locations across 7 Midwestern states. 100% employee-owned, we are the 29thlargest building material suppliers to professional builders in the country. We continue to grow through acquisitions and are in search of driven individuals who desire an opportunity to grow and apply their skills to help us attain our goals.

Driver Job Summary:

Primary responsibility is to drive company vehicles to deliver merchandise to customer jobsites and physically unload the materials to the customer’s satisfaction. Help load and un-load trucks, put merchandise away, clean up yard.

Driver Responsibilities & Duties:

• Learn company products, procedures, culture, and customer service philosophy.
• Provide the highest level of customer service to all customers.
• Load trucks according to the list of materials on the sales invoice.
• Organize and secure each load.
• Responsible for accuracy of loads and must get all loads verified by yard manager for accuracy prior to leaving yard.
• Delivers and unloads materials to customer’s satisfaction.
• Follow directions and make deliveries on a timely basis.
• Maintain inspection of each vehicle you drive for safe driving.
• Safely drive trucks and forklifts obeying all traffic laws, wear seatbelt at all times while driving a company truck or forklift.
• Follow all yard loading and delivery, and yard security procedures.
• Accurately record all merchandise returns on a credit memo.
• Listen and work with customers to solve customer complaints.
• Housekeeping in yard and areas assigned to you.

Driver Qualifications & Requirements

• Desire to learn and grow professionally.
• Ability to react quickly to problems and respond to them accurately and professionally.
• Ability to stand/walk for 4 -10 hours daily, stoop, kneel & crouch.
• Ability to wall up stairs to stock drywall.
• Ability to operate a computer and calculator.
• High School diploma required.
• Valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance and a good driving record.
• Physical strength to lift and carry 80 pounds.

Mead Lumber offers a competitive pay and benefit package, including paid holidays, vacation and sick time, group medical and dental insurance, 401(k), ESOP, dependent education assistance.

Mead Lumber considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or any other protected basis prohibited by law.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Driving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Company's website:

• www.meadcompanies.com

Work Remotely:

• No