Yard Warehouse Associate

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8 days ago Requisition

Do you enjoy working outdoors, staying physical and being hands on during your shift? As a Yard associate, you will be an important part of our operations team, helping ensure materials are accurately pulled and ready for customer pick up and deliveries. If you take pride in accuracy and providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced work environment, then this is the career for you!

Join the team that has been powering growth and an excellent reputation for over 60 years! Etna Supply is an industry leader in plumbing, heating, underground, municipal, and fire protection wholesale distribution throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. We are committed to sound financial principles, building partnerships that foster teamwork, and striving for continuous improvement. We are dedicated to fairness, integrity, and respect.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including bonus!
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company provided and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• and more!

Job Summary:Responsible for accurately pulling orders, packaging, assembling, staging, and loading materials for customer pick-up and/or delivery. This position primarily works outdoors throughout the entire shift in all four seasons and weather conditions.

• Meet or exceed customer expectations by providing outstanding service and creating a positive customer experience.
• Follow all company SOPs, policies, and safety procedures.
• Understand yard layout, bin location systems, and the various products stocked by the company.
• Assist customers with locating and loading yard materials.
• Accurately gather, package, and stage materials for shipment and delivery.
• Complete all shipping paperwork accurately and efficiently.
• Handle materials and products with care to prevent damage.
• Safely operate all material handling equipment while adhering to company safety standards and regulations.
• Assist with stocking racks and shelves as needed.
• Maintain assigned hilo/forklift equipment in good working condition.
• Support the Receiving department as needed.
• Assist with general yard upkeep, organization, and housekeeping.
• Promote and maintain a safe working environment.
• Load and unload flatbed trailers of various sizes safely and efficiently.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively and apply commonsense to carry out detailed written and/or verbal instructions.
• Basic adding, subtracting, multiplication and division skills with or without using a calculator.
• Computer skills and or computer literate.
• Must be detail oriented with the ability to maintain accuracy while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to solve problems involving a few concrete variables.

Education and/or

Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Background in Plumbing/Waterworks industry is desirable.

Certifications and/or Licenses:

• Ability to pass operator exam and drive powered industrial equipment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk, hear, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently lift and / or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / move up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to fulfill the essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and a safe manner.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include far vision, and the ability to adjust and focus.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions and vibrations.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
• Pass substance abuse screening.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

M-F 8:00am-5:30pm including overtime. No Sundays.