Yard Associate - Receiving

Who We Are

Lezzer Lumber, family-owned and operated company, began in 1927 and has remained a leader in the building supply materials industry. Lezzer Lumber has grown over the decades into the 30th largest lumber dealers in the country. We are currently comprised of 15 retail stores, 4 commercial door facilities, and a truss manufacturing plant, all located in Pennsylvania.

What We Do

Lezzer Lumber is a building materials supply company for both commercial and residential building projects.

Our commitment to providing quality products to our customers is a constant priority in our business. Lezzer employees are specifically trained to understand the importance of customer service; therefore, Lezzer employees strive to meet the needs of their customers to ensure satisfaction. Our employees have a wealth of knowledge which customers have come to rely on for order accuracy and job completion.

Benefits that Matter:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Incentive Bonus
• Medical Insurance (Dental & Vision)
• Career Opportunities for Advancement
• 401K Plan with Both Traditional and Roth Options Available
• Employee Discount
• Recognition and Rewards for a Job Well Done!

Summary: The Yard Associate/Receiving is responsible for safely operating material handling equipment, receiving and inspecting shipments, and organizing inventory to support daily warehouse and yard operations. This role involves shipping and receiving functions, storage and movement of materials, and maintaining equipment to ensure efficient and safe logistics operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, or dollies to move, load, unload, and store materials.
• Inspects machinery and work areas to ensure safety before operations, following all safety regulations.
• Performs basic maintenance and logging of forklift/equipment use; reports service needs to technicians.
• Receives incoming shipments, verifying contents against bills of lading, invoices, or purchase orders.
• Examines incoming shipments for damages or shortages and communicates with shippers/vendors to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepares and processes shipping documents such as bills of lading and other required forms.
• Prepares outgoing shipments by weighing, packaging, labeling, and staging materials for delivery.
• Assists with stocking, organizing, and maintaining inventory levels; participates in cycle counts and audits.
• Supports essential logistics operations through transportation, storage, and order fulfillment.
• Ensures a clean, organized, and safe yard and warehouse environment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Basic reasoning concepts such as proper and safe loading practices.

• The person in this position must be able to complete a forklift operator's certification.

• Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts in order to calculate order quantities and verification of incoming freight shipments.

• Knowledge of basic building materials.

Physical Demands / 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. Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include normal vision.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost always exposed to outside weather conditions.

• The employee in this job is frequently required to lift and carry for a moderate distance items over 100 pounds.

• The employee in this position is frequently required to walk distances over 200 yards.

• The employee in this position is frequently required to climb heights over 6 feet.

• The employee is frequently exposed to heavy equipment such as delivery vehicles or fork trucks.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to noisy.