Yard Operations - Seasonal

Overview

TAL Building Centers is part of the TAL Building Centers Family of Stores. Based in Vancouver, Washington, TAL Building Centers is a family-owned company helping to build better communities. At our building centers located throughout the Pacific Northwest, we create a positive experience for our customers, pros and homeowners alike by providing guidance for innovative, smart building solutions. Our mission and core values drive everything we do.

Assist customers with yard material. Responsible for loading, unloading and stocking of materials in the lumber yard and in the warehouse. Maintains safe work environment.

This position will be performed onsite at our store. Remote work is not available for this role.

• Greet customers, assess their needs and evaluate invoice to determine level of assistance required. Direct customers to materials purchased and assist with loading in a safe and productive manner.
• Communicate with the sales and yard team to ensure prompt and coordinated customer service.
• Assist customers in loading and unloading materials.
• Check materials loaded against the purchase on a paid invoice to ensure accuracy of materials and quantities.
• May pull loads for delivery and bundle safely for delivery on our trucks.
• Develop knowledge of materials, locations and uses. Be aware that similar-looking products may differ; proactively learn about the products we sell.
• Embrace and live by our Core Values in every customer and team interaction.
• Efficiently and safely operate forklifts and light trucks upon receiving proper training, supervisor approval and certification.
• Report unsafe conditions, product and property damage, and incidents or accidents immediately.
• May use a radial arm and panel saw to cut materials for customers.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits are an important part of overall compensation. We offer a comprehensive array of quality benefits to support your health, your family, and your way of life.

Our benefits package for benefit-eligible employees is robust:

• Affordable health and dental insurance via a national network.
• HSA employer contributions.
• Employer-paid vision insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Excellent paid time off, including your birthday!
• 401k options.
• Strong commitment to training, professional development and career advancement.
• Product discounts.
• Tons of other incentives, reward & recognition opportunities, and voluntary benefits.

• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job.
• 1-3 months experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred but not necessary.

• Heavy work:
  Exerting up to 100 pounds seldom; 50-80 pounds of force occasionally; up to 25 pounds of force frequently; and less than 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Heavy work involves standing and/or walking all the time.
• Occasional stoop and kneel; seldom crouch or crawl.
• Seldom-occasional climbing—ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like; use of feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing: maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falls when walking, standing, crouching or running on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• See:
  Detect, identify, observe.
• Seldom sitting for forklift operation.

Starting wages will be based on years of experience and education.

TAL Building Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.