Lead Lumber Yard Associate

PARR is the single and total source for home building supplies, solutions, and service for professional home builders of large and mid-sized communities and single custom homes, and for motivated homeowners working on home improvement projects. Our customers and community members know they can rely on us to be the total source of home building supplies and solutions with legendary customer service and quality products.

Job title: Lead Lumber Yard Associate

Pay: Starting at $19 - $24 an hour, depending on experience

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 7am to 5pm

Location: Vancouver, Washington

The Lumber Yard Associate Lead position's main responsibility is the performance of the Lumberyard Associate team. The person in this position coaches, helps, reviews and works to create an environment that is motivating for the team.This position is essential in larger yards to help ensure the caliber of customer service and quality of work by the team meets PARR's standards. To help solve problems, coach new hires and develop a team attitude all play a large role in fulfilling PARR's mission of Legendary Service Through Teamwork.

This position reports directly to the Operations Lead. Interacts daily with Lumberyard Associates, Load Builders, Receiving Coordinators, Regional Yard Supervisor, Truck Drivers as well as the Assistant Manager and/or Lead Counter person.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• OSHA Certified Forklift License preferred
• Knowledge of receiving/inventory control principles, practices and protocols
• Knowledge of dimension lumber and panel products and other building materials
• Ability to read and interpret "picking tickets" and invoices
• Ability to concentrate and attend to detail amidst a busy work environment
• General knowledge and use of power tools
• Acceptable driving record preferred

Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote Legendary Service Through Teamwork by providing best example of exceptional service
• Is a member of the yard leadership team, and as such works in all ways for the good of the yard, the people and the profitability of the location
• Reviews daily/weekly tasks lists with YA team accordingly
• Help the Ops lead to identify and maintain "areas of pride" for each Lumberyard Associate (and self)
• Help Ops Lead write and deliver reviews
• When mistakes are made, follow through with team to make system corrections as needed
• Is responsible for training team on product knowledge
• Is responsible for training team on Safely loading customers vehicles.
• Works closely with the receiving team ensuring stock is put away in a timely fashion
• Oversee the process of returns being made in the yard
• Help stock inventory
• Is a member of the Safety Committee
• Assist Ops lead in scheduling Lumber Yard Associates
• Help identify and process cull and damaged material
• Ensure that appropriate paper work is complete & scanned as per company policy
• Maintain yard cleanliness during course of work
• Perform daily safety audit of forklift and promptly reports any malfunctioning equipment
• Identify areas of opportunity for best practices pertaining to handling of products, along with packaging for adverse weather conditions
• Yard forklift trainer

This position works outside in a retail lumberyard location in all weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 90 lbs.
• Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to stoop, bend, walk

We know that without great people, we can't be a great company. Voted the fourth top place to work in Oregon in 2023, we offer industry-leading benefits:

• Everyone starts earning 2 weeks of vacation per year on day 1, and gains an additional day every year worked up to 4 weeks off
• Employee paid sick days
• 7 holidays
• 2 medical plan options, one with no paycheck deduction (HSA) and our standard plan with a very low $1,250 deductible
• Dental, Vision, EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Childcare pretax spending programs
• HSA (Health Savings Account) - PARR will match up to $600/year
• Up to 50% match on the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) after 1 year of employment and fully vested at the end of your 3rd year
• In addition to the 401(k) match, there a 3% profit share contribution to the 401(k), with Board approval
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500/year)
• Annual profit sharing (every full time employee who worked the full year earned a minimum of $2,750 for the 2022 year)
• $1,000 referral bonus

PARR Promotes!

We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within. Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today. There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions. If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions. There is a LOT of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!

We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays.

Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.