Driver Assistant/Yard Associate

Driver Assistant

Primary Objectives of the Driver Assistant

• The Driver Assistant will be engaged in riding with Drivers on deliveries to load, unload, storing, transferring, and distributing materials such as lumber, millwork, sheet rock, insulation, and various other building materials in yard.

Primary Responsibilities of the Driver Assistant

• Work with Dispatch or store manager to keep up with the flow of the day, to keep the loads pulled and ready to be put on the trucks as they come back for their next runs.
• Ride alongside Drivers to assist with unloading materials on jobsites.
• Maintain control over and help walk-in or pick-up retail customers and business to business customers.
• Load and unload trucks, bunking materials correctly Be able to perform general organization and housekeeping/landscaping of the yard.
• Ability to communicate effectively to other store personnel, managers, and customers.
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to follow procedures and make them more efficient.
• Work well independently and in a team environment.

Safety and Efficiency

• Maintain and keep the yard safe for customers and employees by following guidelines to make sure forklifts/trucks are maintained and make use of all provided safety equipment.

• Responsible for organized, safe and proper storage of all inventories.
• Responsible for the proper unloading of vendor trucks as well as the safe and orderly storage of products received, such as whether or not windows, doors…etc needs to be hand unloaded or loaded or use forklift to unload or load plywood and lumber. suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.

• Ensure the safe and orderly receipt, storage, and delivery of all special items as appropriate.
• Comply with the safety and environmental programs, including DOT, OSHA, EPA and state and city ordinance requirements consistent with storage, handling, and transport of materials.

Requirements of the Driver Assistant

• Building materials knowledge - Preferred
• Ability to read and use measuring materials.
• Strong time-management skills
• Understand basic math.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
• Valid Driver’s License
• Forklift experience is a plus.
• Able to lift to 75lbs frequently, in a consistently safe manner.
• May have to help in the other two yards as necessary.
• Other reasonable directives, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice
• NO Weekends or Nights!