Warehouse Specialist

If you are a hard-working individual who enjoys working with your hands and with a team, this Warehouse Specialist opening is a great opportunity for you! This is a chance to get your foot in the door of the booming building materials/construction industry. When you join Townsend Building Supply (a division of Carter Lumber), you’ll have the opportunity to build your career to whatever you desire! We are a growing company and we want our people to grow right along with us. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Loading and unloading customer vehicles and delivery trucks in a safe and professional manner.
• Participating in the loading of all goods in the yard in preparation for customer delivery.
• Read customer orders and shipping orders to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, and/or shipped.
• Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Assist with unloading trucks and checking in merchandise.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins.
• Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
• Completion and maintenance of proper loading documents, as well as shipping and receiving documents.
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed using appropriate method.
• Daily operation of forklifts for loading and unloading of stock and stock replenishment.
• Assist with delivery and pick-up on job sites as necessary.
• Assist in counting of physical inventory.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 1 year material handling experience (by hand and utilizing equipment)
• At least 1 year experience loading and unloading trucks using a forklift
• Able to perform manual labor
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively follow written and verbal instructions
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Dedication to safety
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, and stoop for long periods of time
• Must be able to pass background and drug tests

Benefits (full-time employees) 

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment 
• Short and Long-Term Disability 
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D 
• Optional supplemental life insurance 
• Company-match 401(k) 
• Vacation time and paid holidays 
• Vendor incentives 
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply!