Yard Laborer

Description

The Yard Laborer position supports the Truck Drivers and Tow Motor Operators with loading and unloading materials, customer pick-ups and moving precast concrete products to and from storage areas. Additional duties include maintaining cleanliness, landscaping, and safety of the yard. 

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Review schedule and coordinate with dispatch at start of shift. 
• Keep tow motors, trucks, and trailers clean and maintained.
• Daily safety checks and equipment inspections.
• If there is dunnage on the ground or left by truck drivers, pick it up and put it where it belongs.
• Support the move of products to yard areas with proper equipment and efficiently stack and store the      product in the appropriate area.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly yard.
• Assist in maintaining the security of the yard.
• Conduct all operations in a manner which promotes safety.
• Operate materials handling equipment safely and efficiently using safety equipment as required.
• Report and communicate all problems, questions, and issues right away. 

Requirements

Competencies:

• Technical Capacity.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Time Management.
• Teamwork.

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Work environment

· This position is not in a controlled environment; work will be performed indoors and outdoors.

Physical demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear. 

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. 

• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. 

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. 

• The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud at times. 

Travel required: None

Required education and experience:

· 2+ years’ experience working in material handling, manufacturing or construction environments (preferred)

• High school diploma or      equivalent.

Preferred education and experience

· Forklift, Tow Motor or other heavy equipment operations.

Additional eligibility requirements

• Attendance is very important,      being here and on time and at work every day.
• Observing all Safety rules and      policies including the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

Lakelands Concrete Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.