Pick, process, and prepare customer orders for building materials; verify order accuracy; check inventory; make lumber cuts; load/unload vehicles; operate material handling equipment (including forklifts); maintain yard/store housekeeping and safety; assist customers and other departments; follow supervisor directions and complete assigned tasks, including Saturday shifts.
ORDER PULLER
Job Summary:
The Order Puller receives and processes incoming and outgoing orders for materials, and/or merchandise to satisfy customer requests.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Verify customer and order information for correctness, checking it against previously obtained information as necessary
- Receive and respond to customer orders as required.
- Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.
- Recommend merchandise or services that will meet customer’s needs.
- Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers’ specifications.
- Check inventory system to determine availability of requested merchandise.
- Notify appropriate departments when supplies are low, or when orders would deplete available supplies.
- File copies of orders received, or post orders on records as required.
- Maintain proficiency in all organizational safe working policies and practices.
- Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Adheres to company policies and work requirements.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- The ability to read, write, understand, and relay, written and verbal instructions.
- The ability to operate various hand and power tools when needed.
- The ability to operate various types of material handling equipment including hand trucks, pallet jacks, and forklifts when needed.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 6 months of related experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- This position requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, while working either indoors or outdoors.
- Must be in adequate physical condition to perform requirements such as mental, physical and manual dexterity, hand/grip strength, depth perception and any other physical attributes that enable the employee to perform the job safely according to all Company, Local, State, and Federal regulations and requirements.
- Ability to lift/carry up to 75 pounds regularly.
- Ability to push/pull up to 75 pounds regularly.
- Must wear prescribed personal protective equipment when handling material or operating equipment.
Other Requirements:
- Must be able to successfully pass pre-employment and required drug screens as requested.
- Must be able to successfully pass a Physical Capacity Assessments as requested.
Below Are Expectations Of What Your Job Can And Will Consist Of As An Order Puller At Ganahl Lumber:
- Building and pulling all will call orders that are scheduled for same day or next day delivery.
- Making cuts on customers’ orders for lumber they purchased.
- Loading and unloading customer's vehicles safely and efficiently with their will call orders or now orders.
- Pulling orders for “Now” customers and helping build loads for “will call orders” when needed.
- Greeting customers throughout our yard and store with great hospitality.
- Following directions from your immediate supervisor and manager.
- Stocking a range of different building materials and lumber when needed.
- Helping out with BTS or sweeping yard or emptying out trash cans etc.
- Maintaining housekeeping standards in the yard and store throughout the workday, while working on building orders for will call and working throughout the day.
- Follow safety procedures at all times while working in the yard and store as in wearing safety glasses when cutting and no Bluetooth etc.
- Do daily forklift log sheets for the forklift you will be operating
- Help out will call counter and or guard shack if and when needed
- Complete any other tasks/work load assigned by your supervisor or manager.
- Working Saturdays 7a-4p
- Working hours 9:30a-6:00p M-F and Saturdays 7a-4p. Working shifts can and will change to meet organizational needs.
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