Yard Associate
Wood Shed Lumber & Hardware
- Richmond, MO
- $14.00-16.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Locally owned and operated
- Employee discounts
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- You enjoy serving others as we would like to be served.
- Making the best even better.
- You enjoy making a difference in your community.
- You enjoy helping others.
- You enjoy working in teams.
- You're motivated to learn new skills.
- Provide excellent customer service by assisting customers, both in person and on the phone, answering their questions, helping them find merchandise, and suggesting add-on sales that will help them complete their project. This may also include processing special orders.
- Knowledge of point-of-sale systems in order to assist with price lookup, special orders, and order entry.
- Create an inviting environment for customers by maintaining a clean and orderly lumberyard, which will include housekeeping tasks as needed.
- Notify customers of upcoming promotions and new products.
- Assist in taking regular inventory of stock.
- Assist with loading customer’s vehicles. Check invoices to make sure the correct products are loaded.
- Assist with daily upkeep and straightening of lumber stacks.
- Help yard staff with other tasks as needed.
- Be vigilant to identify shoplifters and other types of theft. Respond with appropriate action, according to store policy.
- Attend all staff meetings.
- Adhere to all store policies and safety standards.
- Outstanding customer service skills and professional attitude.
- A working knowledge of the products in the store with a willingness to continue to learn.
- Organized, self-starter who thinks independently and solves problems.
- Strong math, reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of effective sales methods and techniques.
- Understand how to safely operate a forklift.
- Ability to lift up to 80lbs on a regular basis.
- Continually expand knowledge of all departments, both in the lumberyard and retail store.
- Become a versatile employee, able to help in other areas as needed.
- After enough experience, become a mentor to new employees and help them understand products and retail concepts.