About Hardwoods
Hardwoods Specialty Products is the recognized premier distributor of decorative surfaces, high-grade hardwood lumber, sheet goods, and architectural grade building products serving the residential and commercial construction markets. Operating 32 distribution centers strategically located across the United States and Canada, Hardwoods is uniquely positioned to provide our customers immediate access to a large, diverse product portfolio, and our vendors a broad, significant channel to market.
We are part of a powerful group of companies, with a network of over 85 distribution centers spanning North America. Our parent ADENTRA consists of five distinct brands; Hardwoods Specialty Products; Rugby Architectural Products; Frank Paxton Lumber Company; Novo Building Products and Mid Am Building Supply. Our brands work together as North America’s largest and most diverse supplier of specialty architectural building products, which are used to create beautiful spaces where we live, work and play. We have approximately 3100 employees across North America and growing as we are very active in the acquisition of complementary companies. Our North American Head Office is located in Langley BC, Canada.
Position Overview
Oversees all the functions and employees within the warehouse and ensures daily warehouse tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Pay starts at $26-$28 per hour, DOE - Monday - Friday schedule.
Responsibilities
· Supervises and provides work direction to employees
· Oversees all functions within the warehouse and ensures daily warehouse tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner. This includes the following functions:
Ø Remaining diligent, proactive, and up to date with regards to verification counts and their accuracy
Ø Prioritizing completion of daily tasks and being able to adapt to changes and unforeseen circumstances as needed
Ø Unloading and loading flatbed trailers, dry vans, and containers, and rail cars
Ø Identifying of dead and slow products
Ø Tagging and stocking of materials
Ø Tallying of lumber
Ø Order pulling
Ø Packaging and staging pulled orders
Ø Organizing product in the warehouse
Ø Cleaning of the warehouse
· Trains Forklift drivers
· Responsible to administer branch Safety policies
· Oversight of equipment maintenance
· Pre-receiving and receiving of all incoming material
· Scheduling of in-house milling
· Builds daily delivery schedule
· Scheduling of all incoming material (schedule out empty containers)
· Schedule pickups from hardwoods/offsite milling
· Resolve orders/remans
Safety is of utmost importance and all employees agree to maintain a safe work environment and abide by our safety and other company policies.
Reporting Relationships
This role reports to the Operations Supervisor
Qualifications
· Highly organized and detailed individual
· Experience working in a distribution center would be helpful
· Experience with building products industry would be an asset
· Ability to lead and motivate a team of warehouse staff
· Good organizational and time management skills
· Basic computer skills for receiving products
· Good math skills and ability to use a tape measure
· English verbal and written communication skills are required
· Excellent customer service skills
- Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods
- Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Positive, proactive, and energetic attitude-demonstrated team player characteristics as verified by references
- Reliable and trustworthy
Benefits of Working with Us
- Competitive wage
- Complete insurance coverage – medical, dental, vision, life.
- RRSP & company match
- Generous paid vacation time
- Safety focused workplace
Please note, as part of our interview process, we ask candidates to participate in a series of assessments. These assessments are designed to help more fully understand the candidate’s attributes. Assessments are administered online and take approximately 20 minutes.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $26.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
