Yard Worker

Glen-Gery

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The yard worker is responsible for building customer orders, loading and unloading trucks, and managing inventory. They must also ensure the work area remains clean, safe, and compliant with OSHA regulations.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Yard Worker with 1-2 years of experience in a manual labor environment. Key skills include the ability to build orders, load trucks, follow directions, and lift heavy objects. A High School diploma or equivalent is required, and experience operating a fork truck is a plus.

Job Description

The primary function of a laborer is to work on a variety of tasks involving physical labor that may include working with materials, building orders, loading and unloading trucks, working with inventory, and keeping work areas clean and safe.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to those listed below:

  • Build orders based on customer requests, ensuring materials and quantities are correct.
  • Provide service to customers by retrieving and loading product, answering questions, and displaying proper attitude.
  • Experience with operating a forklift.
  • Staging materials and supplies to be loaded onto delivery trucks.
  • Unload semi and preparing outgoing orders; put away inventory.
  • Set-up and clean-up of the work area each day.
  • Follow OSHA rules and regulations.
  • Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

  • A minimum of 1-2 years working in a manual environment.
  • An understanding of proper ways to load trucks and secure materials.
  • Ability to follow directions.
  • Knowledge of various materials used on the job.
  • Ability to lift heavy objects.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Problem solving.

Education/Experience:

  • A High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience operating a fork truck.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Glen-Gery

Headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the largest brick manufacturers in North America. Since 1890, Glen-Gery has built a reputation for its superior service and high-quality building products that meet both innovative design challenges and demanding construction specifications. Through technology advancements and product innovations, Glen-Gery offers a diverse, premium product portfolio of more than 400 brick products that caters to the high-style needs of today’s architects, designers and homeowners. Operating as part of Brickworks North America, Glen-Gery has eight brick manufacturing facilities, 26 company-owned Supply Centers and three Design Studios, including Philadelphia, Baltimore and the global flagship location in New York City.
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