Boom Driver Helper

The Building Center, Inc.

Title: Boom Driver Helper
Reports to: General Manager

FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Department: Driver
Division: Georgetown, SC

Summary:
The main duty of a Driver’s Helper is to assist the Truck Driver with all responsibilities related to the loading, delivering, and unloading of products to customers. The products include, but are not limited to exterior drywall, door units, window units, interior door units, mouldings, and plywood. In addition to loading and unloading duties, the Driver’s Helper is expected to help navigate to each destination and keep their respective team on time for daily deliveries.

Job Duties:

• Report to their assigned truck no later than 6am.
• Assist the Driver with loading and proper securing of products for delivery.
• Verify all paperwork is present for deliveries to be made on that run.
• Ensure no excess or random materials or products are present in the truck.
• Keep your Driver and team mates on schedule - truck should be on the road within 45 mins each morning. (6:45am)
• At each delivery destination, the Driver’s Helper will exit the vehicle and assist the driver with backing up the truck to prevent damage to either the delivery location, product, or TBC delivery vehicle.
• Help with the unloading of all products at every destination and assist in verifying all products have been received.
• If needed, Helper should also verify paperwork and photos have been completed by driver and customer.
• Represent The Building Center with pride.
• This includes presenting themselves in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Please avoid, foul language, smoking, or arguing while at a customer’s delivery site.
• Make at least 2 delivery runs per day. However, all scheduled orders are expected to be delivered each day.
  

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Read a map and/or operate a GPS device
• Lift 50 pounds
• Communicate effectively
• Understand and be able to perform spotting duties for the Driver when backing up, turning around and docking
• Exhibit good time management skills

Benefits:

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Benefits

401(k) Employer Match and Profit Sharing

Group Term & Voluntary Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The Building Center, Inc., founded in the Charlotte metro market in 1977, has grown into one of the largest non-publicly traded lumber and building products dealers in the US.

“We’ve built our business on providing excellent and consistent service to our builder customers,” said CEO and founder, Ed Norris. Accordingly, The Building Center maintains a fleet of over 300 trucks to service the Carolinas, with locations in Georgetown SC, Columbia SC, Holly Hill SC, Easley SC, Rock Hill SC, Pineville NC, Gastonia NC, Boone NC, Greensboro NC, Mebane NC, Monroe NC, and Ocean Isle Beach NC.

The Building Center leverages its sizable regional presence to purchase and sell branded and commodity products at competitive market prices. Inventories are maintained and managed to meet the needs of individual markets, regional building practices, and metro architectural trends.

“Our mission is to be our customer’s most valued building partner,” said Skip Norris, President. “That means we have products he or she needs on hand, trucks to deliver, and manufacturing support throughout every inch of the Carolinas.”

This level of ready product availability and service includes truss plants in north and central North Carolina and millwork/door shops in both the Triad and Charlotte metro locations. Additionally, custom millwork and prefab components are built-in Pineville, which also sources and fabricates exotic wood products like reclaimed lumber flooring, siding, cabinetry, and mantles.

“At the end of the day, construction is a people business,” said Skip Norris. “We’re here to provide assistance and solutions to the hard-working customers we serve.”

The Building Center, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with The Building Center, Inc., please email: careers@thebuildingcenterinc.com.