Yard Associate

Yard Associate

About Swift Straw:

Swift Straw is a mid-size company with offices around the southeast. The company was started 9 years ago with the goal to change the pine straw industry forever. Since then, Swift Straw has grown multiple product lines to scale with the biggest retailers in the industry and has become the largest pine straw distributor in the United States. The firm has business units ranging from land acquisition to manufacturing, servicing customers from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard.

Job Description:

Swift Straw is looking for a Yard Associate to clean out trailers, consolidate bales of pine and wheat, and maintain the tidiness of the yard. The role will be based out of Swift Straw’s McDonough, GA office.

As a Yard Associate, you will be expected to clean out trailers of pine and wheat debris, consolidate good bales of pine and wheat onto other trailers, and make sure the yard remains free of trash and grass cut. You will report directly to the Lead Yard Associate and Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Sweep and blow out Semi-Truck Trailers
• Consolidate product from one trailer to another
• Maintain yard tidiness by picking up any trash or natural debris in the yard
• Keep grass and weeds cut in the yard

Qualifications:

• Ability to work outdoors all-day
• High energy
• Work well with others
• Proactive
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to receive and complete tasks from managers in an efficient, professional manner

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative, but not completely inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Swift Straw is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please direct inquiries to Human Resources.