Yard Worker and Delivery Driver

Job Description
At Concordia Homestore, we are seeking a highly skilled Yard Worker and Delivery Driver to join our team. As a Yard Worker and Delivery Driver, you will be responsible for maintaining a positive representation of our company by providing an outstanding customer service experience consistent with our values. Your main task will be to assist customers and maintain a clean and efficient lumberyard. You should be willing to continually learn and expand your knowledge of the retail industry. As a Delivery driver, you are expected to maintain a positive representation both on the road and off. The main task of a delivery driver is to provide timely delivery of customers orders and provide setup and operational instructions to the customer as needed. Your job will include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent customer service by assisting customers, 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.
• Assist in taking regular inventory of stock.
• Assist with loading customers 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.
• Inspect the vehicle before starting that days deliveries to ensure the vehicle is in proper working condition.
• Maintain ongoing communication with customers to update them on the status of their delivery.
• Load products into the vehicle according to company specifications.
• Unload products according to customer specifications and review orders with customers to ensure it is correct.
• Adhere to all store policies and safety standards.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• Clean driving record.

Goals:

• 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.
• Success will be measured by consistent, on-time deliveries to customers.
• Become a more versatile employee by learning more about products stocked in the store, with the goal of being able to answer product and project-related questions.

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