Lumberyard Worker

Hancock Lumber is passionate about its people-first and values-driven culture. Enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, and something that's becoming harder to find: time outside of work. With no nights and no weekends, you'll have more time for yourself and your family while being part of a highly engaged and supportive team.

At Hancock Lumber, we call this role a Yard Pro. As a Yard Pro, you'll play an important role in helping customers, supporting deliveries, and keeping our lumberyard running safely and efficiently. This is a hands-on position that combines customer service, forklift operation, material handling, inventory organization, and yard operations.

We're looking for dependable, safety-focused team members who enjoy physical work, take pride in helping customers, and want to be part of a collaborative team environment.

What You'll Do:

• Assist contractors, builders, remodelers, and homeowners with locating, loading, and securing building materials.

• Load and unload customer, vendor, and company vehicles safely and efficiently.

• Operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment.

• Help prepare materials for customer pickups and deliveries.

• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe lumberyard environment.

• Learn product locations, inventory layouts, and material storage requirements.

• Support inventory organization and accuracy throughout the yard and warehouse.

• Work closely with drivers, sales teams, and fellow Yard Pros to serve customers and support daily operations.

• Follow all safety policies, procedures, and equipment operating standards.

• Represent Hancock Lumber professionally while providing exceptional customer service.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.

• Ability to work safely in a fast-paced lumberyard environment.

• Ability to lift, carry, move, and handle building materials throughout the day.

• Willingness to learn product knowledge and proper material-handling techniques.

• Positive attitude and team-first approach.

• Dependable work habits and strong attendance.

• Forklift experience is helpful but not required.

• Previous experience in building materials, warehousing, distribution, construction, manufacturing, or material handling is helpful but not required.

Benefits

• Unique culture focused on safety, shared leadership, and respect for all voices
• Work-life balance, consistent schedules (40-hour average work week and no nights or weekends)
• Insurance options including health, dental, life, short term disability and additional voluntary benefits such as accidental insurance for you and/or family members
• 401(k) plan with a company discretionary match and free access to investment advisors
• Paid time off for vacation, sick/flex time, holidays, childbirth, and bereavement
• Employee discount on building materials
• Clothing allowance, footwear reimbursement, and year-end awards and recognition