Location: Santa Cruz, CA
General Description:
Promptly and safely deliver lumber and building materials to customers. Provide excellent customer service. Assist in building orders, yard clean up or other job-related tasks as needed.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide reliable, accurate and timely delivery service between branch location and customers.
- Help prepare material for shipment if necessary.
- Maintain the truck in accordance with inspection sheets and from instructions from yard foreman-dispatcher.
- Keep truck clean and orderly.
- Carry necessary equipment such as ropes, corners, flags, flares and release forms always.
- Safely deliver all merchandise without damage to material, vehicle or property.
- Demonstrate safe work habits and safe driving practices.
- Demonstrate flexibility in scheduling, overtime hours worked and tasks performed as business conditions dictate
Characteristics:
- Hold a current Class A California drivers license, medical certification and excellent driving record
- Able to work effectively with others to obtain customer satisfaction and promote Big Creek’s image in a positive way
- Dress in a clean, neat, professional manner that is appropriate for the job
- Display the ability to diffuse difficult customer situations
- Practice good organizational skills
- Able to communicate effectively with others
- Punctual and prompt
- Able to deal with interruptions without losing focus on a specific task that needs to be done
- Able to lift 100 lbs. from the ground into the bed of a standard size pick-up truck
- Possess the basic math skills to count (tally) lumber efficiently.
- Have legible handwriting and understanding of technology with regards to phones, GPS, and our delivery system.
- Demonstrate a high level of safety consciousness.
- Have ability to read maps google/apple and find delivery sites in remote locations; skill in driving rural roads.
- Able and responsible for wearing Big Creek attire. Leather Shoe/Boot, Big Creek Safety Vest, and assigned Big Creek apparel, including hats, shirts always while driving or in the yard
- Look professional, well groomed that meet company grooming standards in our company handbook
Rate of Pay:
- Starting wage range: $24.00 – $26.00 depending on experience
- Driver retention bonus available
Reports to: Central Dispatcher or Yard Foreman at Location Assigned
Hours: Full-time, day-shift position; local driving; must be flexible to scheduling needs and able to work some Saturdays; hours may vary due to business conditions
If interested in applying, please pick up application at must provide a current DMV printout with application:
Big Creek Lumber Santa Cruz
2801 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, Ca
95062
Full-time position with benefits including:
- 401k retirement plan with generous employer match and profit sharing contribution
- Group medical/dental insurance coverage for employee and eligible family members
- Group term life insurance coverage for employees
- Voluntary life insurance for purchase for employees and eligible family members
- Voluntary vision care plan for employees and eligible family members
- Paid time off including Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
About Big Creek Lumber:
Big Creek Lumber Company is a local, family-owned and operated lumber and building materials provider, serving professional builders and homeowners in central California since 1946. We strive to be an employer of choice among job seekers. We seek engaged, motivated individuals interested in producing quality products and developing strong partnerships with our customers and vendors to create business success. We provide an informal yet professional work environment, stressing safety, collaboration and excellent customer service. We place a strong emphasis on developing our employees and seek individuals who have the desire and potential for growth opportunities within the company. We are driven to generate long-term, sustainable profitability and generously share our success with our team.
Privacy Information:
We collect various personal data from employees and applicants for purposes related to employment. Please review our Notice of Data Privacy for Employees and Applicants at www.bigcreeklumber.com/CCPAHR for detailed information concerning what information we collect, the purposes for which information is collected and with whom such information may be shared.
Big Creek Lumber Company is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are interested in this position, please apply online. Or apply by submitting a completed job application or resume and cover letter to us via email to careers@big-creek.com.