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