Counter Sales Associate

Currently seeking a Counter Sales Associate at THREE of our retail lumber yard locations.

1) Shrub Oak, NY

2) Greenwich, CT

To apply, please email your resume to: HR@interstatelumber.com

Job Type: Full-time

Interstate + Lakeland Lumber, is seeking an Inside Counter Sales Associate for our newly renovated Shrub Oak, NY location.

While products are important, our success is due to our greatest asset, our people. Interstate + Lakeland Lumber is a team of dedicated professionals with great expertise and knowledge of the products we sell and our industry in general. This knowledge sets us apart and enables us to provide consistent and unsurpassed customer service.

To continue the commitment to servicing our customers, we are currently seeking an Inside Counter Sales Associate to join our Shrub Oak, NY, Inside Sales Associate team. The ideal candidate must have a can-do attitude, be a quick learner and get along well with others.

Summary/Objective: The Counter Salesperson is responsible for providing customers with outstanding customer service which includes Point-of-Sale in-person, phone, and by email sales communication. You will need to be knowledgeable about the lumber building materials and hardware accessories. This role needs to be able to follow the manager's directions and complete task as requested.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to follow instructions and communicate effectively
• Ability to learn about our products and keep up to date product knowledge
• Process sales in an accurate manner
• Balance cash registers
• Provide Outstanding Customer Service
• Assisting customers who purchase /or pick-up merchandise at the store.
• Process Sales Orders generated at the counter.
• Provide customers with reliable information regarding product specifications and pricing.
• Assisting team Members in servicing customers, answering phone calls, stocking merchandise and pulling orders for deliveries.
• Process Cash sale returns and refund paperwork
• Maintain cleanliness of counter area and ensuring merchandise displays remain stocked, current and neat
• Ensure that store displays are categorized properly
• Miscellaneous projects as assigned

Other Duties:

• Assist with customers in the yard as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

Reliable transportation; excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent negotiation skills; pro-active planning and time management skills required. Working knowledge of construction industry product knowledge and home building requirements Highly self-motivated and positive attitude

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and organizational skills are essential.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• 2 Years of Building Materials Counter Sales Experience

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

• Physical demands include lifting, carrying, standing, kneeling, and walking,
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving forklifts, noise, vibration and extreme weather conditions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Work schedule varies and requires employee to work every other Saturday and responsible for closing the store on occasion. Typical hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm

To apply for this position, please email your resume to: HR@interstatelumber.com.

CDL Driver - Class B

Greenwich, CT

To apply, please email your resume to: HR@interstatelumber.com

Job Type: Full-time

Interstate + Lakeland Lumber, is seeking a CDL Local Class B Truck Driver for our Greenwich, CT Location.

When you join Interstate + Lakeland Lumber, you join a team of friendly and professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time.

About Interstate + Lakeland Lumber

For over 100 years, Fairfield & Westchester County Architects & Builders have trusted Interstate + Lakeland Lumber to supply building materials & custom millwork for the area's finest homes. We specialize in custom moulding, and offer a variety of building material products. With design centers in Greenwich, Westport CT, and various retail locations, we are proud to serve clients throughout Stamford, Westport, Norwalk, Fairfield, New Canaan, CT, and surrounding Scarsdale, Rye, Port Chester, and Shrub Oak, and other NY communities.

The comprehensive benefits package offered by the union includes the following:

• Paid vacation, sick and holidays day
• Generous retirement benefits provided through the union
• Excellent health care coverage-medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided safety footwear
• Safety incentive program

Position Summary: As a delivery driver, you will be responsible for transporting building materials from our company yards and warehouse locations to customers' job sites and residential properties. Duties include assisting with truck loading while complying with all company safety policies and state and federal regulations. Use navigation systems to map routes and make deliveries timely and safely.

Essential Functions:

• Perform vehicle pre-and post-trip inspections

• Provide excellent customer service while delivering products

• Responsible for inspecting and maintaining vehicles, including regular maintenance, safety,
  state inspections, and emergency repairs

• Report any accidents or delays to dispatchers or reporting manager

• Keep detailed logs of vehicle maintenance activities, inspections, and repairs to ensure their
  trucks remain safe and legal to drive

• Accurately record pickups and drop-offs to ensure the dispatcher has a record of successful
  deliveries

• Pick up goods and materials, verify loads for accuracy, and deliver them as instructed.

• Utilize GPS technology to outline routes while considering weight-limits regulations on
  roads and tunnels, weather conditions, and traffic

• Responsible for essential vehicle maintenance and following safe work practices, policies,
  and processes

• Communicate with dispatchers and other logistics personnel while completing their routes,
  including sharing updates on delivery timelines, route conditions, and logging breaks

Education, Experience, and Age Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Ability to read and communicate in English

• 21 years or older

• At least three years of driving experience

• Valid CDL Class B license required

• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a DOT medical card required

• 1 year of documented relevant commercial vehicle driving experience in the last 5 years
  required

• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents

• Follow all federal and state laws, regulations, and other corresponding regulatory agencies'
  standards and guidelines

• Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of the job

• Work the required schedule, complete our employment application, and submit to a
  background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and
  drug screening required. This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation, is
  designated as safety-sensitive by the company, and is subject to quarterly random drug
  tests. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness is required
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• 5 Years CDL B Driver Experience

• Prior product knowledge and experience working with building materials and lumber yards

• Certified in operating Forklifts

• Experience transporting Lumber and building materials
  
  

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or

  airborne particles, moving forklifts, noise, vibration, and extreme weather conditions

• Must be able to see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
  vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• While performing the duties of this job, you will be required to move frequently, stand,
  walk, and sit. Frequent use of hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and
  arms is required

• Must be able to regularly lift and move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and move up
  to 100lbs/45kg

• Must be able to operate the vehicle safely and frequently
  
  

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Full-time, 40 hours weekly average, occasional overtime required

• Hours vary by location – typical hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday, and some
  Saturdays required

To apply for this position, please email your resume to: HR@interstatelumber.com.