Load Checker

Load Checker

PARR is the total source for homebuilding supplies, solutions, and services. We focus on supplying building materials and solutions to professional home builders of all sizes including custom builders, large production builders, and multifamily builders. Our customers and community members know that they can rely on us for legendary service and quality products.

Job Title : Load Checker

Pay : Starting at $23 to $27 an hour, depending on experience

Schedule : Monday-Friday 8 : 30am to 5pm

Location : Bothell, Washington

The Load Checker safely and efficiently performs the "checking of loads" for all orders, including both deliveries and large will call orders. Seeks out 100% accuracy of properly tagged orders that have the correct type and size of material, quantity of products, proper sequence of materials in load, (i.e. pressure treated on top, not bottom of underfloor load, sheeting on bottom, not top of framing load), along with goods being sellable and damage free.

This position is essential in larger yards to help ensure that all loads are "on time and in full." To find errors of any kind while the trucks are in the yard saves countless hours of fixing problems and plays a large role in fulfilling PARR's mission of legendary service through teamwork.

This position reports directly to the General Manager and interacts daily with Load Builders, Receiving Coordinators, Customer Service Employees, and Drivers.

Qualifications :

• OSHA Certified Forklift license (training provided)
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent or a minimum of 1 year load building experience
• Ability to speak, write, and read English required
• Knowledge of how loads need to be properly labeled, protected, and kept damage free
• Ability to tally correct lineal footage totals on orders
• Ability to read and interpret "picking tickets" and invoices
• Ability to load and unload materials in a safe manner
• Must be able to operate forklift, banding machine, tin snips, tape measure, power saws, hand truck, pallet jack, re-fueling stations, and all other equipment necessary for the job
• Ability to utilize all appropriate safety gear required for this position
• Must be able to operate personal computer, smartphone, scanner, and all other equipment necessary for the job
• Two years of load building and / or yard / warehouse experience preferred
• Two years of experience working with dimensional lumber, panel products, and other building materials preferred
• Knowledge of receiving and inventory control principles, practices, and protocols preferred
• Ability to read grades of lumber and other materials preferred

Duties and Responsibilities :

This position works outside in the lumberyard in all weather conditions.

Physical Requirements :

We know that without great people, we can't be a great company. Voted as one of the "Top Places to Work" by the Oregonian for 3 years in a row, we offer industry-leading benefits :

PARR Promotes! We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within. Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today. There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions. If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions. There is a lot of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!

We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays.

Our company mission is legendary service through teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.