Driver / Yard Associate

At Heartland Building Center, a Mead Lumber Company, one of our six Core Values is “Unmatched Customer Service." As a Driver / Yard Associate, you will be on the front lines of making that happen. You will drive company vehicles to deliver merchandise to customer jobsites and assist in the unloading of materials to the customer’s satisfaction.

Mead Lumber, founded in 1910, is 100% Employee Owned, and listed in the Lumber Building Materials Journal as the 18 largest Pro Contractor lumber/building materials retailer in the country. Mead operates 52 Lumber Yard, Retail, Truss Plant, and Component locations across nine Midwestern states.

Drivers / Yard Associates are primarily responsible for receiving and stocking materials and product, loading customers, and driving company vehicles to deliver merchandise to customer jobsites as well as assisting in the unloading of materials.

• Load and deliver building materials to job sites.
• Check accuracy of loads and verify each load prior to leaving the yard.
• Receive building materials and correctly stock and label products.
• Operate a Forklift
• Safely drive vehicles and machinery ensuring to obey traffic laws.
• Track customer orders.
• Follow yard loading, yard delivery, and yard security procedures.
• Complete deliveries in a timely manner.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Ability to operate a forklift.
• Good driving record.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy material regularly.
• Capability to work well with others.
• Reliable and self motivated.

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees:

• Employee Stock Ownership
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D & STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D & LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k)
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Merchandise Discounts

• Put People First
• Think Like an Owner
• Integrity
• Invest Where you Live
• Unmatched Customer Service
• Continuous Improvement

Mead Lumber considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or any other protected basis prohibited by law.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.