Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Masonry - West Kingston, RI 02892
Position Type: Full Time
Job Shift: DayMaterial Handler
About Us & Our Culture
Arnold Lumber Company isn’t just a lumberyard; we are an expanding fourth-generation family business that has been servicing New England communities for over 110 years. Our reputation and success are built on trust, delivering excellence, embracing opportunity, and investing in the future.
We’re proud to be nationally recognized in 2025 as:
- LBM’s Journals Dealer of the Year
- Best Places to Work for Women
- Best Places to Work in Rhode Island
At our core, we believe in collaboration, continuous learning, and celebrating wins together. Joining our team means being part of a supportive environment where your ideas matter, your creativity is encouraged, and your growth is supported.
What You’ll Do
As our Material Handler, you’ll play a key role in supporting efficient operations by accurately picking and staging lumber, masonry, and building materials for customer orders and deliveries.
- Provide excellent customer service by assisting customers in a polite, professional manner and supporting their needs in the yard and warehouse.
- Safely load and unload trucks, ensuring accurate handling, stacking, and storage of materials to maintain product integrity and minimize damage.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment, including general housekeeping, facility upkeep, and proper signage placement per company standards.
- Support inventory and transfers by accurately pulling and staging products, processing paperwork, and reporting discrepancies or damaged items promptly.
- Follow all safety protocols, including completing forklift inspections, maintaining required certifications, and adhering to OSHA and company safety regulations.

QualificationsWhat We’re Looking For
We’d love to meet you if you bring:
• Education: High School or GED; Forklift Certified
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Experience: Operating machinery, knowledge of building materials
• Skills: Lift 80lbs, above head
• Bonus Points: Construction or home improvement industry experience is a plus
Why You’ll Love Working Here
At Arnold Lumber, you’ll find:
- Competitive pay & benefits package
- Professional development
- Skill enhancement for career progression.
- A team that feels more like family
Arnold Lumber Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.