Materials Engineer jobs in Vermont

Founded in 1936, Poulin Building Materials operates four locations across Vermont, providing specialty building products to professional builders and do-it-yourselfers.

US LBM provides a wide range of building materials to construction professionals, combining the advantages of our national scale with the excellent service levels, expertise , entrepreneurial culture and customer relationships of our loc a l brands.

As a people-first company, passionate about continuous improvement, US LBM is proud to provide our associates access to the resources, training and developmental opportunities to empower them to succeed today, while growing professionally and preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.

Position Overview

The Loc a t i o n M a n a g e r I will manage and direct all store operations and personnel including sal e s , service, purchasing and manufacturing while ensuring maximum productivity and profitability. This position typically manages loc a t i o n s with sal e s up to $15M annually.

Essential Job Duties

• Manage and coordinate daily store activities. Resolve operating difficulties and implement resolutions.
• Perform personnel management duties including training, hiring, terminating , initiating disciplinary actions, completing performance reviews, and making wage recommendations. Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures.
• Review personnel assignments with core team members, managers, and supervisors. Make assignments according to production/service needs and production sal e s plans.
• Monitor and maintains loc a t i o n inventory levels.
• Establish cost controls and monitor costs.
• Develop strategy for loc a t i o n sal e s and profit growth with management team.
• Review sal e s reports, production reports, department expenses, labor costs, employee attendance reports, and other reports and documents related to store operations.
• Serve as safety officer for respective store. Audit safeness of work areas and attend monthly store/department safety meetings.
• Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation. Develop and ensure adherence to preventative maintenance schedule.
• Establish operational goals. Develop work schedules to meet these goals. Ensure on time delivery and/or job completion.
• Prepares budget for the assigned loc a t i o n , monitors the compliance to the budget and reviews variances with department supervisors.
• Comply with Company's attendance policy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Minimum education required - Bachelor's degree in Business Administration , Marketing, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum experience required - 3-5 years of management experience in a related industry supervising 5 or more associates.
• Special skills required - Strong knowledge of building industry and support operations and/or the distribution industry operations. Must have excellent oral communication skills and positive interpersonal skills. Must be able to motivate others and work with minimum supervision. Must maintain and enhance positive customer relations.
• Special Knowledge required - Accounting and basic math skills. Detailed knowledge of building materials and dimensional lumber products.
• Physical demands include standing and walking for extended periods of time, bending or stooping, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Must be proficient in MS Office products.

Poulin Building Materials, a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.