Full-Time

Yard Foreman

Drivers

Posted on 8/18/2026

Deadline 6/23/27
Curtis Lumber

Curtis Lumber

201-500 employees

Family-owned regional lumber and hardware retailer

Compensation Overview

$29 - $31/hr

+ 401(k) company match + Profit sharing

Ballston Spa, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Facilities Operations (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Inventory Management
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • Knowledge of building material products.
  • A strong background in leadership.
  • Knowledge of the marketplace and product features.
  • Ability to use safe and proper material-handling equipment.
  • Ability to follow accepted receiving practices.
  • Ability to stage delivery loads safely, quickly, and accurately.
Responsibilities
  • Acknowledge, greet, and assist customers in a timely and professional manner.
  • Provide accurate fast in, fast out service for customers.
  • Identify customer needs and provide the appropriate level of assistance.
  • Research and resolve customer complaints and conflicts.
  • Carry out reasonable directives from the Manager in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Communicate regularly with the Manager regarding inventory levels, employee progress, safety, procedures, and general yard efficiency.
  • Monitor employees’ daily activity and delegate or assign work as appropriate.
  • Prepare and distribute work schedules.
  • Challenge and develop employees’ performance, provide feedback, and hold direct reports accountable for their goals and job responsibilities.
  • Review weekly time record reports and employee expenses for payroll processing.
  • Assist with candidate selection and the interview process for new hires.
  • Motivate employees and offer opportunities and rewards appropriately.
  • Recommend efforts to control employee turnover to the Manager.
  • Recommend employee performance actions to the Manager for coaching, review, and disciplinary efforts.
  • Maintain a neat and clean yard appearance.
  • Practice good merchandising, including setup and traffic flow.
  • Maintain inventory levels and notify the appropriate person of out-of-stocks.
  • Rotate stock.
  • Manage shrink by utilizing proper procedures for culled and damaged products.
  • Assist with physical inventory and cycle counts.
  • Prepare for and unload incoming products efficiently.
  • Report receiving variances to the appropriate person.
  • Stage loads effectively for delivery.
  • Choose products of appropriate quality for staging.
  • Exercise material-handling and equipment-usage principles to protect company assets.
  • Perform other assigned duties.

Curtis Lumber operates as a regional, family-owned retailer of building materials, with more than 23 locations across New York and Vermont. The business sells lumber, hardware, and related building supplies to contractors and homeowners, supporting projects through its network of yards and delivery services. The company grew by acquiring similar, community-focused lumber yards, preserving a local, family-led identity rather than joining a large national chain. Its goal is to provide a local, customer-focused alternative to big-box stores by expanding thoughtfully through acquisitions and maintaining multi-generational family leadership.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$600K

Headquarters

Town of Milton, New York

Founded

1890

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • JAY-K’s New Hartford site expands reach without building a greenfield store.
  • Tim Lacey’s 2025 Lumber Person of the Year boosts leadership credibility.
  • Curtis’s 2026 website still markets delivery across New York and Northern Vermont.

What critics are saying

  • Closing Waterville after JAY-K integration signals cannibalization and execution risk in 2025.
  • Big-box chains and national distributors compress margins across Northeast lumber retail.
  • A failed sixth-generation transition would fracture family control and weaken supplier trust.

What makes Curtis Lumber unique

  • Curtis Lumber’s 2025 JAY-K purchase deepens its New York regional footprint.
  • Family ownership since 1890 keeps decision-making local and relationship-driven.
  • Twenty-three-plus locations let Curtis bundle retail, contractor, and delivery services.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Bereavement Leave

Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Community Events

Employee Referral Bonus

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

4%