Full-Time Manager Trainee

Job Overview

The Manager Trainee is a full‑time, entry‑level position designed to prepare you for a leadership role within 84 Lumber. This role offers hands‑on training across all aspects of store operations with a goal of promotion to management within 6‑12 months. No experience is required.

What You Will Learn

• Sales and Customer Service: Support customers and drive sales in a retail store environment.
• Store Operations and Inventory Management: Oversee material/supply‑chain flow, stock, and merchandising.
• Blueprint Reading and Estimation: Create material estimates for building projects.
• Forklift Operation and Certification: Safe handling of materials and equipment.
• Business Management: Payroll, invoicing, inventory, and financial analysis.
• Microsoft Office Suite (previous experience preferred).

Responsibilities

• Payroll, invoicing, inventory and POS systems.
• Microsoft Office Suite (previous experience preferred).
• Interpreting and analyzing common financial reports.
• Reading blueprints and creating material lists.
• Responding to common inquiries or complaints from customers.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Availability: Full‑time schedule (48+ hours/week, overtime included).

Physical Demands

You will work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, assisting customers. The role requires frequent standing, walking, and lifting up to 80 pounds, and may involve exposure to machinery and airborne particles.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits

• Monthly performance incentives.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), sick and personal days.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Holiday pay.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical and dependent care.
• Annual profit sharing and 401(k) with employer match based on company profits.
• Discounts on building materials.

Awards and Recognition

• America’s Most Trustworthy Companies (Newsweek).
• Top Retailers (USA Today).
• Largest Private Companies (Forbes).
• Fastest‑Growing Companies (5000).

Equal Opportunity

84 Lumber is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.