All employees of Garris Evans Lumber goal is to sell building materials to our customers, serve our customers in a manner which enhances further sales, and hopefully produces a profit for the company.
As a truck driver you will be delivering materials on various types of trucks (tractor trailer, boom trucks, straight fork lift trucks, van, and flat-bed trucks). Delivering to the job sites and placing the materials where the customer wishes. Each truck has its specific specialty; for example, the boom truck is good for drywall and the van trucks are good for interior products. All jobs within operations require: hand unloading or loading, loading your trucks either with your hands or a forklift, using a forklift, assisting in yard related activities to help maintain an orderly yard and assist customers. As a truck driver, you will need a class C license for the small trucks and a class B or A license for the large trucks.
Employee Benefits
After 60 days of employment:
- BCBS of NC: Health Insurance
- The Principal: Group Term Life Insurance, Voluntary Term Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Employee Dental Benefits
After one (1) year of employment:
- Garris Evans Lumber Company 401(k) Plan
- PTO (Paid Time Off): After one year of employment from their anniversary date, all active full-time employees are eligible to receive up to seven paid PTO days each calendar year. The PTO days must be taken in whole day increments. These days accrue in increments. January and February, one day each. All other months will equal ½ day each month. In order to encourage valuable attendance, Garris Evans will purchase up to 3 PTO days if not used. These days are calculated on an 8 hour day and are paid on or about December 15 of each year.
- Vacation: After one year of employment from their anniversary date, all active full-time employees are eligible to receive one week of vacation prorated for time remaining that year. After an employee has been continuously employed for five (5) full calendar years, he/she will receive two (2) weeks of vacation. Employees are encouraged to take their vacation in the slow months of our business year. As an incentive, a monetary amount is paid to any employee who will take his/her vacation between January 1stand March 15th. This incentive is paid prior to vacation. The incentive is equal to two (2) days’ pay or 16 hours
Paid Holidays: There are approximately six (6) paid holidays (sometimes less) during the year. These paid holidays are typically announced prior to June 1 each year. These days may vary from year-to-year. Typically, paid holidays are as follows:
- New Year’s Day (January)
- Independence Day (July 4th)
- Labor Day (September)
- Thanksgiving (November)
- Christmas (2 days) (December)
Send resume to John Evans: jevans@garrisevans.com
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302 S. Greene St., Greenville, NC 27834 – (252) 752-4101 – chamber@greenvillenc.org