Enjoy the beauty of Montana every day in your new position at Western Building Center. Join an experienced team of lumber professionals in a long-standing Montana business. Western Building Center offers great opportunities to succeed — call us today!

Western Building Center is a great place to work, and we’re glad you’re considering us for your career. We believe Western combines the best of everything you’re looking for: challenging jobs, strong compensation and benefit programs, and a family spirit of high energy and positive attitudes in a drug-free atmosphere.

Our goal at Western Building Center is simple: to offer our contractor and homeowner customers the best quality construction products and world-class service at competitive prices. We carry out our goal by serving others as we would like to be served. That’s not just a saying to us; it’s something we aim for every day with our co-workers, suppliers, and customers. Our mission of serving our customers is possible only if the best people are part of the Western team. Our staff’s quality and efforts have earned Western Building Center’s good reputation. Thank you for your interest in Western.

Reasons why you’ll love working for Western Building Center:

  • Benefits included – call for details
  • Being a part of a knowledgeable and dedicated team in beautiful Northwest Montana
  • Excellent opportunity for advancement: Western Building Center is proud to promote from within. Over 10% of our more than 200 employees have worked with us for 20 years or more!

Current Openings

Bonners Ferry

Lumberyard Assistant
Location Name: ProX a division of Western Building Center Shift: Day shift, all seasons Travel: No Description: Lumberyard Assistant   ProX a division of Western Building Center in Bonners Ferry, ID is seeking a hardworking person who takes pride in a job well done. This full-time lumberyard assistant position will give you the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Feeling strong? Applicants must be able to lift items weighing eighty pounds. Forklift experience is recommended but not required. Materials and equipment training will be provided.   PURPOSE   Perform duties pertaining to lumberyard maintenance and customer service.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   ·        Assembly of lumber packages to fill customer orders ·        Maintain and organize inventory in lumberyard and associated warehouse ·        Assist customers with loading building materials in all weather conditions ·        Unload freight from vendors and distributors ·        Plan and pace own work efficiency in order to meet daily, weekly, project, or team related productivity goals. ·        Maintain logs of equipment repair status ·        Understand and observe all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures. ·        Other duties may be assigned     COMPETENCIES   ·        Knowledge of company products ·        Good customer service and communications skills ·        High level of organizational skills ·        Math skills required ·        Ability to work independently ·        Ability to read customer orders and follow safety regulations   ·        MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ·        Clean driving record ·        A drug test will be required prior to employment.     WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: The work environment and physical activity described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   ·        Will be required to frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 80 pounds. ·        Work environments include lumberyard/warehouse, all seasons, all weather conditions   BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES • Benefits included - call or visit www.westernbuildingcenter.com for details • Become a part of a knowledgeable and dedicated team in beautiful Northwest Idah • Excellent opportunity for advancement: Western Building Center is proud to promote from within. Over 10% of our more than 300 employees have worked with us for 20 years or more!  

Columbia Falls

Lumberyard Assistant & Delivery Driver LOCATION NAME: WESTERN BUILDING CENTER, COLUMBIA FALLS, MT SHIFT: DAY SHIFT, INCLUDING SATURDAYS, ALL SEASONS TRAVEL: NO WESTERN BUILDING CENTER IS SEEKING A HARDWORKING PERSON WHO TAKES PRIDE IN A JOB WELL DONE. THIS FULL-TIME LUMBERYARD ASSISTANT & DELIVERY DRIVER POSITION WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL IN A FAST-PACED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT. FEELING STRONG? APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT ITEMS WEIGHING 80 POUNDS. FORKLIFT EXPERIENCE IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED. PURPOSE:
  • PERFORM DUTIES PERTAINING TO LUMBERYARD MAINTENANCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. MAINTAIN AND ORGANIZE INVENTORY IN LUMBERYARD AND ASSOCIATED WAREHOUSE
  2. ASSIST CUSTOMERS WITH LOADING BUILDING MATERIALS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS
  3. UNLOAD FREIGHT FROM VENDORS AND DISTRIBUTORS
  4. PLAN AND PACE OWN WORK EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO MEET DAILY, WEEKLY, PROJECT, OR TEAM RELATED PRODUCTIVITY GOALS.
  5. MAINTAIN LOGS OF EQUIPMENT REPAIR STATUS
  6. UNDERSTAND AND OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES IN ORDER TO PREVENT INJURY TO SELF OR CO-WORKERS; ATTENDS PERIODIC SAFETY MEETINGS AS REQUIRED; MAY RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY PROCEDURES.
  7. OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED
COMPETENCIES:
  • KNOWLEDGE OF COMPANY PRODUCTS
  • GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
  • HIGH LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
  • MATH SKILLS REQUIRED
  • ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY
  • ABILITY TO READ CUSTOMER ORDERS AND FOLLOW SAFETY REGULATIONS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • CLEAN DRIVING RECORD
  • VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE
  • A DRUG TEST WILL BE ADMINISTERED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DESCRIBED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE THAT MUST BE MET BY AN EMPLOYEE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.
  • WILL BE REQUIRED TO FREQUENTLY LIFT, CARRY, PUSH, PULL, OR OTHERWISE MOVE OBJECTS UP TO 80 POUNDS.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDE LUMBERYARD/WAREHOUSE, ALL SEASONS, ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS
BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES:
  • BENEFITS INCLUDED
  • BECOME A PART OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND DEDICATED TEAM IN BEAUTIFUL NORTHWEST MONTANA
  • EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT: WESTERN BUILDING CENTER IS PROUD TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN. OVER 10% OF OUR MORE THAN 300 EMPLOYEES HAVE WORKED WITH US FOR 20 YEARS OR M

WBC Building Components, Columbia Falls

WBC Building Components in Columbia Falls is seeking an outgoing person who takes pride in accuracy and excellent customer service. This full-time, all-seasons driving position will give you the opportunity to hone your knowledge of the lumber business while providing our customers with the best customer service in the state! Class A or B CDL with doubles endorsement required, and a clean driving record is a must. Occasional heavy lifting will be required, so applicants should be able to lift 80 pounds. A drug test will be administered prior to employment. PURPOSE Transport goods from the building components plant to customer locations. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Transport goods from building components plant to customer locations
  • Perform inspections before and after delivery
  • Unload building materials from trailer to customer facilities
  • Plan and pace own work efficiency in order to meet daily, weekly, project, or team related productivity goals.
  • Maintain logs of vehicle repair status
  • Understand and observe all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures.
  • Other duties may be assigned
COMPETENCIES
  • Knowledge of company products sufficient to determine appropriate applications
  • Good customer service and communications skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to read customer orders and follow safety regulations
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Clean driving record; Class A or B CDL with doubles endorsement; a drug test will be administered prior to employment WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY The work environment and physical activity described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Will be required to frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 80 pounds.
  • Driving assignments will require travel of up to 100 miles
  • Other work environments include lumberyard/warehouse and customer facilities
BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES
  • Benefits included - call or visit our office for details
  • Become a part of a knowledgeable and dedicated team in beautiful Northwest Montana
  • Excellent opportunity for advancement: Western Building Center is proud to promote from within. Over 10% of our more than 300 employees have worked with us for 20 years or more!
Prefab Wall, Floor, & Roof Truss Assembly  Location Name:   WBC Building Components, Columbia Falls, MT Travel: No Wage:  Starting at $20-23 DOE an hour with full benefits Description: Building Components Manufacturing General Labor - Day and Night Shifts Available Western Building Center Building Components in Columbia Falls is seeking a hardworking person who takes pride in a job well done. Building prefab walls and/or roof trusses.  This full-time assembly position will give you the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Forklift, materials, and equipment training will be provided. PURPOSE Perform duties pertaining to the manufacture of prefabricated wall-panels  and roof trusses. OVERVIEW
  •       Health insurance offered 1st month of employment
  •       Must be able to work in indoor/outdoor conditions
  •       Help in the manufacture of trusses and prefabricated wall panels
JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Able to use hand tools (Tape measure, hammer,nail guns,  etc.)
  • Able to lift, bend, carry, squat, walk, and stand for 8-12 hrs.
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Good communication skills with the rest of your team
  • Must be able to follow all safety-related procedures and practices
  • GOOD ATTENDANCE and PUNCTUALITY ARE A MUST FOR TEAM ENVIRONMENT
  • Able to lift 50lbs consistently
  • Previous construction/framing experience preferred but not required
  • Candidate will be subject to drug test prior to employment
BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES
  • Benefits included - call or visit www.westernbuildingcenter.com for details
  • Employee discount
  • Become a part of a knowledgeable and dedicated team in beautiful Northwest Montana
  • Excellent opportunity for advancement: Western Building Center is proud to promote from within.