Donation Material Handler - Gastonia - Part-time
About The Position
The Donation Material Handler greets donors, assists with unloading donations, and provides receipts. The role sorts, inspects, and prices merchandise according to safety and quality guidelines, moves items to the sales floor, and keeps work areas clean and organized. Duties also include loading and unloading donation trailers, performing custodial tasks, accurately tracking donation counts, retrieving carts, maintaining store cleanliness, and reporting safety, theft, or security concerns to management. The employee supports the team with additional duties as needed and works both indoors and outdoors, with exposure to the elements. Goodwill describes itself as a mission-driven organization that creates job opportunities, empowers communities, and changes lives. The position starts at $15 per hour, with annual raises and bonuses. Free training and career development and team member discounts are offered. Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement are listed for full-time employees only.
Requirements
- No experience is required; training is provided.
- Be friendly, dependable, and willing to help others.
- Follow safety procedures and perform physical tasks, including lifting, standing, and moving merchandise.
- Be open to feedback and eager to grow through skill-building opportunities.
- Be reliable, trustworthy, and ready to work in a team-focused environment.
- The role involves frequent standing, walking, and hand use; frequent talking, reaching, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; and occasional climbing or balancing.
- Heavy lifting of up to 100+ pounds is part of the role.
- Strong distance and depth vision are required.
Responsibilities
- Greet donors, assist with unloading donations, and provide receipts.
- Sort, inspect, and price merchandise according to safety and quality guidelines.
- Move items to the sales floor and keep work areas clean and organized.
- Load and unload donation trailers and perform custodial tasks during the shift.
- Accurately track donation counts.
- Maintain store cleanliness, including retrieving carts.
- Report safety, theft, or security concerns to management.
- Support the team with additional duties as needed.
Benefits
- Starting pay of $15 per hour
- Annual raises and bonuses
- Free training and career development
- Team member discounts
- Medical insurance (full-time only)
- Dental insurance (full-time only)
- Vision insurance (full-time only)
- Paid time off (full-time only)
- Tuition reimbursement (full-time only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
