Equipment Operator, Full-time

Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids•Grandville, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Operator position at Goodwill is a full-time role focused on ensuring correct materials are processed, performing inspections, and meeting customer specifications for packaging and final products. The role involves maintaining organized documentation, striving to meet production goals, and ensuring safety compliance within aftermarket operations. The position also contributes to process improvements and department goals, requiring adherence to directions, procedures, and work instructions. The operator will use various equipment, including hi-los, balers, dumpers, compactors, and power tools, and must be able to actively listen and execute assignments. Goodwill is committed to changing lives and communities through the power of work and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent is required.
Solid mathematical skills.
Must have valid Driver’s License as well as reliable personal transportation (personal vehicle).
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell and operate computer.
The employee must often lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Well-developed sense of responsibility and coping ability.
Good analytical and organizational skills.
Must be a fast learner, flexible, willing & able to understand all recyclable/salvable commodities and sort specifications.
Keen awareness of quality control measures.

Nice To Haves

Some managerial and retail sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure correct materials are processed, perform inspections, and ensure that packaging procedures and final products meet the specifications of the customer.
Completes all forms and documents in a timely manner and maintains documents in an organized fashion for easy retrieval.
Ensure that established production goals are strived for and met on a regular basis.
Responsible for ensuring safety compliance for aftermarket operations.
Assist in the establishment and execution of process improvements and department goals.
Follow directions, procedures and work instructions on a daily basis.
Operate equipment as required but not limited to; hi-lo (as requested), balers, dumpers, compactors and power tools.
Ability to actively listen and execute assignments.