Material Handler I PT

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA•Porterville, CA

7d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler receives donations and transports, sorts, selects, prices, processes, and displays merchandise according to company procedures. The position supports store operations by assisting donors and customers, maintaining the donation area and store, preparing salvage and merchandise for resale or transportation, and completing opening and closing activities. The role is expected to work cooperatively with coworkers and management, follow Goodwill policies and safety procedures, maintain confidentiality, and perform duties in alignment with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. This is a part-time, non-exempt position at the Porterville Store in Porterville, California, reporting to the Retail Store Manager. The work may require lifting and carrying up to 70 pounds.

Requirements

Minimal ability to read and write.
Ability to pick up and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, employees, clients, customers, and the public with tact, courtesy, and cooperation.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret varied instructions, and exercise judgment, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and initiative.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to operate basic office equipment, including a computer, telephone, cell phone, tablet, fax machine, and copy machine.
High level of integrity and business ethics.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Complete opening activities, including setting up donation areas and water cooling stations, placing truck cones, preparing for truck switches, and moving gaylords.
Move, sort, select, price, tag, hang, and display merchandise in accordance with company procedures.
Receive and process donated goods, direct donors to proper locations, and issue receipts or printed information.
Maintain records of daily activities, donation counts, processing counts, and other required reports.
Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties in the donation area, bathrooms, and interior and exterior areas of the store.
Cover coworkers’ breaks and work cooperatively as part of a team.
Prepare salvage items by creating boxes, sorting items, ensuring resale-quality products are not sent to salvage, and wrapping oversized or bulk furniture and gaylords for transportation.
Build boxed furniture for display on the sales floor.
Become familiar with pricing lists and price items according to company policies.
Complete closing activities, including retrieving truck cones, cleaning water cooling stations, taking down the donation drive-through setup, moving gaylords, and recovering the sales floor.
Follow Safety and Loss Prevention policies and procedures, maintain safe working conditions, and report and document hazards and unsafe practices.
Provide customer service to donors and customers, including assisting with donations and carry-outs and greeting and interacting with customers on the sales floor.
Attend required meetings, safety training, drills, and exercises; safeguard company property and donated goods.
Follow Goodwill ethics, policies, procedures, and confidentiality requirements, and collaborate with employees and management to achieve organizational goals.
Perform other duties as assigned.