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Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest•Spokane, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler I transports, loads, unloads, sorts, stores, and processes donations and other materials according to Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest standards. The role moves merchandise between workstations, storage areas, stores, and production departments while protecting donations from damage or soiling and keeping multi-part items together. Materials may be moved by hand or with carts, racks, pallet jacks, hand trucks, freight elevators, and other lifting devices, with assistance as needed. The position also assists drivers with loading and unloading donation trucks at residences, businesses, Donation Service Centers, and Goodwill Stores. It involves maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area, transferring trash to compactors or receptacles, wearing required PPE, and following agency policies and applicable safety regulations. The role provides customer service and works collaboratively with Workforce Development and Social Services to provide client services. A background check is required. The schedule is an 8-hour shift on any combination of five days between Monday and Sunday, including weekends as needed; occasional overtime is required. The posting states that part-time positions may be available.

Requirements

Must pass a background check.
Must be able to work flexible hours and days, including weekends.
Must be available to work any combination of five days between Monday and Sunday for an 8-hour shift.
Must occasionally work overtime.
Must properly wear and maintain required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Must comply with agency policies and applicable health, safety, fire, WISHA, and OSHA requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide outstanding customer service.
Follow Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest directives, rules, policies, procedures, and departmental and organizational standards.
Sort, store, and process incoming donations according to company standards and route them to appropriate workstations.
Transport processed merchandise to the appropriate store, holding area, store load holding area, or Production Department.
Read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine which materials or containers to move.
Safely load and unload materials onto or from pallets, carts, totes, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or using lifting devices or employee assistance.
Move materials to and from vehicles, storage, and work sites using hand trucks, pallet jacks, other lifting devices, or employee assistance.
Sort and stack materials safely and neatly, avoid damaging or soiling donations, and keep items with multiple parts together.
Separate incoming donations by category when unloading trucks.
Lift heavy objects by hand, with lifting devices, or with employee assistance.
Ride in trucks and assist drivers with loading and unloading donations and other materials at residences, businesses, Donation Service Centers, and Goodwill Stores; move items and carts as needed and frequently enter and exit the truck cab and cargo box.
Work flexible hours and days, including weekends, on any combination of five days between Monday and Sunday for an 8-hour shift; occasionally work overtime.
Maintain a clean, organized work area and transfer trash to compactors and large trash receptacles.
Follow policies, procedures, and directives to help ensure personnel and property safety.
Work collaboratively with Workforce Development and Social Services to provide client services.
Properly wear and maintain required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Maintain agency confidentiality.
Comply with health, safety, and fire standards and applicable local, state, and federal regulations, including WISHA and OSHA.
Perform other duties as assigned.