Material Handler I PT - PM

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA•Bakersfield, CA

7d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler I receives donations and transports, sorts, selects, prices, and displays merchandise. The role supports Goodwill’s mission of providing work opportunities and skills development to people with barriers to employment and is expected to align with the organization’s goals, policies, ethics, mission, vision, and values. The position reports to the Retail Store Manager and does not supervise others. The job includes opening and closing activities, donation processing, merchandise preparation and distribution to the sales floor, record keeping, housekeeping, customer and donor assistance, and safe handling of company property and donated goods. The employee must work cooperatively with coworkers, maintain confidentiality, attend required safety training and meetings, and report hazards. Duties may include lifting and carrying items weighing up to 70 pounds.

Requirements

Minimal ability to read and write.
Ability to communicate information and respond to questions tactfully and cooperatively with groups, managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of instructions and handle abstract and concrete variables, using judgment, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and initiative.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact with management and staff at all levels.
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 lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Complete opening activities, including door and cone setup, preparation for truck switches, water cooling stations and donation drive-throughs, and moving gaylords.
Move, sort, select, price, tag, hang, and properly display merchandise according to company procedures.
Receive and process donated goods, direct donors to appropriate locations, and issue receipts or printed information.
Maintain accurate and legible records of daily activities, donation counts, processing counts, and other required reports.
Maintain cleanliness of donation areas, bathrooms, and the interior and exterior of the store through cleaning and housekeeping tasks.
Cover coworkers’ breaks and work cooperatively as part of a team.
Prepare salvage items for transportation, ensuring quality items suitable for resale are not placed in salvage; wrap oversized or bulk furniture and gaylords.
Assemble boxed furniture for the sales floor.
Learn pricing lists and assist with pricing items in accordance with company policies.
Complete closing activities, including door and cone tasks, cleaning water cooling stations, dismantling donation drive-through setups, moving gaylords, and recovering the sales floor.
Comply with safety and loss-prevention policies and procedures, maintain safe work conditions, and report and document hazards and unsafe practices.
Provide customer service to donors and customers, including assisting with safe donations and carry-outs and greeting and interacting with customers on the sales floor.
Maintain confidentiality, attend required meetings and training, safeguard company property, and perform other assigned duties.
Represent Goodwill’s ethics, policies, mission, values, and professional standards; collaborate with management and staff to support organizational goals.