Material Handler I - PM

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA•Bakersfield, CA

3d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler I receives donated goods and transports, sorts, selects, prices, processes, and displays merchandise. The role supports organizational, team, and individual goals in alignment with Goodwill’s mission, vision, and values, while following company policies, procedures, ethical standards, and safety practices. The position also provides customer service to donors and shoppers, maintains donation and store areas, completes related records, and cooperates with coworkers and management. The role requires the ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.

Requirements

Minimal ability to read and write.
Ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public with tact, courtesy, and cooperativeness.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of instructions and deal with abstract and concrete variables; exercise judgment, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and initiative.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact 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; reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Complete opening activities, including setting up doors and cones for trucks, preparing for truck switches and water cooling stations, setting up the donation drive-through, and moving gaylords.
Move, sort, select, tag, price, and display merchandise according to company procedures, including textiles, wares, shoes, and furniture; distribute products to the sales floor.
Receive and process donated goods, direct donors to appropriate locations, and issue receipts or printed information.
Complete neat and legible records of daily activities, donation counts, processing counts, and other required reports.
Maintain cleanliness in the donation area, bathrooms, and interior and exterior of the store through assigned housekeeping tasks.
Cover coworkers’ breaks cooperatively and contribute to teamwork.
Prepare salvage items by creating boxes, sorting goods, ensuring resale-quality products are not placed in salvage, and wrapping odd-sized or bulk furniture and gaylords for transportation.
Assemble boxed furniture for placement on the sales floor.
Learn pricing lists and help price items according to company pricing policies.
Complete closing activities, including retrieving truck cones, cleaning water cooling stations, taking down the donation drive-through, moving gaylords, and recovering the sales floor.
Follow Safety and Loss Prevention policies and procedures, maintain safe work conditions, and report and document hazards or unsafe practices.
Provide customer service and project a positive image, including assisting donors with safe donations, helping with carry-outs, and greeting and interacting with customers.
Maintain confidentiality, safeguard company property and donated goods, attend required meetings and training, and participate in safety drills and exercises.
Work collaboratively with management and staff and conduct work consistently with Goodwill’s ethics, policies, mission, and values.