Merchandise Processor - Part Time
About The Position
The Merchandise Processor provides essential support for store operations and customer service, with a primary focus on processing donations. This includes sorting, hanging, pricing, tagging, stocking, rotating, and moving products to the sales floor while meeting production and quality standards and preset sales goals. The position handles textiles as well as housewares, electronics, media, shoes, and other miscellaneous donations. The Merchandise Processor also helps organize and recover the sales floor, tracks daily production, reports progress and concerns to the Production Manager, identifies suitable items for the Ecommerce department, and assists with the store’s daily operations. The role supports organizational programs and events, follows Goodwill Keystone Area policies and safety requirements, and provides timely, courteous service to customers, donors, and coworkers. This part-time, non-exempt position is based at the East Earl Store in East Earl, Pennsylvania. The work takes place in an open warehouse environment with exposure to varying weather and temperatures, including extreme heat, humidity, and cold. The schedule is flexible and may include evenings and weekends. The role requires frequent standing, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- No formal education is necessary.
- Ability to read, write, and perform simple math.
- Ability to meet qualitative and quantitative performance standards established by the organization.
- Ability to work in an open warehouse environment exposed to varying weather and temperatures, including extreme heat, humidity, and cold.
- Ability to learn and use equipment and technology.
- Ability to follow verbal instructions and work as part of a team.
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
- Ability to stand continuously for more than 75% of the shift.
- Ability to bend forward or to the side 60 degrees repeatedly to remove or place items in carts for 50% of the shift.
- Ability to stand continuously with the neck bent forward 30 degrees for more than 75% of the shift.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds from ground level to waist level for 25% of the shift.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds every few minutes for more than 75% of the shift.
- Ability to push and pull carts requiring 25 pounds of force over a distance of 100 feet for 25% of the shift.
- Ability to repetitively perform the same hand, wrist, and arm motions every few seconds for more than 75% of the shift.
Responsibilities
- Process textile donations by sorting, hanging, pricing, tagging, and moving products to the sales floor to meet production and sales goals.
- Process housewares, electronics, media, shoes, and miscellaneous donations by sorting, pricing, tagging, and moving products to the sales floor.
- Organize, recover, and rotate the sales floor as needed.
- Follow Goodwill Keystone Area quality and production standards.
- Track daily production and report it to a supervisor.
- Remain knowledgeable about daily, weekly, and monthly production and sales goals.
- Select and identify appropriate items for the Ecommerce department.
- Assist with the store’s overall daily operations as needed.
- Provide timely and courteous customer service to customers, donors, and employees.
- Support, promote, and participate in organizational programs and special events.
- Complete other assignments and tasks designated by management.
- Follow Goodwill Keystone Area manuals, handbooks, policies, and procedures.
- Promote workplace safety and perform duties safely in accordance with safety requirements.
- Communicate progress, problems, and concerns to the Production Manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
