Production Associate - Harrison Ave

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries is responsible for inspecting and sorting all donated textiles and hard goods. The role involves making price tickets, preparing merchandise for resale in the store, and discarding items determined to be unsellable. Key duties include performing quality inspections, attaching proper price tickets, and maintaining a neat and organized work area. The organization's mission is to help individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency achieve independence and dignity through work.

Requirements

High School graduate/GED or equivalent work experience preferred.
Satisfactory results of all required background checks.

Responsibilities

Accepts various donations from donors, provides donation tax receipts and records number of donors.
Inspects and sorts all donated textiles (clothing) and hard goods.
Insures all textiles have no rips, stains or tears and all hard goods are of some value.
Discards items below quality standards (or no value) to salvage or trash.
Identifies good quality merchandise and prices accordingly.
Separates and stages seasonal items for future use (i.e. Christmas, Halloween).
Separates items by category.
Prints price tickets and attaches to items in need of tickets.
Calculates 50% of retail price on some items, uses standard list for all other items.
Places priced and tagged items in appropriate locations throughout the store.
Processes donated items through the various sorting stations of the store (textiles, hard-goods, shoes, glass, books, china, trash, and salvage).
Identifies and discards items that are not sold as per company policy.
After inspection places textiles on processing table to be hung.
Pin tags various categories of textiles.
Hangs textiles on sales floor based on priority, as determined by the store management.
Matches quality footwear and bands pair together if a band is not already in place.
Locates supplies needed for processing and reports low inventory to Store Management.
Labels all outbound hampers and bins with proper destination tag for merchandise being sent to the Boston Distribution Center.
May operate hand truck or fork lift hand truck to move pallets or heavy boxes and bins into distribution trucks.
Keeps work area neat; cleans and sweeps area at the end of each day.
May perform light maintenance duties around the store (cleaning bathrooms, minor repairs to fixtures and racks).
Refers to CPSC bulletin board, and stays aware of most recent recalls.
Performs other duties as assigned.