Production Associate - Somerville

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries•Somerville, MA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Associate inspects and sorts donated textiles and hard goods, determines whether items meet quality standards, prices suitable merchandise, and prepares items for resale in the store. The role processes donations through the store’s sorting stations, stages seasonal merchandise, attaches price tickets, and places prepared merchandise in appropriate store locations. The associate also maintains an organized work area and may assist with store maintenance and moving merchandise or supplies.

Requirements

High school graduate/GED or equivalent work experience preferred.
Satisfactory results of all required background checks.
Ability to stand for long periods, walk, use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear.
Ability to push or pull laundry hampers weighing up to 250 pounds.
May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include depth perception, peripheral vision, distinguishing basic colors, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate/GED or equivalent work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Accept donations, provide donation tax receipts, and record the number of donors.
Inspect and sort donated textiles and hard goods, checking textiles for rips, stains, or tears and assessing whether hard goods have value.
Discard items that do not meet quality standards or have no value, directing them to salvage or trash as appropriate.
Identify merchandise for sale and price it according to applicable standards, including calculating 50% of retail price for some items.
Separate seasonal items for future use and sort merchandise by category.
Print and attach price tickets to items that need them.
Place priced and tagged merchandise in appropriate locations throughout the store.
Process donated items through sorting stations for textiles, hard goods, shoes, glass, books, china, trash, and salvage.
Identify and discard items that are not sold, in accordance with company policy.
Place inspected textiles on the processing table for hanging, pin tags on various textile categories, and hang textiles on the sales floor according to priorities set by store management.
Match quality footwear and band pairs together when needed.
Locate processing supplies and report low inventory to Store Management.
Label outbound hampers and bins with destination tags for merchandise being sent to the Boston Distribution Center.
May operate a hand truck or fork-lift hand truck to move pallets or heavy boxes and bins into distribution trucks.
Keep the work area neat and clean, including sweeping at the end of each day.
May perform light store maintenance, such as cleaning bathrooms and making minor repairs to fixtures and racks.
Refer to the CPSC bulletin board and stay aware of recent recalls.
Perform other duties as assigned.