Production Associate - Danvers

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries•Danvers, MA

21h

About The Position

The Production Associate inspects and sorts donated textiles and hard goods, identifies merchandise suitable for resale, prices and tags items, and prepares them for placement in the store. The position also processes donations through store sorting stations, separates merchandise by category and season, and discards items that do not meet quality standards or company policy. The associate keeps the work area organized, monitors processing supplies, and may help with store maintenance and moving merchandise for distribution.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or GED.

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 suitable for resale and price it using the standard list or by calculating 50% of retail price when applicable.
Separate and stage seasonal items for future use and sort merchandise by category.
Print and attach price tickets to items that need them.
Place priced and tagged items in appropriate store locations.
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, pin tags on applicable categories, and hang items 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 sent to the Boston Distribution Center.
May operate a hand truck or fork-lift hand truck to move pallets, 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.
Consult the CPSC bulletin board and stay aware of recent recalls.
Perform other duties as assigned.