Production Worker
About The Position
The Production Worker inspects donated items for defects and determines their outcome according to established quality standards. The role sorts, prices, tags, and prepares textile and non-textile items for sale, recycling, or disposal. Workers are expected to meet daily production quotas while maintaining a low error rate, following safety protocols, and being available to work weekends. The position may involve working at different production stations or stocking as operational needs arise. Work is conducted in a setting that regularly exposes employees to outside weather conditions and heat, with a usually loud noise level.
Requirements
- Meet the stated production quotas and maintain an error rate below 5% for grading and sorting.
- Be available to work weekends.
- Safely perform the physical duties of the role, including regularly standing, walking, using hands to handle or feel items, reaching, and communicating by talking or hearing.
- Frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally maneuver wheeled containers weighing up to 100 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Remove items from bins or carts and inspect them to determine whether they are saleable.
- Inspect clothing and textile items for defects, including holes, rips, tears, misaligned or missing fasteners or trim, color variations, holes, and stains.
- Sort textiles by quality and price, or direct them to As-Is, bale, or dump as appropriate.
- Inspect non-clothing items for defects such as cracks, rust, broken or missing pieces, and stains, and determine whether items are operational.
- Sort, price, and clean non-clothing items as needed.
- Hang, tag, and price textile and non-textile items.
- Work at different production stations or perform stocking as production needs require.
- Meet production standards: grade and sort 2.5 carts or 486 units per hour with an error rate below 5%; complete half a rack of clothing per hour through sorting, hanging, and tagging; or sort and price four totes of non-textile items per hour.
- Work safely, use protective clothing and equipment, and follow safety standards.
- Maintain awareness of and comply with company and safety policies and procedures.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
