Retail Production Worker- Part Time

Goodwill Industries of West Michigan, Inc. • Coopersville, MI

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a part-time, hourly position focused on the sorting and pricing of donated goods and materials. The role is crucial for changing lives through the power of work, offering a casual dress code, weekly pay, and opportunities for career development within a collaborative work culture.

Requirements

• Availability to work after-hours on special projects.
• Availability to work weekends and some holidays.
• Ability to think independently in supervisor’s absence.
• Ability to provide positive internal and external customer relations.
• Ability to easily interact and work with individuals referred for training.
• Ability to meet production goals.
• Ability to demonstrate quality control and accuracy with sorting and pricing guidelines.
• Ability to follow 6S Checklist, procedures, signage, and layout.
• Medium work, occasionally exerting up to 50 pounds of force and/or up to 25 pounds of lifting, frequent lifting up to 10 pounds, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, climbing, reaching, handling, hearing, talking, seeing and repetitive movement.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in retail operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the sorting and pricing of donated goods and materials.
• Follow established sorting and pricing guidelines.
• Recognize name brand, vintage, and collectible items.
• Size and hang textiles.
• Differentiate materials and place in proper containers, z-racks, etc.
• Receive donated items.
• Sort donations by category.
• Operate pump cart and stacker to move containers, totes, etc.
• Assemble / Disassemble containers, gaylords, kit bins.
• Make proper use of available space and materials.
• Recognize and follow proper material content for compactor operation.
• Know the mechanical operation of the compactor.
• Understand and demonstrate safe operation of the compactor.
• Provide positive internal and external customer relations.
• Easily interact and work with individuals referred for training.
• Meet production goals.
• Demonstrate quality control and accuracy with sorting and pricing guidelines.
• Follow 6S Checklist, procedures, signage, and layout (Kaizen principles).

Benefits

• Store discount
• Work for an incredible mission
• Weekly pay
• Casual dress
• Collaborative work culture
• Career development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED