Sorting Room Worker (4697)

THE SALVATION ARMY•Gainesville, FL

23h•$14•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for: Receives, sorts, prices, and prepares donated items for display in the store; determines suitability and pricing of items based on established standards; assists in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area.

Requirements

Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to communicate the English language.
Physical ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy objects (25-50 lbs.).
Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building.
Work is performed in a warehouse environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.
No formal education or experience required.

Responsibilities

Receives, inspects, and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, furniture, household items, bric-a-brac, etc. according to the category and condition.
Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discards items in accordance with established procedures.
Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes racks.
Packs items in boxes and marks boxes accordingly; assists in transporting boxes to appropriate storage area.
Prepares non-suitable clothes for the bailer.
Lifts and carries items to the appropriate destination for further processing, storage or displaying in store.
Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas.