Textiles Associate - Lakeside Store

Goodwill of Colorado • Denver, CO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate I, Textiles Production primarily works in a production environment processing donated clothing and other textiles for sale in the retail center. The role sorts, inspects, hangs, sizes, prices, tags, and prepares items for the sales floor while following company quality standards and guidelines. The associate may occasionally interact with customers, answer product questions, and provide excellent customer service. The position has daily production quotas and requires attention to detail, sound judgment, and a commitment to maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work area. The role may include cross-training in other departments and additional duties as needed.

Requirements

• Attention to detail and ability to make decisions.
• Ability to use basic technologies to follow company standards.
• Ability to assess textile quality and value and determine pricing, including researching item values when necessary.
• Ability to use a dolly and pallet jack as required.
• Ability to work a varied schedule, which may include weekends, evenings, and holidays, with occasional overtime.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of retail experience preferred.
• Knowledge of clothing brands and quality is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sort donated textiles by season, color, and product quality.
• Inspect textiles to ensure they are in saleable condition, including checking buttons and zippers.
• Hang, size, price, and tag textile items, and prepare them for sale by loading them onto Z-racks.
• Price products according to Goodwill quality and value standards, researching item values online or using company tools and standards as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service to staff and customers and answer product questions as needed.
• Follow retail center policies, procedures, and safety processes.
• Cross-train in other departments and areas as needed.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Meet daily production quotas.

Benefits

• Daily Pay access, a voluntary benefit that lets employees access earned pay on their own schedule.
• Eligible full-time employees in Retail and Sales/Operations may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance; short-term and long-term disability; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; flexible spending accounts; and voluntary supplemental benefits.
• Eligible full-time employees may receive paid vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• Employees may contribute to the retirement plan on a pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) basis; participation requires being at least 18 years old.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer.

What This Job Offers

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