Textiles Associate - Golden Store

Goodwill of Colorado • Golden, CO

12h

About The Position

The Associate I, Textiles Production primarily works in a production environment processing donated clothing for sale. The role sorts, inspects, hangs, sizes, prices, tags, and prepares textile items in accordance with company quality standards and guidelines. Employees must meet minimum daily production quotas. Pricing decisions may require researching an item’s value online or using company tools and standards. The associate may occasionally interact with customers, answer product questions, and provide excellent customer service. The role may include cross-training and additional duties as needed. The schedule is a day shift, and weekend availability is required; the position may also require evenings, holidays, and occasional overtime.

Requirements

• Attention to detail and ability to make decisions.
• Ability to use basic technologies to follow company standards.
• Good judgment in assessing textile quality and value and setting prices, including researching value 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 confirm they are in saleable condition, including checking buttons and zippers.
• Hang, size, price, tag, and prepare textile items for sale by loading them onto Z-racks.
• Determine prices according to Goodwill quality and value standards, researching item value when 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.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

• DailyPay access to earned pay on the employee’s schedule (voluntary benefit).
• Eligible full-time Retail and Sales/Operations employees receive medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability, and voluntary supplemental benefits.
• Eligible full-time Retail and Sales/Operations employees receive paid time off, including vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• All employees may contribute to the retirement plan on a pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) basis; employees must be at least 18 to participate.
• Goodwill of Colorado is an employer eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

What This Job Offers

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