Textiles Associate - Durango Store

Goodwill of Colorado • Durango, CO

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About The Position

The Associate I, Textiles Production works primarily in a production environment processing donated clothing for sale. Duties include sorting, inspecting, hanging, sizing, pricing, tagging, and preparing textile items in accordance with company quality standards and guidelines. The role includes meeting daily production quotas and may involve researching product value online or using company tools. The associate may occasionally interact with customers, answer product questions, and provide excellent customer service. The position may also require cross-training in other departments and maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work area.

Requirements

• Attention to detail and the ability to make decisions.
• Ability to use basic technologies to follow company standards.
• Ability to use good judgment to assess textile quality and value and determine pricing, including researching value when necessary.
• Ability to use a dolly and pallet jack as required.
• Ability to work a varied schedule that 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.

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, tag, and prepare textile items for sale by loading them onto Z-racks.
• Determine prices according to Goodwill quality and value standards, researching items when necessary.
• Provide 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

• Eligible employees may access earned pay through DailyPay on their own schedule.
• Full-time employees in Retail and Sales/Operations are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability; life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage; flexible spending accounts; and voluntary supplemental benefits.
• Eligible full-time employees receive paid time off, including vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• Employees may make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to the retirement plan; participants must be at least 18 years old.
• 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