Truck Helper (9331)
About The Position
The Truck Helper rides along on a Salvation Army truck to pick up donations, helps navigate the driver, and handles donations safely during transport. The role involves lifting, carrying, hauling, packing, and unloading donated items, preparing accurate receipts, and distributing items in the warehouse. The Truck Helper also performs routine truck maintenance and may coordinate or participate in repairs. When needed, the position also assists with thrift and family store and warehouse work, including receiving, inspecting, sorting, pricing, and preparing donated items for display according to established standards. Other duties include cleaning and maintaining store and storage facilities, sanitizing bathrooms, maintaining floors and sidewalks, and helping bale unsold clothing. Schedule: Monday–Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Regular full-time position at the New Bern Family Store in New Bern, North Carolina.
Requirements
- No formal education required.
- Six months of experience lifting and hauling heavy items such as appliances and furniture, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Responsibilities
- Ride in a Salvation Army truck on scheduled routes to pick up donated items.
- Navigate the driver to destinations using maps or handwritten directions.
- Briefly inspect donated items for suitability according to established policies and explain donation acceptance policies to customers.
- Lift, carry, haul, and pack donations in the truck to use space efficiently, protect items, and maintain safety.
- Prepare accurate and complete donation receipts for customers.
- Unload donations at the warehouse and distribute items to appropriate locations.
- Perform routine truck maintenance, check fluid levels regularly, and coordinate or participate in repairs as needed.
- Receive, inspect, and sort donated clothing, shoes, household items, bric-a-brac, and other items by category and condition.
- When needed, receive, sort, price, and prepare donated items for store display according to established standards.
- Maintain orderliness and cleanliness in the warehouse, stores, and storage facilities.
- Clean and sanitize bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; polish mirrors and replenish supplies.
- Sweep, vacuum, mop, and wax floors and sweep sidewalks.
- Help produce bales from unsold clothing for loading onto a truck.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
