Truck Helper (9090)

The Salvation Army•Fayetteville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Truck Helper assists with picking up donations by riding in a Salvation Army truck, helping navigate routes, and lifting, carrying, hauling, loading, and unloading donations. The role helps ensure donations are secure and safe during transport, supports routine vehicle maintenance, and assists with work in the thrift/family store and warehouse. Duties may also include receiving, sorting, pricing, preparing, and displaying donated items; maintaining clean and orderly work areas; and performing store and facility cleaning. The employee may assume truck-driver responsibilities as needed. The role is scheduled Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on a rotating schedule, for 29 hours per week. A valid driver's license is required. Work involves daily vehicle travel and physical work in a stockroom, warehouse, or store, including frequent handling of heavy items and exposure to outdoor weather and typical warehouse and store conditions.

Requirements

Valid state driver's license.
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.
Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, or pull heavy materials, supplies, and equipment weighing 50–100+ pounds.
Ability to perform duties involving frequent standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching, and transporting merchandise.

Responsibilities

Ride in a Salvation Army truck on scheduled donation routes and assist the driver with navigation using maps or handwritten directions.
Briefly inspect donated items for suitability and explain donation acceptance policies to customers.
Lift, carry, haul, and pack donations in the truck to make efficient use of space, protect items, and maintain safety.
Prepare accurate and complete donation receipts and maintain positive relationships with donors.
Unload donations at the warehouse and distribute them to appropriate locations.
Load items for disposal and deliver appliances and furniture purchased by customers.
Perform routine truck maintenance, check fluid levels, and coordinate or participate in repairs as needed.
Receive, inspect, and sort donated goods according to category and condition.
Select suitable items for store display, direct items for further sorting or pricing, and discard items according to established procedures.
Tag items with coded tickets or prices, hang clothes, pack and label boxes, transport boxes, and prepare unsuitable clothing for the baler.
Lift and carry items to locations for processing, storage, or display.
Maintain an orderly warehouse and loading dock; clean floors, tables, and work areas.
Clean and sanitize bathrooms; replenish supplies; sweep, vacuum, mop, wax floors, and sweep sidewalks.
Clean windows and donated furniture and appliances; dust and polish furniture and fixtures; empty trash and collect refuse from the grounds.
Monitor light fixtures and replace bulbs as necessary.
Remove trash and unsaleable items from the store to the designated outside trash area or dumpster.
Assist with store and warehouse work as needed and assume truck-driver responsibilities when needed.
Perform other related work as required.