Warehouse Material Handler

The Salvation Army Southern California

34d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler is responsible for receiving, sorting, processing, and handling donated goods to support retail sales, recycling, and facility operations. This role involves retrieving donations, evaluating items for resale or recycling, maintaining organized and clean work areas, and assisting with basic facility and operational tasks. The position requires reliability, attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and collaboration with staff and management in a fast-paced thrift store environment. The Material Handler may also assist customers on the sales floor, help carry out purchased merchandise, and operate the cash register as needed.

Requirements

High School degree or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in warehouse environment or equivalent type work
Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Team player with a spirit of cooperation and work with all others towards goals set by management
Self starter.
Ability to be assigned projects and stay on task, achieve results, problem solve
Strong use of the English language in verbal communication
Ability to gather and compile research pertaining to ever changing recycled product values
Ability to work with the public in a courteous manner
Customer service mindset
Must exercise patience and be professional at all times
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain poise under pressure
Ability to work with minimum direct supervision in and out of the production and/or warehouse areas
Ability to disassemble various donated items to harvest recycled materials.
Ability to do basic janitorial duties, such as sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, filling paper towel and toilet paper and soap dispensers, and more as needed.
Must complete and adhere to Protecting the Mission requirements and guidelines, including the ability to pass a TSA background check.
Ability to operate a cash register and count money
Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis
Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time on a hard floor
Ability to continuously grasp, push, pull objects and reach overhead
Ability to repetitively lift up to 50 lbs
Ability to produce written information such as research & receipts for donations
Ability to understand written information
Basic computer skills

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience with disassembly of electrical items, computer equipment, and parts extraction
Ability to operate a forklift and baler, preferred

Responsibilities

Retrieve donations from vehicles at the donation door.
Sort donated items and place items in the proper processing areas.
Peruse donation areas to identify items for recycling potential as needed.
Maintain a clean work area and secure tools for both recycling and facility improvement operations.
Processing of recycling donations, identification, pricing and sorting.
Work with the management team to maintain an active list of facility projects & improvements organized by priority/necessity.
Assess best option for electronic donations: recycling or sales floor.
Make repairs to donated or TSA owned property and equipment when possible.
Empty trash cans into dumpster and keep warehouse/outdoor areas clear of debris
Mentor and train donation receiving staff/volunteers on items that are donated that have recycling or sales potential. Track high valued items with the management team.
Maintain recycling bins keeping categories well defined.
Monitor donations for items that can be used as a part of facility improvement plan.
Actively seek community business and individual support for donations of materials, product, and service needs in support of store goals and development.
Perform all other duties as instructed by management team.
Assist front end operations as needed, including operating a cash register, basic customer service, and some money handling. Cross training will be provided.