Warehouse Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to make decisions by following Goodwill standards and guidelines.
• Basic computer skills, including logging into a computer system to order supplies and sending and receiving email.
• Ability to work in various weather conditions and temperatures.
• Ability to use safety equipment to assist with lifting heavy objects, such as a dolly or pallet jack.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.
• Ability to work a varied schedule that may include weekends, evenings, and holidays, with occasional overtime as necessary.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including frequent or continuous lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, reaching, bending, kneeling/crawling, squatting, walking, standing, and speaking; sitting is not required.
• Ability to work outside in varying weather conditions and temperatures.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of retail experience preferred.
• Availability to work weekends preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers promptly and courteously, answer product questions, and provide excellent customer service.
• Assist customers by unloading donations from vehicles or other areas.
• Handle donated items with care and sort them into appropriate bins or production areas.
• Inspect donations and determine whether items should be sorted for the sales floor or shipped to other locations.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and clean environment in donation entrance and parking lot areas.
• Maintain remote donation centers, sheds, and/or trailers when applicable, following opening and closing procedures.
• Keep supplies stocked at remote sites as needed.
• Track and report daily donation levels at remote centers to prevent trailers from becoming overstocked.
• Communicate promptly when a donation warehouse or trailer is becoming full and a truck is needed.
• Follow retail center and donation center policies and procedures.
• Assist drivers with loading and unloading donations onto trucks when necessary.
• Follow safety processes and procedures to help maintain a safe working environment.
• Cross-train in other departments or areas and provide backup support as required.
• Report to a store ADC or stand-alone center when necessary.
• Price furniture, assist with customer carry-outs, and load and unload furniture into customer vehicles.

Benefits

• DailyPay access to earned pay on the employee's chosen schedule.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time Retail and Sales/Operations Division employees.
• Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage for eligible full-time employees.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage for eligible full-time employees.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible full-time employees.
• Voluntary supplemental benefit offerings for eligible full-time employees.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• Retirement plan with pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions; employees must be at least 18 to participate.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)-eligible employer.