MATERIAL HANDLER (SOUTH OPS)

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: To transport and process donated, purchased merchandise, salvage or recycle goods for preparation, sale, recycle or trash in order to meet preset production and sales goals. To handle day to day operations of processing, making & moving bales, physically loading or unloading trucks and operating compressor machines/compactors/shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks and dolly’s.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The Material Handler is responsible for the following:

• Moving bales and salvage merchandise to various locations inside the warehouse with the direction of the Operations Manager and the Assistant Operations Manager along with the Dock and Salvage Supervisor and Department Leads.
• Day to day operations must be structured to allow everyone to meet preset production and sales goals.
• Depending upon the production needs, the Material Handler may be required to hang clothing, attach price tags to clothing and/or hard goods, price soft goods, and deface commercial items donated and physically load or unload truck for/from deliveries.
• Depending upon the production needs, the Material Handler may be required to assist in donations by:
• Knowing criteria for accepting donations;
• Giving prompt assistance to donors;
• Offering every donor a receipt;
• Completing the Retail Donation Activity Summary sheet;
• Following all safety policies, asset protection policies and Team Member policies as outlined in the Team Member handbook, asset protection manual and safety manual
• Must report all injuries or safety & asset protection violations to a superior as soon as they occur.
• Ability to operate safely a pallet jack, or hand truck. Due to the operation of large and dangerous equipment a Team Member must submit to a drug test if an accident were to occur.
• Must assist loading and unloading of trucks and trailers donations/merchandise during sweeps and store deliveries as well at the warehouse.
• Must maintain excellent attendance and not abuse sick or vacation time.
• Willing to become certified on the bailers/compactors and OSHA forklift certified.
• Must unload cages, bins, trash, and gay-lords at receiving areas.
• Must be flexible daily to help where needed in the warehouse (compactor, baler, movement of merchandise, trucks, etc.).
• Assist in building furniture for store deliveries as needed.
• Must keep work area cleaned and picked up at all times.
• Due to the donation of materials, dust and animal hair may be present in the warehouse throughout the year. Ninety percent of the duties are performed in the Goodwill Processing Center that has quasi-regulated temperatures. Ten percent of the duties involve being outside receiving donations deliveries or possibly loading/unloading a vehicle.
• Assists in any other projects as determined by management.

The Baler/trash position is responsible for the following:

• Inspects baler for proper operation before beginning of shift.
• Follows and initials daily maintenance log. Notates any issues.
• Communicates malfunctions to supervisor.
• Must keep work area cleaned and picked up at all times.
• Relocates cages or gay-lords to the baler for unloading.
• Unloads cages or gay-lords of clothing and places only the proper type of clothing into baler. Gives remainder of goods to the appropriate sorting station.
• Accurately records number and type of bales produced and reports this to supervisor.
• Meets pre determined daily goals for bales.
• Pulls clothing from z-racks, and removes clothing from hangers.
• Moves empty pallet to baler area.
• Moves bales to storage area using a pallet jack.
• Breaks down boxes before loading them into the cardboard baler.
• Cleans work area at end of shift.
• Moving bales and salvage merchandise to various locations inside the warehouse with the direction of the Assistant Operations Manager and the Operations Manager.
• Bale all soft goods that are not high quality to send to our stores as well as cardboard to recycle.
• Assists in any other projects as determined by management.

The Green/Recycle position is responsible for the following:

• Sorting of all trash into the categories that have been predetermined to bring us the highest return when sold.
• Separating and palletizing all œDell  product as specified in the œGreen/Recycle Manual 
• Being an authorized user of the shrink wrap machine.
• Picking up of all recycle materials throughout the entire warehouse.
• Work with others to sort goods into the correct categories.
• Must keep work area cleaned and picked up at all times.
• Assists in any other projects as determined by management.

The Forklift Operator is responsible for the following:

• Must be OSHA forklift certified.
• Must complete daily pre-trip inspection of forklift and submit completed pre-trip inspection form to Logistics Manager.
• Must notify Logistics Manager immediately if any part of the forklift is not operating properly, creating an unsafe condition.
• Must assists in keeping all areas of the warehouse cleaned and picked up.
• Must operate the forklift with the safety of all employees in mind at all times.
• Assists in any other projects as determined by management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Elementary school education is required. High school education, GED is preferred. Ability to follow verbal instructions and to work as a team member. Must be able to read and write. Must be able to continuously perform repetitive work as a set pace. Must have the ability to learn the techniques of the job from short demonstration up to a period of one month. Previous experience using pallet trucks or hand trucks a plus. Must be fluent in English; bilingual a plus.