Donation Associate - Eastgate

Goodwill-of-the-Great-Plain; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Day

Birthday Day Off

6 Paid Holidays

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Goodwill of the Great Plains is seeking a Donation Associate in Sioux City, IA. The role focuses on handling donated merchandise, delivering excellent customer service, and presorting items for the receiving area.

Shifts are full-time with varied hours. The wage is $15.00 per hour, and the organization emphasizes a competitive compensation package including benefits and growth opportunities. The position requires adhering to safety and donation protocols.

Qualifications

• Able to learn to safely operate pallet jack and forklifts.
• Customer service experience is preferred.
• Willingness to follow safety protocols and store procedures.

Responsibilities

• Accept donations from the public in a respectful, courteous, safe, and efficient manner.
• Provide excellent customer service, including thanking each donor and offering to fill out donation receipts.
• Follow store protocol for accepting donated items. Inform donors when we cannot accept items and suggest alternatives.
• Presort donated materials and move to assigned areas.
• Load and unload materials by hand, pallet jack, hand truck or forklift after forklift certification is attained.
• Push or pull carts, racks and/or crates to and from dock areas, dump areas, storage areas, and production or retail areas.
• Price, sort, test, and hang donated materials as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Safety awareness

Pallet jack operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Regular Full-Time Manual Labor Sioux City, IA, US

We are seeking a Donation Associate to become an important part of our team! In this position you will help provide exceptional customer service while receiving donated merchandise and doing initial presort of those materials.

Position Type: Full-Time Sunday 10-6:30pm, Monday 11-7:30pm, Thursday 11-7pm, Friday 11-7pm Saturday 11-7:30pm

Wages: $15.00 hourly

In accordance with the Goodwill of the Great Plains mission, we are committed to providing a competitive total compensation package, including salary and benefits, that will attract, retain, and reward high performing employees who share a passion for transforming lives through the dignity of work. Goodwill of the Great Plains strives to make employee compensation performance-based, competitive to organizations with similar missions, and commensurate for the individual’s level of responsibility

Responsibilities

• Accept donations from the public in a respectful, courteous, safe, and efficient manner.
• Provide excellent customer service, including thanking each donor and offering to fill out donation receipts.
• Follow store protocol for accepting donated items. Inform donors when we cannot accept their item and suggest alternatives. Follow safety protocols for loading and unloading items.
• Presort donated materials and move to assigned areas
• Load and unload materials by hand, pallet jack, hand truck or forklift after Goodwill forklift certification is attained, as assigned
• Push or pull carts, racks and/or crates to and from dock area, dump areas, storage areas, and production or retail areas
• Price, sort, test, and hang donated materials as needed

Qualifications

• Ability to learn how to safely operate pallet jack and/or forklift
• High school graduate/GED preferred, but not required .

While the benefits are great, Goodwill’s mission is really at the heart of all we do. When you join the Goodwill team you are not just joining the company, you are becoming part of our family. You could be eligible for a Personal Day, Birthday Day Off, and 6 Paid Holidays upon hire. With eligibility for Health Dental, and Vision Insurance after 30 days of employment. See more benefit details on the careers tab at www.goodwillgreatplains.org.

Goodwill of the Great Plains provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.