Donation Center Associate

Goodwill-Industries-of-South-Central-California; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries seeks a Material Handler I - PM at the Delano, CA store to receive donations, transport, sort, select and display merchandise. This non-exempt role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and alignment with Goodwill’s mission.

The position requires lifting up to 70 pounds, performing opening/closing duties, and maintaining store cleanliness while providing customer service and cash/receipts support as needed.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Minimal ability to read and write.
• Language Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public using tact, courtesy and cooperativeness.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Effective interpersonal and communications skills to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff.

Responsibilities

• Complete opening activities to include doors, cone placement for trucks, prep for truck switch, prep of water cooling stations, donation drive through set up, gaylord moves, and other activities.
• Moves, sorts, selects and properly displays merchandise in accordance with the company's procedures; requires the ability to pick up and carry up to 70 pounds in weight.
• Tagging and hanging of textiles, pricing of wares, shoes, and furniture, and distribution of products to the sales floor.
• Receives and processes donated goods, directs donors to proper locations and issue receipts and/or printed information; requires the ability to pick up and carry up to 70 pounds in weight.
• Performs necessary record keeping pertaining to daily activities, donation counts, processing counts, and other reports as needed in a neat and legible manner.
• Responsible to perform housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness of donation area, bathroom(s), and all interior and exterior of the store.
• Cooperatively cover coworkers’ break times and work in a cooperative manner as a team.
• Preparation of salvage items to include creating boxes, sorting and ensuring quality products are used for resale and not placed in salvage.
• Build furniture that may come in boxed for placement on the sales floor.

Job description

Goodwill Industries seeks a Material Handler I - PM at the Delano, CA store to receive donations, transport, sort, select and display merchandise. This non-exempt role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and alignment with Goodwill’s mission.

The position requires lifting up to 70 pounds, performing opening/closing duties, and maintaining store cleanliness while providing customer service and cash/receipts support as needed.