Donation Door Attendent

Goodwill; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,981,000 - 46,838,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeking a hardworking Donation Express Center Attendant in Pittsburgh to support donor and customer relations, process donations, and maintain center safety. The role emphasizes attention to detail, ability to work with minimal supervision, and a potential compressed work week.

Responsibilities include item protection during transport, accurate donation tracking, proper packaging, sorting by category, and maintaining a clean, secure DEC environment.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Forward-thinking mindset.
• Position offers compressed work week.

Responsibilities

• Install protective devices to prevent shifting or damage during transport.
• Track donations according to standardized guidelines.
• Ensure packaging for shipment is secured and labeled.
• Pre-sort donations for processing by established categories.
• Direct and position receptacles for loading (bins, carts, containers).
• Maintain a safe work environment and keep DEC clean.

Skills

Team Player

Detail Oriented

Dedicated

Job description

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is looking for customer service driven individuals to join our growing team! Through employment with Goodwill, you’ll support our mission of helping people improve their quality of life through work and related services. Join the Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania team and celebrate 100 years of service in 2019!

The Donation Express Center Attendant will ensure the efficient cost effective operation and stewardship of the Donation Express Center (DEC) through donor and customer relations, processing donated goods, quality control, in order to maximize profitability and increase training opportunities. The Donation Express Attendant will be responsible for the security of the building.

We are looking for a self-motivated person, who is capable of working with minimal supervision. Must be a forward thinking individual. This position offers the opportunity to work a compressed work week.

Duties will also include but are not limited to:

• Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
• Track donation according to standardized guidelines.
• Ensure packaging for shipment is properly secured and labeled.
• Pre-sort donations for processing by established categories.
• Direct and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers so they can be loaded, including trash receptacles.
• Maintain a safe work environment by cleaning, mopping/sweeping, taking out trash, de-cluttering, reorganizing, etc to ensure the Donation Express Center (DEC) is free from debris, trash, dirt, etc.

External Hiring Range: $15.00/hour

Travel: No

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Experience

• Preferred: Less than 1 year: Experience with the public, stock or materials handling experience preferred.

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