Full-Time Retail Associate- 96th St. & Fishers

Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education reimbursement

20% discount at Goodwill stores

Comprehensive health plan

Generous paid time off

Retirement planning options

Job summary

Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana is looking for a Full-Time Cashier in Indianapolis. This role involves ringing up customer orders, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting with donations.

Ideal candidates are customer-focused, detail-oriented, and able to handle a range of activities including managing donations and securing valuable items for our eCommerce team. Comprehensive benefits and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate capability through prior experiences.
• Excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Ring up customer orders and maintain a balanced drawer.
• Sort and manage donations efficiently.
• Develop a keen eye for securing valuable items for ClickGoodwill.

Skills

Customer Focus

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Job description

Position Status: Full-Time

Hourly Rate: $13

Location/Address: 9510 Corporation Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46256

Example Duties and Activities

Cashier

• Rings up customer orders, maintains a balanced drawer, and follows all cash handling procedures and protocols.
• Provides general information about Goodwill programs to educate customers and answer questions. Directs all higher‑level questions to the appropriate associate or manager.
• Maintains cleanliness of the sales floor (purge, size, run racks, and merchandise).

Textiles or Wares Producer

• Sorts product to identify quality and value (checks for holes, missing buttons, defective zippers, or stains and cleans as needed) and properly barbs, tags, and hangs textiles or wares. Sort textiles (curating for quality).
• Produces 100 items per hour for wares/85 items per hour for textiles adhering to Goodwill’s pricing standards and updating daily production tracking sheet.
• Occasionally uses a pallet jack and regularly uses a conveyor belt.

Donation Door Attendant

• Accepts donations from customers and maintains a clean and clear donation door.
• Quickly and accurately sorts products and distributes them to appropriate areas.
• Maintains an efficient working area by ensuring the backroom is clean and organized (all boxes labeled, everything in its place, and a place for everything).
• Loads and unloads trucks as needed and regularly uses heavy equipment, including a pallet jack, double stacker, floor scrubber, and hydraulic lift.

eCommerce Producer

• Develops a keen eye to identify and secure items of value for ClickGoodwill.
• Stays informed of the market value of merchandise through eBay and other Internet shopping sites to properly tag, itemize, and secure items in totes for ClickGoodwill and educates team of eCommerce high ticket items.
• Properly, efficiently and carefully pack curated products onto pallets, wraps, and ships totes to ClickGoodwill to meet the store budget regarding totes shipped per week.

e-Books Producer

• Scans books received by the store and decides what is sent to ClickGoodwill or displayed at the store location to meet the store budget.
• Prints inventory sheets and packs, seals, and ships totes for ClickGoodwill.
• Identifies top sellers and manages a clean, organized, in‑store sales‑effective display.

Rack and Cart Runner

• Checks each rack/cart to ensure quality and value.
• Properly sizes, merchandises, and purges the sales floor.
• Maintains a clean and orderly sales floor, puts away carts, and stocks shelves.
• Runs one textile rack/wares cart per 15 minutes and updates daily production tracking sheet.

Required Competencies

• Degree and Credential Requirements- NONE! We value candidates who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them contribute. We believe in continuous learning and professional development.
• Customer Focus - Has the ability to see, comprehend and relate with customers in an impartial, unbiased yet effective and balanced manner; builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization; provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Teamwork - Works well with others and makes valued contributions to the outputs of others in order to assist the team or project to achieve the required outputs.
• Ethical - Adheres to procedures and protocol, including maintaining confidentiality in passwords, logging on and off procedures, and adherence to Goodwill’s values.
• Attention to Detail - Attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks, including safety awareness.
• Time Management - Manages one's own time and the time of others effectively.

Preferred Competencies

• Technical Knowledge – Has familiarity with computers and relevant software including basic computer and Internet navigation skills.
• Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non‑verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.
• Mathematical Aptitude - Develops and applies mathematical thinking in order to solve a range of problems in everyday situations.
• Critical Thinking - Uses judgment and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Other Requirements

• Hard to Very Hard Physical Work - Is able to spend time in excess of 8 hours sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Uses hands to grasp, carry, feel, or touch products and machinery. Has the ability to move and lift 10-50 pounds.
• Can manage frequent exposure to moderate noise and temperature variations.

Benefits

• Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
• Discount programs including 20% discount off Goodwill retail stores immediately upon hire
• Comprehensive health plan
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sabbatical and parental leaves
• Life, dental and vision insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability plans
• Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program
• Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
• Retirement planning options with generous company % match
• Free mental health support services with up to 15 free counseling sessions for you and your family members
• Free nurse health coaching services on‑site
• Daily pay options available

Goodwill is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled employer