Material Handler - F/T (GRC)

Goodwill Industries of Delaware & Delaware County, Inc.; New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of Delaware & Delaware County, Inc. is seeking a warehouse/donation associate to organize, sort, and redistribute incoming merchandise. Responsibilities include operating forklift or bale/recycling machinery, sorting textiles, and assisting with loading/unloading trucks.

The role requires attention to safety, quality merchandise sorting, and maintaining clean work areas. Qualified candidates typically have a high school diploma or GED and 1–3 months of related experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 1–3 months related experience or training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety policies and procedures to ensure safety, security, and protection of customers and assets.
• Fulfill and assist with production and donation functions.
• Certified to operate forklift or bale/recycling machinery.
• Perform baling operations and load bales on trucks.
• Sort textiles from hard goods and classify merchandise on the sales floor.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and handle housekeeping tasks.
• Assist with loading/unloading trucks using proper techniques.
• Attend meetings and training sessions as required.

Skills

Forklift operator

Bale machinery

Textile sorting

Housekeeping

Loading/unloading

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Bale/Recycling machinery

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE:

To organize, sort and redistribute all incoming merchandise to ensure safe and clean working environment using machinery as necessary. May also serve as back-up to Transportation if holding current drivers license and maintaining clean driving record.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:

1. Follow safety policies and procedures ensuring maximum safety, security, and protection of all customers and company assets.
2. Responsible to fulfill and assist with all production and donation functions.
3. Certified Forklift operator or Certified to operate Bale/Recycling Machinery.
4. Perform baling functions such as operations of equipment designated to create bales, stack bales, and load bales on truck.
5. Ability to sort textile from hard goods and miscellaneous items, distinguish between quality merchandise and recyclable commodities and trash, maintain continuous flow of materials to achieve production goals, price merchandise according to company guidelines, and stock merchandise by classification on the sales floor.
6. Perform housekeeping functions that ensure that workstation, production and/or donation area, and sales floor are kept neat, clean, and organized.
7. Ensure maximum customer satisfaction. Work cooperatively with all consumers, community groups, co-workers, and subordinates to promote the achievement of the company mission.
8. Assist with loading and unloading trucks, using proper techniques and equipment to prevent any damage when handling the merchandise.
9. Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.
10. Attend meetings, training sessions and committee\team activities as required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred, along with a minimum of 1-3 months related experience and/or training.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. To ensure safe working conditions, personal protection equipment (PPE) required for this position includes: hand protection; eye protection when handling material; any other PPE that can reduce the possibility of injury.