Material Handler (Processing Center, Full-Time)

Madison, Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Shopping privileges

Diverse community

Volunteer-oriented culture

Job summary

St. Vincent de Paul in Madison, WI is seeking a Material Handler (Miscellaneous Runner) to support presort, pricing, packing, and redistribution of donated items across Dane County thrift stores. This full-time role offers a 4-day, 10-hour shift schedule and opportunities to contribute to our community through a compassionate, community-focused workplace.

The position emphasizes teamwork, safety, and respect for diverse cultures while helping the organization fulfill its service mission.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Ability to operate pallet jack and pallet wrap machine safely.
• Basic knowledge of household items and resale value.
• Ability to communicate across cultures, ranges of ability, ethnicities, and races.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and process donations by evaluating quality and resale potential; price, pack, and presort products as needed.
• Maintain and support multiple processing workstations by keeping supplies stocked, removing trash, moving prepared products to staging areas, and replacing full gaylords, totes, and boxes.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment, including completing assigned cleaning duties and keeping production areas orderly.
• Work collaboratively with the team and adapt to changing priorities; perform other duties as assigned.
• Support safeguarding training and contribute to an inclusive workplace.

Skills

Lift 50 lbs

Pallet jack operation

Household items knowledge

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

Description

Full-time/Non-Exempt | 4 day-10 hour shifts | 7:00am - 5:30pm | $19.68/hour| Rotating weekdays off based on group assignment.

If you feel fulfilled by giving back to our community, you can feel confident that St. Vincent de Paul is a great place to work! We are an organization dedicated to serving our community, and we are looking for a candidate who is passionate about our core values. Come work in a fun, rewarding, and compassionate environment!

Job Summary

Material Handler (Miscellaneous Runner) is a key member of the Miscellaneous team, which is tasked with the main support for all needed duties to help the presort, pricing and packing stations operate as efficiently and productively as possible. Assisting with presorting, pricing, packing and redistributing donated miscellaneous items to the SVdP thrift stores around Dane County. This is an essential position that allows us to contribute to the many services SVdP provides!

What You’ll Do

• Inspect and process miscellaneous donations by evaluating items for quality, resale potential, and current store needs; price, pack, and presort products as needed.
• Maintain and support multiple processing workstations by keeping supplies stocked, removing trash, moving prepared products to staging areas, and replacing full gaylords, totes, and boxes.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment, including completing assigned cleaning duties and keeping production areas orderly.
• Work collaboratively and flexibly with the team, adapting to changing priorities and performing other duties as assigned.
• Support organizational values and compliance by contributing to an inclusive workplace, building respectful relationships across differences, and completing required safeguarding training.

What You Can Bring

• Be able to work independently and adapt to ever-changing needs, job assignments and priorities.
• Ability to lift up to 50 Lbs. on a regular basis.
• Ability to operate a pallet jack and pallet wrap machine safely
• Basic knowledge of household items and resale value
• Capable of making speedy and accurate judgments of appliance items based on quality control information received during training or current needs of the stores
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, ethnicities, and races. OR is willing to communicate and interact effectively with individuals from diverse cultures, varying abilities, ethnicities, and races.

What You’ll Love!

• 4-day week with a rotating schedule
• Variety in your work: fun finds, vintage clothing and unique pieces
• First access shopping privileges during your breaks
• Being part of a diverse community within our organization and Dane County

Daily assignments will rotate based on staffing and operational needs. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Requirements

Physical Demands & Qualifications

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job:

• Employee must have the ability to maintain professional, patient and courteous interactions with a diverse base of customers, donors, clients and other SVdP staff
• Employee must frequently stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands to handle or touch product, tools, or controls.
• Stand at workstation for 3 hours between breaks for 10-hour shifts
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance and occasionally lift/move up to 50 lbs with assistance from equipment or another person.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must be able to follow instructions and work autonomously on assigned job duties
• Employee must be able to work assigned shifts consistently and reliably

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not and shall not discriminate in our employment, services and volunteerism on the basis of age, race, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or any characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers and vendors. Although the District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not generally consider religion in either hiring or the services it provides, because we are a Catholic charity, requiring liaison with the Catholic Church and its members, certain positions involving such liaisons are reserved for members of the Catholic Church. The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul reserves the right to consider whether the conduct reflected in a criminal conviction demonstrates an incompatibility with the responsibilities of the specific job for which an applicant is applying.

EQUITY

St. Vincent de Paul has a vision for a deeply inclusive environment for our membership, staff, and volunteers. To foster a culture of belonging while providing equitable service delivery above and beyond Equal Opportunity requirements, SVdP candidates must be committed to cultural competency growth and work within diverse teams. SVdP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full-Time Job Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Free long-term disability and term life insurance
• Voluntary short-term disability and life insurance coverage available
• Employee 403(b) retirement savings plan and an employer-sponsored SEP-IRA
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid sick time off