Merchandise Processor Gainesville FT

Goodwill of Greater Washington; Gainesville (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Same-day pay

PTO

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pet insurance

Employee discounts

EAP

401(k) with match

Job summary

Goodwill of Greater Washington is seeking a Donation Processing Associate to join our fast-paced retail team in Gainesville, VA. You will sort, process, and prepare donated merchandise for display and sale in our store, ensuring items meet quality standards and are ready for the floor.

You’ll maintain inventory logs, assist donors, and help shoppers with courteous service. The role emphasizes accuracy, safety, and a positive, energetic work environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend basic instruction.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with associates and customers.
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, bending, lifting, kneeling and climbing for prolonged periods (up to 7 hours per 8 hour shift).
• Ability to lift max of 25 lbs frequently.

Responsibilities

• Transfers merchandise from containers to determine appropriateness for the sales floor according to guidelines.
• Stays abreast of brand name, designer labels, current and vintage styles.
• Prepare items for the sales floor; evaluate quality, pricing, value, and salability.
• Counts items processed and records on official log.
• Sorts apparel into boutique, salable, and salvage categories per quota.
• Places items on hangers, transports to the sales floor, keeping items grouped.
• Counts pieces of clothing and records on Daily Hanger Report.
• Follows safety and security practices and reports hazards or injuries.
• Maintains productivity quotas while processing pieces.
• Maintains a clean, neat uniform and appearance.

Job description

Partner with retail team members in a high-energy, fast-paced environment to perform a variety of critical inventory management responsibilities. You’ll sort, process, and prepare donated merchandise for display and sale in your own retail store. Our shoppers will love you!

Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including the option for same day pay, accrued personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, premium pay for working certain holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year.

Essential Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Composure
• Time Management

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Transfers merchandise from containers to determine appropriateness for the sales floor in accordance with established guidelines.
• Stays abreast of brand name, designer labels, current and vintage styles.
• Prepare items for the sales floor. Evaluate items to determine quality, pricing, value and salability.
• Counts number of items processed and records on official log.
• Sorts apparel into boutique, salable, and salvage categories according to quota.
• Places items on hangers, places hangers on rolling rack, and transports them to the sales floor keeping similar items grouped.
• Counts pieces of clothing and records on Daily Hanger Report.
• Places non-sellable merchandise in the appropriate container.
• Follows good safety and security practices including reporting safety hazards and injuries to the manager on duty.
• Maintains a pace at which one is able to meet required productivity goals (quotas) for pieces processed.
• Maintains a clean, neat uniform and appearance.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the collection and stocking of donated merchandise.
• Provides excellent service to Goodwill’s donors and retail customers.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend basic instruction.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with associates and customers.
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, bending, lifting, kneeling and climbing for prolonged periods of time (up to 7 hours - per 8 hour shift).
• Ability to lift max of 25 lbs pounds frequently.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of six months of previous work experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Previous experience working with merchandise pricing.
• Basic computer skills.
• Multilingual with proficiency in English.