Recycling & Donations Specialist, ReStore

Habitat Portland Region; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Life insurance

Family leave

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity Portland Region is seeking a Recycling Associate (East Portland) to help manage daily recycling operations at the ReStore locations in Portland and Gresham. You will inspect materials, guide volunteers, and interact with customers, supporting a mission-driven team focused on reuse and sustainability.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and a strong commitment to equitable practices. Work is full-time, with a schedule that may include weekends, and compensation ranges from

Qualifications

• One year of customer service experience.
• Attention to detail and a passion for reuse and recycling.
• Skilled at working in a team of staff and volunteers while following the direction of leadership.
• Attentiveness, ability, and desire to maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Time management skills, including managing material flow urgency, timely arrival for shifts, and pickup deadlines.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, the correct and safe use of tools and equipment, such as a forklift, pallet jack, and dolly.
• A safety-first mindset and willingness to model safe practices and encourage peers to follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Proficiency with, or ability to learn to use, communication tools such as telephone, email, and two-way radio.
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment and learn new operations skills as the program develops.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating knowledge and proficiency in recycling and sustainability initiatives at the ReStore, particularly including the RecycleOn Center.
• Greeting the public, accepting and inspecting recycling materials that meet RecycleOn program criteria, and declining those that do not.
• Partnering with the Store Volunteer Coordinator in guiding volunteers to support daily recycling tasks.
• Processing, inspecting, and reducing contamination in recycling streams.
• Contributing to shared team efforts to keep facilities clean and organized, including receiving areas, break rooms, and outdoor common areas.
• Supporting team members with donation processing by guiding correct sorting of waste versus recyclable materials and maintaining collection bins.
• Assisting with loading, unloading, and sorting recycling materials received at the store or prepared for transport away from the store.
• Engaging customers, donors, and community members in Habitat's mission by sharing events, details of Habitat builds, volunteer opportunities, and recycling initiatives.
• Supporting recycling program tasks at other ReStore locations as needed or assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety-minded

Learns quickly

Forklift knowledge

Forklift, pallet jack, dolly

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Dolly

Job description

Habitat for Humanity Portland Region is seeking a Recycling Associate (East Portland) to help manage daily recycling operations at the ReStore locations in Portland and Gresham. You will inspect materials, guide volunteers, and interact with customers, supporting a mission-driven team focused on reuse and sustainability.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and a strong commitment to equitable practices. Work is full-time, with a schedule that may include weekends, and compensation ranges from