Sorter /Processor

The Salvation Army; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,204,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh is seeking individuals to assist in sorting, pricing, and processing donations in their Adult Rehabilitation Centers. This role involves maintaining a clean work environment, learning various sorting room functions, and providing professional conduct to beneficiaries. Applicants should have a good understanding of clothing quality and pricing, which is essential for effectively categorizing and pricing items. This is an opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing valuable skills.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of clothing quality and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sorting room operations.
• Process donations by inspecting and sorting items.
• Hang and tag sorted merchandise.
• Price sorted merchandise appropriately.
• Assist with baling as needed.
• Support work therapy program through professional conduct and work habits as directed by Supervisor.
• Process and sort donations by inspecting and separating saleable items from unsaleable items.
• Deliver a minimum of 300 store-quality garments per hour.
• Categorize and box seasonal clothing, bric-a-brac, and shoes.
• Process, hang, and tag all sorted merchandise.
• Deliver a minimum of 225 hung garments per hour.
• Ensure correct hanger use and proper tagging according to policy.
• Process and price all sorted merchandise and ensure quality and brand consideration.
• Sort and clean all saleable miscellaneous merchandise and assign fair market price.
• Ticket all merchandise and maintain required order and Rag Out Calendar.

Skills

Working knowledge of clothing quality

Job description

Overview

The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Centers make a difference in people's lives. Through the collection and resale of gently used goods we are able to provide the financial support to assist men and women with a variety of social and spiritual afflictions. The in-residence rehabilitation program focuses on basic necessities with every man or woman being provided a clean and healthy living environment, good food, work therapy, leisure time activities, group and individual counseling, and spiritual direction. All our effort is focused on developing life skills and a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. More than just a job, each member of the team contributes to recycling goods that literally recycle and repair broken lives.

Duties

• Assist as required with sorting room operation.
• Cross train in all sorting room functions under the guidance of the Sorting Room Supervisor.
• Assist in cleaning and general maintenance of sorting room area.
• Maintain a clean and clutter free work area.
• Responsible for baling as needed.
• This position will support the work therapy program component of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers by providing to beneficiaries; an example of professional conduct, work habits, and supervision (as directed by Supervisor).
• Other duties as may be assigned by immediate supervisor and/or Administrator.

Sorter

• Process and sort donations by inspecting and separating saleable from unsaleable items.
• Deliver a minimum of 300 store quality garments per hour.
• Categorize and box seasonal clothing, bric, and shoes.

Hanger/Tagger

• Process, hang, and tag all sorted merchandise.
• Deliver a minimum of 225 hung garments per hour.
• Ensure clothes are hung according to policy and on proper hanger.
• Ensure that tag is properly placed on garment according to Salvation Army policy.

Pricer

• Process and price all sorted merchandise.
• Deliver a minimum of 225 priced garments per hour.
• Ensure that quality, name brand, condition, etc., are considered to determine price of garment.

Bric a Brac

• Sort and clean all saleable miscellaneous merchandise donations daily.
• Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
• Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
• Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Shoes/Accessories

• Sort and clean all saleable shoes, handbags and accessory donations daily.
• Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
• Process to the store a minimum of 25 pieces/sets per hour maintaining all merchandise in the required order and manner.
• Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Domestics

• Sort and measure all saleable linen items daily as required.
• Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
• Process to the store a minimum of 25 pieces/sets per hour maintaining all merchandise in the required order and manner.
• Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Books/Records/Toys

• Sort and clean all saleable merchandise daily as required.
• Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item in accordance with established policies.
• Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
• Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial Rag Out Calendar.

Furniture/Electrical

• Sort, clean and test all electrical and furniture donations as required.
• Ticket all electrical merchandise using “sold as is” tickets and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
• Complete furniture tickets and record required information assigning a fair market price for each furniture item.
• Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
• Mark down furniture items on sales floor in accordance with policy.
• Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Qualifications

Have a working knowledge of clothing quality and price.