Store Clothing Processor

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit; Ypsilanti (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Disability insurance

EAP

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Car discount

Job summary

Goodwill of Greater Detroit is hiring a store clothing processor to evaluate, price, and hang donated clothing and linens for the sales floor. A good eye for quality and knowledge of brands helps, and the role offers incentive pay based on performance.

You will sort by gender, style, and quality, price items for display, and handle other duties as assigned. This is a full-time, on-site position with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to contribute to the nonprofit mission.

Qualifications

• Education/experience as described: any combination acceptable.
• Ability to work with others to meet goals and maintain standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer-facing demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Sort donated clothing by gender, style and quality.
• Price and hang donated clothing for sale.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team collaboration

Following guidelines

Interpersonal skills

Education

Any combination of education/experience

Job description

• Base Pay $14.00 - $19.18 / Hour
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

Contact information

• Name Clifton Prater

Description

Position Summary:

Our store clothing processors are responsible for evaluating, pricing, and hanging all donated clothing and linens that go to the sales floor of the store. You'll need a good eye for quality. And some knowledge of clothing brands and current styles won't hurt! This is a critical role in our retail stores and is eligible for healthy incentive pay based on your performance.

Position Duties:

• Sort donated clothing by gender, style, and quality to help store team meet daily production goals.
• Price and hang donated clothing for placement on the sales floor.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Benefits (for full-time employees):

• life, dental and vision insurance
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• auto supplier discount on car purchases

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED: Any combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the job.

PREFERRED: N/A.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:

• Ability to work with others collaboratively to achieve a shared goal.
• Ability to work within established guidelines.

PREFERRED:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Requires standing and walking and occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, bending, and reaching with hands and arms. Requires frequent lifting and moving of light items, up to 10 pounds, and occasional lifting and moving of items up to 25 pounds. May be required to stand for entire shift.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

Requires energetic, team-oriented individual with a positive "can-do" attitude and an ability to understand, accept and work with people who have disabilities and/or other barriers to employment.

MACHINES/EQUIPMENT:

Must be able to use computer keyboard and touchscreen.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mix of donation, production, and retail environments. Usually fast-paced.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Must have excellent interpersonal skills and values that reflect the organization’s mission and values. Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor, and appearance at all times. Must be 16 years of age or older. Must be willing to occasionally work evenings or weekends. Must pass a background check.

Summary

About Goodwill of Greater Detroit:

Like all Goodwill organizations, we are a nonprofit organization whose mission revolves around helping people in our community with barriers to employment overcome those challenges in order to enjoy the benefits of work. We run a variety of free programs to serve those folks across the 5 counties that we serve. We also run businesses that provide employment opportunities to some of those program participants. And revenue from those businesses is used to pay for our programming! Our thrift stores are one of those businesses, so if you join our team, you will be helping to make our community a place where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their potential.

Our mission: We build pathways to independence through personal development and the power of work.

Goodwill of Greater Detroit is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against applicants or employees based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or military veteran status.