Store Housewares Processor

DeKalb Health; Canton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Auto discount

Job summary

Goodwill of Greater Detroit is hiring for a full-time store associate responsible for sorting, evaluating, and pricing donated housewares and electronics for the sales floor. The role requires a good eye for quality and offers incentive pay based on sales.

Typical duties include sorting by quality and pricing items for display. The job is performed in a mix of donation, production, and retail settings, with a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED: Any combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the job.
• ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS COLLABORATIVELY TO ACHIEVE A SHARED GOAL.
• ABILITY TO WORK WITHIN ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES.

Responsibilities

• Sort donated housewares and electronics by quality.
• Price donated housewares and electronics and, as needed, prepare them for placement on the sales floor.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Job description

• Location 41937 Ford Road,Canton, MI, 48187,United States
• Base Pay $14.00 - $16.69 / Hour
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

Our store housewares processors are responsible for sorting, evaluating and pricing all donated housewares and electronics that go to the sales floor of the store. You'll need a good eye for quality. And some knowledge of common housewares and electronics won't hurt! This is an important role in our retail stores and is eligible for healthy incentive pay based on the sales of the housewares that you process.

Position Duties:

• Sort donated housewares and electronics by quality.
• Price donated housewares and electronics and, as needed, prepare them 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:

N/A.

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 work evenings, weekends, extended hours and holidays. 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.

Additional Information

• Work Schedule No Work Schedule (DGR/TRN?LOA)