Store Inventory Clerk

DeKalb Health; Ypsilanti (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life, dental and vision insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Auto supplier discount on car Purchaes

Job summary

Goodwill of Greater Detroit is seeking an entry-level store inventory clerk to sort and price donated items, stock the sales floor, and perform related duties in a fast-paced thrift store environment.

Eligible for incentive pay and benefits; must be 16+ and able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Education and experience: Any combination that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the job.
• Must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Sort donated clothing by quality, style, and gender.
• Sort and price shoes and accessories.
• Price donated housewares and electronics.
• Stock sales floor with processed clothing, housewares, electronics, shoes, and accessories.
• Remove items from the sales floor at the conclusion of their rotation cycle.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Job description

• Base Pay $14.00 - $16.69 / Hour
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

Contact information

• Name Clifton Prater

Description

Our store inventory clerks are responsible for a variety of jobs, including sorting and pricing shoes and accessories, sorting clothing donations, tagging housewares and electronics, and helping to move priced clothes, housewares, shoes and accessories to the sales floor of the store. You'll need to enjoy learning lots of different jobs. This is a great entry-level role at a Goodwill store and is eligible for incentive pay based on the store's performance.

Position Duties

• Sort donated clothing by quality, style, and gender.
• Sort and price shoes and accessories.
• Price donated housewares and electronics.
• Stock sales floor with processed clothing, housewares, electronics, shoes, and accessories.
• Remove items from the sales floor at the conclusion of their rotation cycle.
• 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)