Recycle/Scrap Warehouse Worker

Position Description

Job Title: Scrap Warehouse                                             

FLSA Status: Non Exempt                                                 

Summary

The purpose of this position is to support the entire production process to ensure a smooth and efficient flow of product in and out of the production area.  Stocks and bales in containers.  Reports to the immediate supervisor or assistant manager.    

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The scrap employee sets the pace for the unloader and the sorters. Ensures unloading area is clean. Moves and helps set donation containers. Has required back up of donations to replace the processed ones.
• Ensures all trash containers and rag out bins are empty before starting the workday.
•  Labels, then moves sorted merchandise to an inventory staging area.
•  Circulates through the production area, emptying trash and taking cloth to bailing area as needed. Loads and operates a trash compactor. Notifies supervisor when compactor is reaching capacity or requires service.
• Ensures enough donations are available to meet production goals and standards. Restocks supplies as determined by the unloader, sorters, or supervisor.
• Performs other duties and special assignments as directed, including assignments, which may be outside the primary area of employment.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Ability to add, subtracts, and counts out change correctly.
• Ability to promote a favorable company image with employees and the public.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with customers.
• Ability to present a positive Company image an be courteous to customers
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team.

Education and/or Experience Required

• Experience working with a diverse workforce.
• Ability to work with individuals possessing developmental disabilities.
• Ability to use good judgment.
• Energy to take on fast-paced work.
• Good listener.

Physical Demands 

• Works inside in a production and retail environment.
• Exposure to temperature fluctuations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, hear, stand and move throughout the store.
• Use upper body strength to frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Must be able to walk all day throughout the store, cleaning, putting clothing away, picking up.
• Must be able to continually reach a 5-foot high bar to grab clothing off and put clothing away on a rack.
• Must be able to continually use upper extremities to handle cash register, put away clothing, clean up and organize store. 
• Must be able to regularly push and pull clothing racks weighing up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to dust from donations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly standing, bending, and stooping.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to operate cash register.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The qualifications, working environment, and physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary : $18