What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sorting Room Worker position at The Salvation Army and Careers?
Schedule/Hours: Part-time hours, 5 days per week, may include Saturday
This position is responsible for:
receiving, sorting, pricing, and preparing donated items for display in the store; determining the suitability and pricing of items based on established standards; assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the store and sorting room area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Duty 1: Receives, inspects, and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc., according to the category and condition; selects items suitable for store display and distributes the same to the appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discards items in accordance with established procedures.
- Duty 2: Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures; hangs clothes on hangers and places them on clothes racks.
- Duty 3: Cleans all display racks and shelves; Sweeps and mops floor, cleans windows and mirrors, ensures that the store is maintained in a clean and inviting manner.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Duties are usually performed standing. Standing may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of sitting.
- Moderate physical effort required associated with sitting, walking, standing, lifting, bending, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, and carrying light to heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.).
- Work is performed in a normal warehouse environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.
Employee Benefits:
- Supplemental insurance policies are available
- Person Time Off
- 403b savings plan
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or G.E.D. and
- one year of experience working in a warehouse preferred Or
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
Licenses and Certifications: None
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled