Job Objective:

To perform the initial sort of all donations, separating material into proper categories for processing in other departments and properly disposing of all non-saleable items. Position reports to the Production Manager who evaluates performance annually.

Essential Job Functions:

• Knows and understands the Goodwill Mission: Strengthen communities by empowering individuals and families through education, training and job placement.
• Perform initial (first) sort from crates/cages, blue poly-carts, boxes, and barrels of donated material.
• Place all soft goods (clothing, other textiles, purses, belts, neckties, et cetera) into hampers, and move full hampers to waiting areas.
• Pair and rubber-band shoes (and other footwear), and then place them in barrels.
• Place glass, (porcelain and other fragile items, et cetera) in plastic baskets and move full baskets to the glass processing area.
• Place wares, (including holiday, toys and other hard goods, et cetera) on dump tables. All metal items should be passed along to Wares Processors.
• Do not discard sellable items. Keep in mind that most metal objects (copper, brass, aluminum and steel) can be sold for salvage.
• Place E&M (electrical and mechanical) items in wooden carts.
• Place books, records, cassette and 8-track tapes in large red carts; CDs and DVDs go into barrels.
• Place all jewelry in the designated jewelry containers.
• Place unsellable items (wet/moldy clothing and textiles, encyclopedias, useless items and trash) in gray dump carts.
• Clean out crates/cages until they are empty, and then sweep them of all debris.
• Sweep work area and maintain a clutter-free workstation. The accumulation of any donations at workstations is strictly prohibited.
• Place hazardous materials (e.g. propane tanks, gas cans, paint, flammable liquids, et cetera) in the designated big bin.
• Complete other jobs/tasks as assigned (e.g., work in Warehouse or other areas).
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Cooperate with and support management team.
• Work well in a team environment and seek guidance whenever necessary. Contribute ideas on how to improve productivity.

• Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to sort donated material into correct categories.
• Ability to move full hampers of clothes.
• Ability to move full crates of donated material, as necessary.

• Equipment Used:

• Gloves should be worn at all times
• Crates, hampers, barrels
• Scissors or knife
• Broom and small shovel

• Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand or walk and perform strenuous physical labor 8 hours per day.
• Ability to lift, stoop, bend, and reach.
• Light Industrial Plant with signifi