Outlet Production Associate

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Job Title: Outlet Production Associate

About the Position

The Outlet Production Associate is responsible for sorting salable from salvage material and prepare merchandise for sale, sustaining production plant and retail operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Load and unload transportation containers.
• Remove goods form transportation containers and place in designated areas.
• Sort and remove salvage material and garbage from salable goods.
• Evaluate and determine product value as requested.
• Prepare salable goods for retail store.
• Maintain production tallies.
• Identify goods for special sales and auctions.
• Remove and process unsold items from sales floor as appropriate.
• Build and maintain internal and external customer satisfaction.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Demonstrates safe work practices through awareness and observation in support of a safety culture; reports any potential hazards or accidents.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• No previous experience or education required
• Ability to read, speak and write Basic English and perform basic math skills
• Ability to work with a diverse team

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: None

Computer/Technology Skills: None

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 40-60 pounds.The employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; balance; bend and reach with hands and arms; use feet to operate foot pedal operation; and talk or hear. Occasionally required to climb ladders, sit, stoop, kneel, squat, crouch, or crawl.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Able to communicate with others effectively both verbally and written, including those who have limited English skills. Maintain reliable attendance.

Essential Mental/Sensory Abilities :

• Organizing, sorting, categorizing, counting, adding, subtracting
• Recording data
• Problem Solving
• Team player
• Communicating with the public
• Creating written communication

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an outdoors environment, temperature varies with weather and exposure to dust. The noise level in the work environment is loud. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

General Description of All Benefits

Evergreen Goodwill provides the following benefits to employees:
https://evergreengoodwill.org/evergreen-goodwill-employee-benefits

• 20% employee shopping discount at all retail and outlet locations
• Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental and vision for full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week
• Vacation pay – based on job role and tenure
• Sick time pay – based on accruals and Seattle Paid Sick/Safe Time
• 9 paid holidays per year (includes floating holidays)
• Voluntary insurance plans for full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week
• Basic AD&D and Basic Life Insurance for full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week
• Long Term Disability insurance for exempt (salaried full-time employees)
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free and confidential
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee loan program – for critical needs such as rent, e lectric bill, etc.
• Educational loan program
• Some job roles are eligible for bonuses
• Jury duty and bereavement pay

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Goodwill believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. This position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but not limit our employees nor Goodwill to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the Goodwill.

Job Family: Outlet
Job Function: Hourly
Pay Type: Hourly
Min Hiring Rate: $16.50
Max Hiring Rate: $19.00