Lead Warehouse Worker

Essential Functions

Responsibilities:

• To perform the daily operations of the warehouse; including but not limited to salvage, bailing, shoes, returns, etc. To maintain the warehouse in a safe and clean manner.

General Warehouse Duties

• To unload van trailers either manually or with a forklift, if certified.
• To load all shoe and bale trailers.
• To operate the forklift to lift baskets and bales and to dump trash cans.
• To inspect all fire extinguishers in the main facility, as instructed.
• To comply with company safety regulations by maintaining clear aisles.

Baler Duties

• To bale salvage following company procedure.
• To clean and lubricate baler and forklift, as required.
• To operate forklift, in a safe manner, to store bales and load and unload vans.
• To assist in moving materials in the warehouse, as needed.

Shoes, Belts and Purses

• To inspect and pair returned shoes, ensuring that they are matched properly. (No boots or high heels over 1 inches.)
• To bale salvage shoes, belts and purses for distribution outside Goodwill.
• To store baled salvage until sold.

Lead Duties

• To coordinate warehouse workers’ job assignments and ensure that daily goals are met.
• To maintain the dock areas in a clean, organized, hazard-free condition.
• To ensure salable items are sorted from trash and to place salable items in the proper area so as to prevent breakage, damage and theft.
• To prepare items for transport to the stores in a safe and secure manner.
• To follow the salvage sales procedure, sell salvage to dealers and dispose of unwanted salvage appropriately.
• To act as dispatcher, as scheduled.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.
• Must be able to market Goodwill and explain the mission to the general public.
• Must be able to engage in prolonged standing, walking and in frequent bending, stooping, and stretching.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule on short notice, including days, nights and weekends.
• Must be able to lift and carry objects up to 50 #s frequently and 100 #s occasionally.
• Must be able to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate clearly in English.

Requirements

• Ability to operate baler and/or certified to operate a forklift.

Working Conditions

• Extreme physical exertion,
• Exposure to temperature extremes,
• Exposure to unfit donated goods and materials.