Material Handler (Full Time)

About the role

Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, Inc. is seeking a Material Handler to join our Operations Center in Fort Wayne, IN. This position offers a flexible schedule and the chance to contribute to community service while developing your career.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads trucks/carts manually, with hand truck, or with pallet jack at all locations.
• Accepts donations and distributes tax receipts.
• Pre-sorts donations as required.
• Auxiliates and follows the directions of the truck driver while on route.
• Auxiliates and directs truck driver with backing of truck and with directions for home pick-ups.
• Keeps area and trucks clean and neat.
• Follows all safety rules and practices.
• Operates compactor, if trained.
• Heavy lifting, pushing and pulling required.
• Performs all other duties as may be assigned by the VP of Operations & E-Commerce in the process of carrying out the mission of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, Inc.

Essential Functions

• Maintains a positive work outlook and projects a pleasant, courteous, and helpful demeanor.
• Ensures walkways, aisles, exits, and safety equipment areas (i.e., fire extinguishers or fire hoses) are clear and unobstructed.
• Bales salvage as needed, if assigned and trained.

Attendance

Goodwill, your co-workers, and our customers depend on you to be at work as scheduled. Job performance is reviewed upon initial hire at 30, 60 and 90 days, and annually thereafter, by the VP of Operations * E-Commerce.

Educational Requirements

No specialized educational requirements; will train.

Experience

Minimum of three months working experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

No skills required; will train.

Community Interaction

Contact with customers, donors, and co-workers.

Equipment

• Variety of production equipment including hand truck or dolly, pallet jack, and carts.
• Gloves and safety glasses.

Complexity

Work that is routine or repetitive, requiring the use of several readily understood rules and procedures in which the employee may make minor decisions that could affect the efficiency, accuracy, or correctness of work.

Confidentiality

Little or no confidential information involved.

Working Conditions

• Physical Activities: Substantial: grasping, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, and walking. Considerable: balancing. Moderate: crouching, hearing, stooping, and talking. Occasional: climbing. Nominal: crawling, kneeling, and repetitive motions.
• Environmental Conditions: The worker is subject to both outdoor and indoor environmental conditions.

Code of Ethics

All employees are responsible for being knowledgeable about Goodwill’s code of ethics and respective policies and procedures, and for conducting themselves accordingly. Ethical conduct is expected at all times in all matters, whether or not a particular issue is specifically addressed in agency policies or procedures. Employees are expected to bring any questions about whether or not a specific situation presents a potential conflict with this policy to the attention of their manager.

EEO Clause

It is the Agency's policy to afford equal opportunity to all regardless of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, or any other class protected by law, and to provide a work environment free of bias based on such categories. Any and all employment decisions will be administered in a non-discriminatory manner.

Safety Standards

All employees are responsible for adhering to all published safety policies as well as the implementation of specific standards that may be assigned. Employees are expected to report unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. Supervisors are responsible for safety issues in assigned areas — ensure that all employees are informed and adhere to all safety policies/issues, use proper reporting mechanisms for dealing with safety hazards or incidents, and personally adhere to safety rules.

Harrassment

All employees are responsible for avoiding offensive or inappropriate behavior at work and are responsible for assuring the workplace is free from any type of harassment at all times. Employees are expected to be familiar with and follow all published procedures, including reporting incidences and cooperating with investigations.