Recycling & Warehouse Associate

About the role

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Recycling & Warehouse Associate to join our Recycling & Warehouse – Bannister team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, “Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!” and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Handle all donations with care and respect.
• Unload inbound shipments safely and move products to designated areas.
• Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage; report quality variances.
• Pull and prepare products for shipment, ensuring the exact number and product type are loaded and shipped.
• Perform picking duties efficiently to meet customer service standards.
• Efficiently move product from staging and storage areas into trailers.
• Sort donated and purchased goods into categories: sales floor, seasonal, online sales, salvage, and trash, according to established guidelines.
• Use machinery safely and appropriately to tip or compact designated products for sale or recycling.
• Maintain high quality and high quantity standards while working quickly and steadily.
• Establish and maintain positive and professional relationships with team members and leadership.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance as required.
• Keep appropriate records and reports to maintain tight inventory control and security.
• Safeguard company property and personal information from harm, damage, or theft; report any incidents of theft, misappropriation, unethical/inappropriate behavior, or unauthorized possession of company property to management, HR, Risk Management, or the employee hotline.
• Adhere to all MERS/Goodwill policies, Goodwill Retail procedures, and safety and security regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No degree required; High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, customers, and management.
• Organized and capable of interacting with a diverse work population.
• Necessary math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $15.50; Bonus Potential: Up to $250/month.

Benefits

• Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30+ hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20+ hours per week.
• PTO accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Employee store discount.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible schedules.
• Career growth opportunities.