Textiles Associate - Golden Store

About the role

The Associate I, Textiles Production will primarily work in a production environment sorting, hanging, pricing, and tagging donated textiles while following company quality standards and guidelines to determine which items will be placed on the sales floor to be sold. The Associate may occasionally be in contact with customers and expected to be responsive in communication and provide excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Sort donated textiles by season, color, and quality of product.
• Inspect textiles to ensure the product is in good saleable condition (buttons, zippers, etc.).
• Hang, size and price, tag, and prepare textile items to be sold by loading them on Z‑racks.
• Make decisions to price according to Goodwill standards of quality and value of the product which may include researching the item’s value on the internet or utilizing other company tools and standards.
• Provide excellent customer service to fellow staff and customers; answer product questions as needed.
• Follow all retail center policies and procedures.
• Follow all safety processes and procedures to help provide a safe working environment for employees and customers.
• Cross‑train as needed in other departments and areas when required.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area to provide a safe and efficient workflow for employees and customers.
• Job duties may extend beyond the tasks listed and may include additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

Education: High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: One (1) year of retail experience preferred.

• Attention to detail and ability to make decisions.
• Ability to use basic technologies to follow company standards.
• Ability to use good judgement to assess quality and value of textile product and pricing, researching value as necessary.
• Ability to use a dolly and pallet jack as required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.

Benefits

• Eligible for Daily Pay – work today, get paid today.
• Full‑time employees in Retail and Sales/Operations Divisions are eligible for medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability, life/accidental death and dismemberment, flexible spending accounts, long‑term disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
• Eligible to make pre‑tax or post‑tax (Roth) contributions to the retirement plan (must be 18 years of age to participate).
• Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.

Pay

$16.45 per hour. Pay could increase based on the amount of textiles produced each hour.

Schedule

Day shift; availability to work weekends is required. The role may require a varied schedule including weekends, evenings, holidays, and occasional overtime.