Warehouse Materials Handler_RDC Department

About the Role

We are hiring positive, highly productive, safety-minded, and team-oriented associates to join our team at the Waterfront Thrift Store in Pensacola, FL. This full-time Warehouse Material Handler position involves working up to 40 hours per week, primarily receiving donations at the intake area.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service while assisting customers and donors
• Genuine customer greeting with eye contact
• Accept donations according to WRM guidelines
• Assist with loading or unloading
• Sort hard lines and soft lines donations into labeled Gaylord containers
• Unload truck contents and place in designated area
• Load designated shipments onto RDC trucks
• Process recyclables and remove waste/recycled items according to Waterfront Rescue Mission guidelines
• Empty trash containers
• Dispose of unsaleable donations according to recycling guide
• Practice all safety standards and procedures as outlined by WRM
• Use proper lifting techniques and tools for lifting merchandise
• Avoid tripping hazards by keeping the area clutter-free
• Report safety variances to the Manager on Duty
• Some travel may be necessary for training and temporary duty
• Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other Mission management

Requirements

• Must respect and uphold the mission and values of the ministry, demonstrating high ethics, honesty, and character
• Ability to read and write, with up to one month of related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Valid Florida driver’s license or valid photo identification card
• Must be insurable by the WRM’s insurance carrier if driving is an essential function of the position
• Ability to adjust timing (speed of handling) and placement of donations as volume and frequency change throughout the day

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to manipulate, reach with hands and arms, speak, and listen
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to talk or hear and taste or smell
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include depth perception

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.