Wares Processor

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

Posted about 2 months ago

Full Time

City of Syracuse, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Wares Processor is responsible for sorting, pricing, and tagging hard line products while maintaining a clean and safe store environment. They must also provide excellent customer service and assist with general store maintenance and organization.

Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or GED and previous retail experience is preferred. You are able to perform physical tasks such as standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 100 lbs. You also possess good communication and customer service skills.

Must Have Skills for ATS

customer service

pricing

tagging

labeling

retail experience

Job Description

The Wares Processor is responsible for production in the hard lines department. This individual will price and tag / label products according to standard operating procedures. They will also provide excellent customer service and maintain a clean, neat, and safe work environment. This position may also be cross-trained and responsible for additional duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Accurately assess and sort hard line products based on quality standards.
  • Accurately tag and label products based on pricing guide system.
  • Generates a minimum of 8,000.00 in store sales from items produced during every two week production period. 
    • Maintains a production minimum of 40 totes per day. 
  • Continuously put forth effort in increasing and demonstrating knowledge of hard line items.
  • Push, place, and maintain merchandise on the sales floor.  
  • Ensure safety procedures are followed during packing and movement of equipment.
  • Maintain a friendly and helpful attitude toward our customers and team members;
    • Greet customers in a friendly and enthusiastic manner;
    • Must follow Goodwill of the Finger Lakes values at all times; 
    • Address customer concerns in a courteous and respectful manner, while following retail policies. Seek assistance of supervisor, when necessary, to resolve concerns. 
    • Act as a positive member of the team by receiving and providing ideas or concerns to coworkers and management in a timely and supportive fashion.
  • Maintains clean, stocked, and prepared work stations, requests needed supplies to supervisor.
  • Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, organized manner (including but not limited to vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floor)
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. This position is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

High school diploma or GED preferred. Previous retail experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

  • Ability to read and understand documents such as time cards and policy manuals. 
  • Ability to write routine reports. 
  • Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly to other employees and customers. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually working in a store environment. At times this employee may be exposed to the outside environment when receiving donations. The employee will also be exposed to the donation processing area which is a warehouse-like environment. 

AVAILABILITY:

Must have open and flexible availability, and be willing to work evenings and weekends. 


PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical Demands- Wares Processor


Frequency


Never

Almost Never

Occasionally

Frequently

Always


Sitting

X

Standing

X

Walking

 X


Bending over

X

Crawling

X

Reaching Overhead


Crouching

X

Kneeling

X

Balancing

 X






Lifting and Carrying

10 lbs. or less


11 to 25 lbs.


26 to 50 lbs.


 X

51 to 75 lbs.

X

76 to 100 lbs.

X

over 100 lbs.

X





Push/ Pull Max Force

0 to 20 lbs.


 X

21 to 39 lbs.

X

40 to 59 lbs.


60 to 100 lbs.


Addendum

The production rates seen in this description are based on a workweek of 37.5 hours. Varying full time and part time classification production sale expectations will be calculated using the table below. 

20 hours

$4,267

25 hours

$5,333

30 hours

$6,400

37.5 hours

$8,000

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

We are a caring, person centered not-for-profit organization that does a lot of good in the communities we serve. Our social enterprise model takes an innovative approach to create job opportunities for people with barriers to employment, while generating revenue to support our mission programs and services. Headquartered in Rochester, NY Goodwill of the Finger Lakes along with The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) and 2-1-1/LIFE LINE have a very long and successful history. We are a dynamic team comprised of over 700 individuals that use our passion and expertise to find innovative solutions to address pressing social needs. Each year we positively impact the lives of over 150,000 people. Our doors are always open to welcome anyone who needs our services or those who are curious to learn more about our purpose and impact.
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