Production Associate:

Hours: Retail store hours - Full-time hours are generally between 35 and 40 hours per week, Part-time hours are generally 20 hours per week. Schedules may vary from week to week. Must be able to work some weekends.

SUMMARY:  This position is responsible for inspecting and sorting all donated textiles and hard goods.  Makes price tickets, prepares merchandise for resale in the store.  Discards unsaleable items.  Performs quality inspections and attaches proper price ticket.  Maintains a neat and organized work area. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

·        Receives various donations from donors and provides donation tax receipt.

·        Inspects and sorts all donated textiles (clothing) and hard goods.  Insures all textiles have no rips, stains or wear and all hard goods are of some value. Discards items of lesser quality (or no value) to salvage or trash.    Identifies better quality merchandise and prices accordingly. Separates and stages seasonal items for future use (i.e. Christmas, Halloween).

·        Separates items by category.  Prints price tickets and attaches to items in need of tickets.  Calculates 50% of retail price on some items, use standard list for other items.

·        Processes donated items through the store’s various sorting stations (new toys, textiles, hardgoods, bags of textiles, shoes, glass and china, trash, and salvage).

·        After inspection places textiles on processing table to be hung.  Tickets various categories of textiles.  Hangs textiles according to priority need on sales floor as determined by the store management. 

·        Matches quality footwear and bands pair together if a band is not already in place.

·        Locates supplies needed for processing and reports low inventory to Store Management. 

·                    Labels all outbound hampers and rolling racks with proper destination tag for merchandise being sent to the Boston Distribution Center.

·        Keeps work area neat; cleans and sweeps area at end of each day.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High School graduate/GED or equivalent experience preferred. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and talk or hear. 

• The employee must be able to push/pull laundry hampers of up to 250 pounds.

• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.

• Position may require standing for long periods of time.

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

Normal warehouse environment.  Exposure to environmental conditions of dust, heat and cold.