SUMMARY

Sorts donated clothing to meet quality standards and hangs pre-sorted clothing as needed in a retail outlet and donation processing center by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES are listed below in order of importance, from most important to least important.

Pulls clothing from bins to examine and determines appropriateness for sales floor in accordance with established quality standards. 

Identifies and separates clothing of higher value.

Places sellable  clothing in appropriate bin to meet established quotas.

Places unsellable  clothing in appropriate containers.

Counts presorted bins and completes a daily report reflecting totals.

Places clothing on sales floor racks and pulls clothing from sales floor racks to make space as needed.

Maintains and cleans work area, along with following SOP guidelines for work area.

Reports known or suspected security and/or theft problems to the Store Manager or other member of management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Hangs clothing and places on racks for transporting to the sales floor, keeping similar types of clothing grouped together and using the correct color rotation system.

Serves as back-up to Donation Processor, Hanger and Cashier as needed.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned by any member of store management.

QUALIFICATIONS: 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.  Also listed below are the physical demands that must be met by the employee and the work environment characteristics that the employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

No prior experience or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and write English and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence.  Ability to effectively present basic information in one-on-one situations to customers, donors and employees using tact, courtesy and cooperativeness.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to perform basic addition and subtraction. 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to carry out simple written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Must have access to reliable transportation.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

This job has no certificate, license or registration requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly (more than 2/3 of the day) required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; to reach with hands and arms above and below shoulder.  The employee frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the day) is required to pull; throw; turn and twist body.  The employee is occasionally (less than 1/3 of the day) required to talk or hear; walk; push; bend and stoop.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

Work is performed indoors.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to dust.  The employee is occasionally exposed to odors, outdoor weather conditions and extreme cold or heat (non-weather).  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.