Material Handler Associate – Tower Store

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* Please Note:

This position will be posted through November 14th, 2025. Goodwill’s Material Handlers are an integral part of our production team!! Material Handlers keep our production moving by using electric forklifts and/or pallet jacks to stage portions of our production flow (i.e., gaylords, pallets, tubs, etc.) matching them with the members of the production team to maximize efficiency. Traditionally, our Production team usually works a daytime schedule (for example 7:30 am to 4 pm – Sunday through Thursday) however please know you may be asked to work other schedules.

Availability for nights and weekends are a plus. Full‑time positions are available. Please tell us about your availability! Prior experience with a forklift is a plus! A pre‑employment drug screen will be required and the minimum age for this position is 18. Full‑time positions with various schedules are available. Please tell us about your availability! Open availability is preferred, as shifts will include mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Pay: $17.15 Hr. This position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with Daily Pay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule. Full‑time employees in our Retail, Sales/Operations, Commercial Contracts are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings.

In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave. Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible employer.

The Material Handler, Retail will primarily work in a production environment moving, storing, and retrieving donated products following Goodwill’s warehousing and material handling procedures and guidelines.

• Meets or exceeds minimum productivity standards and expectations/Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for assigned duties.
• Uses and becomes certified on pallet jack, walkie stacker, forklift, hand dolly or other equipment or tools to effectively move and store donated product.
• Ensures that all areas of production have sufficient materials to work with so that there is no lapse of work to minimize down time.
• Be proactive in preparing materials or storage containers to anticipate the needs of the production team.
• Ensures that the warehouse and trailers are well organized, stocked, and clean to ensure items are stored in an efficient manner.
• Prepares items for shipment and track products that are both shipped as well as received by the Retail Center docks.
• Ensures work areas are clear and organized and adhere to continuous improvement and safety requirements.
• Duties are completed accurately, safely, and timely to ensure that items are handled appropriately and not damaged throughout the product flow process.
• Promotes and demonstrates positive teamwork and cooperation.
• Adapts and uses technology as it becomes available to operate efficiently. This includes but is not limited to process automation.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area to provide a safe and efficient workflow for employees and customers.
• Follows all company and department policies and procedures.
• Cross‑trains and works in other areas as assigned by any member of management.
• Your job duties may extend beyond the tasks listed and may include additional responsibilities as required.

• A High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

• Previous storage, moving or shipping/receiving experience is helpful.

• Able to obtain walkie stacker and/or forklift certification to safely operate equipment.
• Have a high attention to detail and ability to make decisions.
• Able to withstand prolonged standing, bending, and lifting up to 8 hours per day.
• Able to lift up to 75 lbs, use a dolly and pallet jack as required.
• Able to work a varied schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays with occasional overtime as necessary.
• Able to communicate…