Warehouse Material Handler

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The Material Handler is responsible for receiving, sorting, processing, and handling donated goods to support retail sales, recycling, and facility operations. This role involves retrieving donations, evaluating items for resale or recycling, maintaining organized and clean work areas, and assisting with basic facility and operational tasks. The position requires reliability, attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and collaboration with staff and management in a fast‑paced thrift store environment.

The Material Handler may also assist customers on the sales floor, help carry out purchased merchandise, and operate the cash register as needed.

• Retrieve donations from vehicles at the donation door.
• Sort donated items and place items in the proper processing areas.
• Peruse donation areas to identify items for recycling potential as needed.
• Maintain a clean work area and secure tools for both recycling and facility improvement operations.
• Processing of recycling donations, identification, pricing and sorting.
• Work with the management team to maintain an active list of facility projects & improvements organized by priority/necessity.
• Assess best option for electronic donations: recycling or sales floor.
• Make repairs to donated or TSA owned property and equipment when possible.
• Empty trash cans into dumpster and keep warehouse/outdoor areas clear of debris.
• Mentor and train donation receiving staff/volunteers on items that are donated that have recycling or sales potential. Track high valued items with the management team.
• Maintain recycling bins keeping categories well defined.
• Monitor donations for items that can be used as a part of facility improvement plan.
• Actively seek community business and individual support for donations of materials, product, and service needs in support of store goals and development.
• Perform all other duties as instructed by management team.
• Assist front end operations as needed, including operating a cash register, basic customer service, and some money handling. Cross training will be provided.

The staff is responsible to positively acknowledge and treat all vendors and customers in a courteous manner.

Customer complaints will be handled in a courteous, professional manner by all staff. If the staff should personally encounter complaints, they must immediately notify the manager on duty of the facts surrounding the complaint and the disposition thereof. Failure to deal promptly and properly with complaints may be grounds for disciplinary action.

Must be available to attend all regularly scheduled and mandatory staff meetings regardless of whether they are outside a scheduled shift or standard workday.

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in warehouse environment or equivalent type work.
• Preferred experience with disassembly of electrical items, computer equipment, and parts extraction.

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Team player with a spirit of cooperation and work with all others towards goals set by management.
• Ability to operate a…