TEMP Central Sort Sorter

Summary

Founded in Santa Clara County in 1928, Goodwill of Silicon is dedicated to improving employment opportunities, increasing standards of living, providing economic independence, and restoring our clients’ sense of self-worth. We achieve this through workforce creation, vocational training, and environmental stewardship. With 18 retail stores, an online store, an extensive reuse/recycling operation, and our Contract Services division, we help individuals overcome barriers to employment, build sustainable lives and communities.

Job Responsibilities

Major Responsibilities:

• Will process donated clothes, house wares, books, toys, jewelry, shoes and miscellaneous items for sale. This is done through pre-sorting, sorting, grading, cleaning, hanging and packaging

• May separate (pre-sorts) items according to predetermined classification or criteria

• Separates (sorts) and grades items into goods saleable at the regular stores

• Removes surface dirt from glassware and small ware placing items, which are not complete and/or broken into containers for the As-Is or trash

• Puts saleable clothes on to hangers

• Tags and/or prices items

• Places items into containers and puts appropriate storage label on container

• Works with clients who are assigned for vocational services as requested

• Follows and enforces all company procedures

• Performs other duties as requested

Requirements

• Knowledge of general arithmetic (adding/subtracting) is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic ability to read and write in English

Equipment Used

• Racks, plastic pallets, barrels, watermelon boxes, pallet jack dolly, tag gun, pricing gun, wheeled carts.

Aptitudes/skills/temperament

• Ability to perform routine work, adapting to change as it relates to workflow

• Ability to maintain self-control and work in cooperation with co-workers

• Ability to coordinate hand-eye-foot movement to quickly manipulate and handle item

• Ability to examine items and visually differentiating between them based on quality standards

• Ability to meet and maintain established standards