Sorting Room Worker_NE-ALM_501-CSRC Department

Sorting Room Worker-NE_Program-501

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith based organization, has a job opening for a Full-time Sorting Room worker for the Huntsville Family Store, located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Summary: Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brac, etc. according to the category and condition. Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discards items in accordance with established procedures. Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures. Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes racks. Provides non-suitable clothes for the bailer. Lifts and carries items to the appropriate destination for further processing, storage or displaying in store. Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to sort items in accordance with established categories. Ability to determine the condition of items in accordance with established standards. Ability to follow instructions and work independently.

Education and Experience: No formal education or experience required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to communicate the English language. Physical ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy objects (25-50 lbs.). Work is performed in a warehouse environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dirt, and the like.

Additional Information: All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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