Grab Bag Assembler (Part Time)

You’ve seen the grab bags in our stores…. Little bags of just about anything from small toys to crafting items to stationery to …well just about anything. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, Inc. is looking for someone to help put these packages together!

ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC.

Founded in Boston, MA in 1902 by Reverend Edgar J Helms, Goodwill has been providing opportunities for men and women across America and around the world ever since. The Fort Wayne Goodwill can trace its roots back to 1936 when Reverend Helms proposed a federation of Goodwill Industries across northern Indiana. Today, we continue to flourish as we serve 10 county area in Northeast Indiana. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, our mission is to create opportunities for people to achieve economic stability and build strong communities by offering job training, employment services, and other community-based programs. We support this mission through the eco-friendly collection and sale of donated goods. National watchdog groups and publications consistently give us high ratings for our prudent and innovative use of funds.

Every job in our organization contributes to our vocational training and employment programs. In order to hire and retain employees who believe in our mission, we offer good benefits, great consistent rotating schedules that allow for work-life balance, the satisfaction of serving the community, a positive work environment, and opportunities for career development. 

A day in the life of a Grab Bag Assembler

Each day, the stores will send to our corporate office boxes of odd-ball miscellaneous items that could be sold if only someone could organize and package them. That’s where you come in! You get to go through the boxes and check items for quality. Items that meet our standards are then sorted, packaged, priced and boxed to go back to our stores for sale. You may also help with training volunteers or others who may be assisting with assembling grab bags.

While Goodwill will provide all the training you might need for this position, we do require someone that can be depended upon to work their schedule, be able to lift, push and/or pull up to 20 pounds occasionally to move objects, and be able to use basic tools such as box cutters, tape guns, hole punchers and stapler/staple removers.  

We anticipate that this position will be scheduled @ 12 hours per week, and can be somewhat flexible (within corporate office hours).  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Unbox donated items and inspect items for quality/damage.
2. Separate damaged items from sellable items.
3. Clean sellable donated items as needed.
4. Sort items into similar categories.
5. Bag items 
6. Label, seal and price bags.
7. Box the grab bags and label the box for distribution to a store.
8. Keep work area orderly throughout the work day
9. Maintain an inventory of needed supplies
10. Follow grab bag program instructions and meet production needs.
11. Refers problems to management.
12. Moderate lifting and pushing.
13. Follows all safety rules and practices.
14. Performs all other duties as may be assigned by management in the process of carrying out the mission of Goodwill Industries.
15. In order to promote customer and donor satisfaction it is mandatory for employees who come in contact with the public to maintain a positive work outlook and to project a pleasant, courteous, and helpful demeanor at all times when dealing with customers, donors, co workers and clients.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.  Assist with training volunteers or others who may be assisting with assembling grab bags.

ATTENDANCE

Goodwill and your co-workers depend on you to be at work as scheduled.  

JOB PERFORMANCE

Reviewed upon initial hire at 30, 60 and 90 days, and annually thereafter by the CMO & VP of Workforce Development

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

EDUCATION

No specialized educational requirements; will train.

EXPERIENCE

In-house training will be provided.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

No skills required; will train.

CREDENTIALS/LICENSES/SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

1. Subject to background check
2. Ability to work within the team concept
3. Subject to random alcohol and drug testing as specified in the Drug Free Workplace Program.
4. Fully comply with Goodwill’s Code of Ethics.

COMMUNITY INTERACTION

Contact with co-workers.

EQUIPMENT

1. Hole puncher
2. Stapler & Stapler Remover
3. Box cutter
4. Tape gun
5. Scissors

COMPLEXITY

Work that is routine or repetitive, requiring the use of numerous readily understood rules and procedures in which the employee may make decisions that could affect the efficiency, accuracy, or correctness of work.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Minimal contact with confidential information.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Activities:

1.    Substantial: vision, grasping, lifting, pushing, reaching and standing.
2.    Considerable: bending and twisting
3.   Moderate: walking, crouching, hearing, and stooping.
4.   Occasional: talking, repetitive motions
5.   Nominal: crawling, kneeling and climbing

Other Activities:

N/A

Physical Requirements:

Lifting and pushing up to 50 pounds occasionally to move objects.  

The ability to fully perform lifting and moving duties is mandatory.

Environmental Conditions:

The worker is subject to indoor environmental conditions.

CODE OF ETHICS

All employees are responsible for being knowledgeable about Goodwill’s code of ethics and respective policies and procedures, and for conducting themselves accordingly. Ethical conduct is expected at all times in all matters, whether or not a particular issue is specifically addressed in agency policies or procedures. Employees are expected to bring any questions about whether or not a specific situation presents a potential conflict with this policy to the attention of their manager.

EEO CLAUSE

It is the Agency's policy to afford equal opportunity to all regardless of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, or any other class protected by law, and to provide a work environment free of bias based on such categories. Any and all employment decisions will be administered in a non-discriminatory manner.

SAFETY STANDARDS

All employees are responsible for adhering to all published safety policies as well as the implementation of specific standards that may be assigned. Employees are expected to report unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. Supervisors are responsible for safety issues in assigned areas — ensure that all employees are informed and adhere to all safety policies/issues, use proper reporting mechanisms for dealing with safety hazards or incidents, and personally adhere to safety rules.

HARASSMENT

All employees are responsible for avoiding offensive or inappropriate behavior at work and are responsible for assuring the workplace is free from any type of harassment at all times. Employees are expected to be familiar with and follow all published procedures, including reporting incidences and cooperating with investigations.