Driver/Helper-Processor Associate

Recruiting Opportunity Closes: 02.
15.
2024 Hourly Wage: $14.
50 Hours Per Week: 29 Status: Non-Exempt / Part Time Number of Positions: 1 Department: Pendleton Thrift Store Position Title: Driver/Helper - Processor Associate The Salvation Army Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church.
Its message is based on the Bible.
Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.
Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Application Instructions: Complete the online job application.
To apply online go to: Driver/Helper-Processor Associate To apply in person go to 150 SE Emigrant, Pendleton, OR 97801.
Complete the job application provided to you.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Questions, contact Rocky Newtson at rockal.
newtson@usw.
salvationarmy.
org or call (541) 276-3301.
Ms.
Newtson is the sole point of contact for questions regarding this position.
Recruiting Accommodation Statement: To obtain assistance with accommodations related to the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning your application process, please contact 1-888-887-6528 or email thq.
reporting.
line@usw.
salvationarmy.
org, attention Eric Hansen or Sheila Jordan.
COVID-19 The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required.
The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds.
- Education and Work Experience: High school diploma or G.
E.
D equivalent is required.
Required experience working in a consumer retail environment and/or stock yard supervision.
Required experience driving large, extended bed box delivery trucks (18-24 feet).
Candidate must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License, in current standing and a good driving record with the Oregon DMV.
Operation of a POS (cash register) – making sales transactions (cash handling) and assisting in closing the store is preferred.
Work/Professional Experience: Required knowledge of second-hand products and general retail pricing.
Candidate must be able to adapt well to a fast-paced product processing environment (sorting, cleaning, and moving product to the sales floor).
Experience working in a stock yard or warehouse environment.
Customer service orientation – ability to be engaging, friendly and helpful.
Scope of Position: The Driver/Helper Processor Associate’s main work location is the donation receiving area, and outside stock yard.
The Driver/Helper-Processor Associate will have contact with customers on the sales floor while helping customers move large products to their vehicles.
Assist with donation pick-ups and deliveries, unload client donations, help load customer purchases and store cleaning.
The Driver/Helper-Processor Associate is required to drive for special events.
This position also will be asked to cover the front cashier station – greeting customers, working the POS (cash register), cash handling – as well as assisting in closing the store.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Detail oriented and self-starter.
Supervisory experience working in a stock yard or warehouse to work with and supervise volunteers.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain poise under pressure to meet goals.
Willingness to be cross-trained in other product processing or sales areas, when needed.
Computer skills with smart phone or laptop are required.
Efficiently working a POS (cash register) system making sales cash transactions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Operate machinery for baling clothing and rags for shipment, boxing and bagging unsellable goods.
Assist donation receiving, and other processing areas as required to keep production moving to the sales floor.
Clean all items being received and processed, using as much detail as possible for merchandising presentation – before moving to their designated processing area or sales floor.
Assist in cleaning Thrift Store, and Processing Departments, including helping to organize sales floor merchandising.
Thrift Store staff meetings are required attendance, paid as regular time.
Physical Requirements: Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, clothing carts, merchandise carts, rolling clothing racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks and carts, hand trucks and miscellaneous carts.
Ability to operate a wireless phone.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle Ability to lift 75-90 pounds lbs.
Ability to perform various repetitive motion tasks.
Working Conditions: Candidate must be able to work outdoors in stock yard for extended periods of time on projects.
Miscellaneous: The candidate chosen for this position will be required to pass a criminal history information check.
Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude employment.
The circumstances involved in the conviction(s) will be considered.
Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position.
The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.
Supervisor: Thrift Store Manager Experience Required Required experience working in a consumer retail environment and/or stock yard supervision.
Required experience driving large, extended bed box delivery trucks (18-24 feet).
Preferred Operation of a POS (cash register) – making sales transactions (cash handling) and assisting in closing the store is preferred.
Education Required High School or Equivalent or better Licenses & Certifications Required Driver's License Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c)