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Sorter Processor

The Salvation Army Portland ARC

Portland, ME • On-site

$16.75/hr

Temporary

Re-posted 4 hours ago


Key responsibilities

  • Assist with sorting room operations and process donations by inspecting, separating, and categorizing items.

  • Process, hang, tag, and price merchandise, ensuring proper placement and adherence to policies.

  • Sort, clean, and maintain various types of merchandise including clothing, shoes, accessories, and furniture, and support work therapy activities.


Job description

Overview:
The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Centers make a difference in people's lives. Through the collection and resale of gently used goods we are able to provide the financial support to assist men and women with a variety of social and spiritual afflictions. The in-residence rehabilitation program focuses on basic necessities with every man or woman being provided a clean and healthy living environment, good food, work therapy, leisure time activities, group and individual counseling, and spiritual direction. All our effort is focused on developing life skills and a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. More than just a job, each member of the team contributes to recycling goods that literally recycle and repair broken lives.

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Sorter/Processor to perform a variety of functions in order to assist in the operation of the sorting room or production area of a Production Store. 
Full (40 hour/week) and part time (28 hour/week) temporary, 90 day positions available! Monday- Friday, 7.30am-4pm.

Duties:
  • Assist as required with sorting room operations.
  • Cross train in all sorting room functions under the guidance of the Sorting Room Supervisor.
  • Assist in cleaning and general maintenance of sorting room area.
  • Maintain a clean and clutter free work area.
  • Responsible for baling as needed.
  • This position will support the work therapy program component of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers by providing to beneficiaries; an example of professional conduct, work habits, and supervision (as directed by Supervisor).
  • Other duties as may be assigned by immediate supervisor and/or Administrator.

Sorter:
  • Process and sort donations by inspecting and separating saleable from unsaleable items.
  • Deliver a minimum of 300 store quality garments per hour.
  • Categorize and box seasonal clothing, bric, and shoes.

Hanger/Tagger:
  • Process, hang, and tag and barb all sorted merchandise.
  • Deliver a minimum of 225 hung garments per hour.
  • Ensure clothes are hung according to policy and on proper hanger.
  • Ensure that tag is properly placed on garment according to Salvation Army policy

Pricer:
  • Process and price all sorted merchandise.
  • Deliver a minimum of 225 priced garments per hour.
  • Ensure that quality, name brand, condition, etc., are considered to determine price of garment.

Bric a Brac:
  • Sort and clean all saleable miscellaneous merchandise donations daily.
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Shoes/Accessories:
  • Sort and clean all saleable shoes, handbags and accessory donations daily.
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Process to the store a minimum of 25 pieces/sets per hour maintaining all merchandise in the required order and manner.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Domestics:
  • Sort and measure all saleable linen items daily as required
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Process to the store a minimum of 25 pieces/sets per hour maintaining all merchandise in the required order and manner.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.

Books/Records/Toys:
  • Sort and clean all saleable merchandise daily as required.
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item in accordance with established policies.
  • Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial Rag Out Calendar.

Furniture/Electrical:
  • Sort, clean and test all electrical and furniture donations as required.
  • Ticket all electrical merchandise using “sold as is” tickets and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Complete furniture tickets and record required information assigning a fair market price for each furniture item.
  • Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
  • Mark down furniture items on sales floor in accordance with policy.

Qualifications: Have a working knowledge of clothing quality and price.