Material Handler

Welcome to Goodwill

Goodwill of Central North Carolina’s mission is to improve lives and enrich communities through the power of work Thanks to our Retail Stores and Donation Centers, we break down the barriers to employment and help people achieve their job and career goals through training, support, and career readiness resources. Our values are the backbone of our diverse and inclusive organization.

If you want to be part of a team that makes a difference – Goodwill is for you

• Able to work with soiled, dirty items. *
• Loads, unloads and moves materials within warehouse using appropriate material handling equipment (hand truck, pallet jack, forklift-only if they have successfully passed forklift certification). *
• Unloads trucks, trailers, bins and donation carts, moving materials to designated warehouse staging areas.*
• Sorts, grades and separates product into appropriate categories for future processing or recycling.*
• Discards items that are broken or not considered for recycling. *
• Keeps like items containerized, labeled and in appropriate locations as outlined.
• Operates tipper to load textile materials into baling machine, may hand load from rolling bins or gaylords. *
• Operates baling machines using established guidelines. *
• Removes bale from baling machine and places it in designated area using bale hand truck or forklift.
• Keeps daily record of number of bales produced. *
• Loads bales or other salvage materials onto salvage truck utilizing forklift. *
• Maintains a neat and organized workstation, warehouse and dock area. *
• Assists in keeping the work area free from debris, sweeping the work areas as needed and at the end of the day. *
• May be responsible for staffing a donation center or assisting with corporate donations and home pickups according to established guidelines.
• May assist with donations into company vehicles, store deliveries, home pickups, bin switch outs or corporate donation drives.
• Throws away trash as needed in a proper manner.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures as outlined in the Team member Handbook and Safety Manual.*
• Fully understands and adheres to all organizational policies and procedures, abiding by them consistently.*
• Performs general janitorial duties and other tasks as may be assigned.
• Reports known or suspected security and/or theft problems to a member of management. *
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma preferred.
• Training will be on-the-job. Previous material handling experience is preferred.
• Ability to work 100% of scheduled hours onsite.
• Must be capable of learning specific operating procedures for various material handling machines.
• Must be able to work without close supervision and be honest and dependable.
• Must be able to operate the forklift with appropriate certification.
• Must be able to follow instructions and discriminate between specified items.
• Must be capable of completing daily production logs.
• Must be able to safely handle heavy objects.

• This position is hourly, non-exempt and starts at $13 / hour plus quarterly performance based bonuses.
• Must be able to adhere to our attendance policy. We’re a retail environment with retail hours, which can include nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Most of our stores are open Monday – Saturday 10AM - 8PM and Sunday 1PM – 6PM, so no late night shifts
• Part-time positions are up to 28 hours per week (can include weekends and evenings).
• Full-time positions are based on a 40-hour work week and open availability is required (includes weekends and evenings).

• We provide an extensive benefits package for both Full-Time and Part-Time team members that covers health care (medical, telehealth, dental, and vision), supplemental insurances (accident, cancer, disability (FT) & critical illness), life insurance (company paid for FT), legal support, ID protection, and pet insurance.
• Additionally, our financial benefits include an employee discount, paid time off (PTO), 12 paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with employer matched contributions of 100% of first 5% you contribute, quarterly performance-based bonuses, paid training, employee referral bonuses, and an education assistance program of $4,000 annually for FT team members. (Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.)