Salvage Baler
Goodwill of The Olympics and Rainier Region

Job Description

Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to learn, work, and thrive in all aspects of life.

To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.

Right now our Outlet Store in Tacoma, WA store is seeking a Full Time Salvage Baler!

Salary: $15.74 Per Hour

Position Summary: The Baler loads and operates either a vertical or horizontal baling machines (with hopper and conveyer belt) with textiles, cardboard, paper and recycle plastic as a member of our Salvage team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Salvage Baler responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned:

• Safe operation of the baler machines
• Material is processed, compacted, strapped and ejected onto a forklift for further transport
• HTP-41 Containers are inspected and sorted according to condition

Maintain a Safe Work Environment

• Keep the salvage area clean, and organized.

Follow Safety Protocols

• Ensuring that all safety rules are strictly followed to prevent injury with the use of pneumatic machines.

Team Player

• Ability to work as an effective part of a team to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner.

Location(s)

3120 South Pine Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409Requirements

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Attend every schedule shift
• Has a positive attitude
• Demonstrate cultural competence; specifically, awareness, attitude, knowledge, willingness and skills to work effectively with a culturally and demographically diverse population
• Exceptional analytical, judgment, decision-making and communications skills
• Superior coaching, leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build understanding and concensus

We Have You Covered! Benefits Offered:

• M/V/D & Life Insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Vacation (1-4 Years: 80 hours annually)
• 10 paid Holidays annually
• 8 days prorated sick leave annually
• Parental leave covered by sick/vacation hours
• All employees receive merchandise discounts
• We strongly believe in promoting from within, and have multiple avenues for career growth

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Cultural Competency: Ability to work in a diverse organization. Ability to work on a team and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.

Language Skills: Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills: Not required for this position.

Computer Skills: Not required for this position.

Other Skills and Abilities: Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of a Salvage Baler.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Not required for this position.

Other Qualifications: Self-motivated; resourceful, creative; high integrity; problem solver; looks to resolve issues; positive can-do approach; and ability to build effective working relationships.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear and type. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Goodwill gladly considers requests for accommodation and, if the requested accommodation is reasonable, will make such reasonable accommodations as will enable an otherwise qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

At Goodwill we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion. We embrace our employees' differences, and believe in meeting the members of our workforce and their communities where they are. Since our doors first opened in 1921, we have been changing lives by offering a hand up, not a hand out. We invite you to join us for our next 100 years of service to our neighbors.

Our Mission is to help people reach their fullest potential through individual education, job placement and career pathway services made possible by community donations, purchases and partnerships.

At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact, a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.

This organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218
Pay Rate Minimum

$15.74 Per HourPay Rate Maximum

$15.74 Per Hour

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