June 20, 2024
Job Title: Warehouse Worker
Location: Hagerstown, MD Corps
Position Type: Full-time - TEMPORARY
Pay Rate: $15.00/hour
About this opportunity:
The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for a TEMPORARY Warehouse Worker at the Thrift Store in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Warehouse Worker is responsible for operating a baler machine to secure, package and bind large volumes of clothing, loading and unloading trucks, lifting of heavy objects on a regular basis. The Warehouse Worker will assist in maintaining the neatness and orderliness of the warehouse area, assist with loading, unloading, and sorting donations; moving donations and other materials into the warehouse; assist in the set-up, clean up and break down of the warehouse.
Qualified candidates will:

• Load and fluff clothes in the bailer machine to secure a solid bail of clothing with wire.
• Operate forklift to transport bail to storage truck.
• Unload trucks of donated items being delivered to the warehouse.
• Recycle cardboard boxes and cuts cardboard for use with the bailer machine.
• Store shoes in storage areas.
• Monitor the warehouse entrances and dock area to deter theft.
• Inspect donated items briefly to ensure they can be used according to established policies and procedures
• Explain policy to customers regarding the types of items that can be accepted.
• Prepare donation receipts for customers; ensures the accuracy and completeness of the same.
• Maintain good relationship with donors to promote a favorable image of The Salvation Army.
• Unload donations from truck upon arrival at warehouse; distributes items to appropriate locations in the warehouse.
• Load truck of items to be taken to the dump.
• Receive, inspect and sort donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc. according to the category and condition.
• Select items suitable for store display and distribute same to appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discard items in accordance with established procedures; and tag items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.
• Lift, carry, and/or haul donations into truck; pack items in truck in a manner that maximizes use of space, protect items from damage, and ensure safety.
• Ride in a Salvation Army truck on a scheduled route in order to pick-up donated items.
• Assist in navigating driver to destinations by reading a map and/or hand-written directions.
• Perform routine maintenance of the truck; checks fluid levels on a regular basis; and provides repair work, as needed.

What we are looking for in you:
Education and Experience
High school diploma or G.E.D.; And two (2) years of experience in sorting, receiving, storing, loading, and unloading of materials in a warehouse or store setting; OR any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Certifications/Licenses:
None
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull heavy (over 50lbs.) materials, supplies and equipment frequently. Heavy mobility duties are usually performed by combinations of standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching, or transporting merchandise on frequent change basis relieved by fewer periods of sitting in a vehicle.
WORKING CONDITION
Work is performed in a stock room, warehouse, or store environment where there are discomforts associated with changes in weather. There are occasional discomforts associated with noise, crowds, dust, lint, chemical odors, and the like.
Why work for us?
The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:
All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting.
Application Submittal Period: 06/20/2024 - 06/27/2024
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.