About the Role
The Circularity Associate provides overall support to warehouse operations, diverting goods from the landfill and helping to sustain the environment while fulfilling Goodwill's mission of changing lives through the power of Work. This role requires the ability to load and unload shipments regularly, with capability for repetitive heavy lifting.
Responsibilities
- Provide world-class customer service by helping customers, answering questions, and sharing your passion of our mission when interacting with customers.
- Sort and make decisions regarding salvage, stock for outlet store, garbage and materials.
- Perform sorting of scrap metal and e-waste.
- Operate the baler for bulk packaging of material.
- Loading/unloading of company trucks in a safe and efficient manner.
- Maintain acceptable product standards.
- Follow Goodwill’s Policies and Health & Safety guidelines.
- Contribute to teamwork with added activities.
Requirements
- Enthusiastic attitude: excited to work with other people and teams.
- Flexibility: able to work at different times, including days, evenings, and weekends.
- Communication: clear and effective interacting with team members and customers to create a positive workplace.
- Problem solving: finding solutions to problems, being accurate, and using simple math i.e. counting, adding and subtraction.
Skills
- Thrifting
- Customer service
- Sorting
- E-waste handling
- Baler operation
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Basic math
Location
- Southwestern Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- No experience needed
Benefits
- Dental/health benefits available for full-time and some part-time positions (based on hours worked).
- Registered Pension Plan opportunity for various roles.
- Employee discount at retail locations.
- Equitable access to skills training & coaching, scholarships, and educational credentials.
- Individual personal and professional development support with Life Coach & Employee Assistance Program.
- Work-life balance with scheduling flexibility.
About the Company
- Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes is a leading non-profit organization committed to changing lives and communities through the power of WORK.
- Ready to work or not, a job at Goodwill is a path to work readiness.
- Our organization strives to create a workplace which is welcoming and respectful to all where every employee and member feels valued and supported.
- Mission: To strengthen people and communities through the power of work.
- Vision: Everyone working and thriving in inclusive, sustainable communities.
- Values: Mission-Driven Impact, Inclusion, Dignity, Compassion, Resilience, Accountability.
- Diverse, inclusive, and dynamic culture.
- Employer of choice across Southwestern Ontario who meets the Federal Government’s 50/30 challenge for diversity in leadership.
- Commitment to accessibility and mobility (various walking devices and wheelchair accessible work locations).
- Mission-driven organization committed to the Power of Work.
- Environmentally committed to meeting our goal of zero waste on planet earth.
- Respectful, fun, and supportive team and leadership.
- Accredited through CARF International.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- We will be happy to work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.
