Hybrid Warehouse Work/ Driver Chester NY

Good Job For A Good Person - Very Small Company - Room for growth and expansion

This position is ideal for the person who can answer yes to ALL the following items:

Self Starter/Motivator

On time/ Honest

Pleasant

Truck Driving Experience

Forklift Experience

Understands Production Goals and Meets or Exceeds

Can pass background check to pick up clothing at schools, etc

Best Description for this unique jobs this:

This position requires someone who wants to work and make money. This is not a slacker position where you can sit and play on your phone. If you are coming from an office or restaurant this work will be hard. If you are coming from landscaping or construction it will be easy. This isn't Amazon, but there are reasonable production goals that must be met. It's good job for a good person. You will be given your work assignments and many times left alone to get them done.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Synergy is a used clothing collection company located in Chester, NY that collects and recycles used textiles to protect the environment and support sustainable development in impoverished communities around the world is seeking a full-time, Hybrid Warehouse/Driver. Reporting to the Operations Manager.

Schedule: Full-time, Weekdays. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday- Friday also about 15 weekend days a year during Spring and Fall.

Pay: $23.50/hour, paid weekly plus Seasonal Overtime 6 months a year

Time Off: Paid vacation, 6 holidays

The Warehouse/Driver position has the responsibility of assisting in the transportation of donated materials, as well as the loading and unloading of materials from company trucks and contractors into the warehouse for efficient processing.

Warehouse responsibilities contribute to the company’s success by ensuring accurate and timely packaging, bailing, and bagging of donated clothing for shipment. In addition, each employee is responsible for the careful transfer, packaging, and storage of materials and the effective utilization of resources. The position involves forklift operation, processing unloaded material, recycling, and general cleaning through a variety of mechanisms including the use of rolling carts, fork trucks, and manual labor.

The transportation responsibility of driving trucks of multiple sizes up to 26-foot box trucks and transporting material from host locations to Synergy’s warehouse in Chester, NY.; the driver will service the sites and routes provided by the company. The employee will be responsible for collecting all bagged and loose clothes\shoes in and around the bins. The driver will also be responsible for the proper maintenance of the sites which includes cleaning and collecting all and disposing of any unusable items in and around the bins.

The percentage of time split between Warehouse and transportation duties is dependent on business needs and may vary with seasonal demand. Additional moving between tasks may require some flexibility in scheduling.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other responsibilities may be assigned):

Warehouse Duties

Unload Trucks

Package Used Clothing In Large Cap Sacks

Transport, Weigh and load trailer with Capsacks via Forklift

Sort and organize all miscellaneous items

Maintain a clean working area environment including emptying garbage cans, clearing broken glass or debris, and sweeping daily

Transportation duties

Demonstrate safe/efficient driving skills

Comply with Federal, State, and Local laws and guidelines

Provide good customer service and the ability to communicate verbally with customers in a professional manner.

Service the donations bins designated on a route daily

Empty the donation bin, clean and collect eventual rubbish disposed of in and around the bins

Communicate with management any problem or safety preoccupation taken

Must be prepared and flexible to perform associated and related job functions that are not specifically identified in this job description.

Requirements

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High School Degree and 1 year of driving small commercial trucks: or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret maps and GPS technology. Complete paperwork accurately and completely and understand the importance of detail. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, supervisors and employees. Must be able to read, speak, write and understand Basic English.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Pass a pre-employment drug screening, background check, and a DOT physical

Have a good driving record without major incidents that meets Synergy’s insurability standard

Adhere to and enforce all safety procedures

Flexibility to work overtime and weekend hours when requested to meet business needs

Demonstrate safe driving skills

Capable of operating a large box truck in the congested Metropolitan areas

Prepared to work in any traffic or weather conditions according to the pickup locations.

Follow directions and possess a "can do" attitude.

Self Starter/Self Motivator who can work on their own and meet production standards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is required to drive for a sustained period of time (within DOT standards). The employee is required to stand for a long period of time. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to push up to 300 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee must be able to be exposed to moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions

Synergy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary Description

$23.50