Baler - Liberty at Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries

YOUNGSTOWN GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC.

COMPREHENSIVE JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:  Baler/Material Handler/Collection Center Attendant

REPORT TO: Manager of Logistics           

JOB SUMMARY

Employee will remove clothing from gaylords and buggies, place clothing into baler, compress clothing by lowering ram, secure compressed bale with steel bands, remove bale from baler and place bale in intermediate storage with pallet jack. Responsible for movement of goods within various departments.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE/LICENSE REQUIRED

Elementary school is helpful, but not required.  No other education is required.

HOURS WORKED

The employee is normally scheduled on a weekly basis, Monday thru Friday. Department hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., hours worked may vary.

NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED

May vary, but normally five days a week.

OVERTIME HOURS

Generally overtime hours are not scheduled; however, overtime may be required based on the needs of the company.  May work some overtime during summer months.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

For the purpose of determining the frequency of an activity, please refer to the following table:

Never:                   0%           (0 Min. to 6 Min.) 

Occasionally:        1 -  33%      (6 Min. to 2 Hrs. 45 Min.)      

Frequently:           34 -   66%  (2 Hrs. 45 Min. to 5 Hrs. 30 Min.)

Continuously:       67 - 100%  (5 Hrs. 30 Min. to 8 Hrs.)

STANDING       Continuously (67-100%)

Surface:     Cement

Activity:    All aspects of job   

WALKING   Occasionally (1-33%)

Surface:     Cement

Activity:     Most aspects of job

SITTING   Never (0%)

Activity:     Only on breaks

CLIMBING     Frequently (34-66%)

Activity:        One step up to feed baler

BENDING   Frequently (34-66%)

Activity:        All aspects of job

STOOPING/KNEELING     Occasionally (1-33%)

Activity:        Briefly while performing tasks.

REACHING OVERHEAD OR AT SHOULDER LEVEL  Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:        All aspects of job

TWIST AND TURN             Frequently (34-66%)

Activity:     - All aspects of job

LIFTING   Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:     All aspects of job; up to 25 lbs.

CARRYING              Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:     All aspects of job; up to 25 lbs.

PUSH/PULL      Occasionally (1-33%)

Activity:     Pushing and pulling carts, up to 1,000 lbs.; push over bales up to 1,100 lbs. 

COORDINATION       Eye, Hand, Foot  Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:     All aspects of job

Baler/Material Handler/Collection Center Attendant

TALKING/HEARING/SEEING     Seeing   Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:     Seeing is required for all aspects of job.  Talking and hearing are not required.

MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/WORK AIDS       Continuously (67-100%)

Activity:        Using chain baler, steel banding and clips, banding tool, gaylords, buggies 

                       and pallet jack.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS        Indoors  100%

Frequently work near baler with moving ram and pinch points.

HAND COORDINATION             RIGHT   LEFT   BOTH        FREQUENCY

Major Hand                                                             X             Frequently (34-66%)

Fine Manipulation                                                   X             Frequently (34-66%)      

Gross Manipulation                                                 X             Frequently (34-66%)

Simple Grasping                                                      X             Frequently (34-66%)

Power Grip                                                              X             Frequently (34-66%)

Hand Twisting                                                         X             Frequently (34-66%)

Fingering                                                                 X             Frequently (34-66%)

In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries employees and to the security of the company’s equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and misuse in the workplace.

NOTE:          This comprehensive job description is subject to supplementation or modification if the actual job functions change.

Reasonable accommodation will be considered in determining whether an applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job and its underlying physical demands.