Talize is a proudly Canadian owned and operated national for-profit retailer offering quality resale apparel and housewares at unbeatable prices. As Canada’s newest and most unique shopping experience we offer new, like-new, and vintage items all under one roof. That means fantastic deals on brand names and designer fashions, and housewares!
Duties and Responsibilities:
Departmental Duties
- Offload trailer of donated merchandise, placing all merchandise in appropriate bins.
- Weigh bins, properly record and label, and put in order from oldest to newest.
- Monitor garbage levels, ensure garbage bins are removed before full.
- Frequently check garbage compacter level and operate when necessary.
- Continuously monitor stock levels for sub-departments and replenish bins when stock level is low.
- Relocate re-routed bins to respected sub-departments.
- Properly dispose of all unsellable and ragged off merchandise, and hazardous material.
- Monitor donation bins at the front of the store and transfer items to the back area to be processed.
- Bail all unsellable or ragged off merchandise.
- Oversee all back stock work.
- Ensure that the merchandise processing area is kept in an organized and clean manner in accordance to company housekeeping standards.
- Take precautionary measures and follow company guidelines against external and internal theft.
- Maintain a safe workplace by identifying and properly removing any hazards and reporting hazards to management and the Joint Health and Safety Committee.
- Immediately report employee accidents to management.
- Ensure proper PPE is worn while performing various tasks.
- Practice safe lifting and handling of merchandise.
- Input date, driver, vendor, location number and cart weight into the receiving spreadsheet to monitor stock on hand inventory levels.
- Assist management with the preparation and execution of sale days.
- Perform additional job related duties as requested by management.
- 1+ years of experience working in a warehouse environment.
- Previous experience operating a forklift, bailer, or garbage compactor is considered an asset.
- Previous work in a thrift retail environment is considered an asset.
- Physical Strength and Endurance- Perform physical requirements throughout duration of shift.
- Organizational Skills- Organizes received merchandise to efficiently fit in bins/cages.
- Collaboration- Works well independently and as part of a team.
- Safety Conscious- Possesses proper form to effectively and safely conduct manual labor, follows safety guidelines when operating machinery.
- Communication Skills- Interacts effectively and professionally with team member and customers.
- Ability to stand and walk for the duration of shift.
- Constant bending, reaching, and using hands for repetitive actions.
- Lifting and carrying items up to 50lbs without assistance throughout shift.
- Pushing and pulling merchandise containers on wheels weighing up to 500lbs.
- Exposure to dust — all of designated shift.
- Exposure to periodic temperature fluctuations and noise levels.
- Work schedule hours will include days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Interaction with customers, clients and the public at large.