Full-Time
Sorter/Processor
Updated on 9/3/2026
The Salvation Army
Christian social services nonprofit
No salary listed
Portland, ME, USA
In Person
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- Processing experience is preferred.
- Have a working knowledge of clothing quality and price.
- Ability to stand for long periods.
- Can lift 50 pounds.
- Assist as required with sorting room operation.
- Cross train in all sorting room functions under the guidance of the Sorting Room Supervisor.
- Assist in cleaning and general maintenance of the sorting room area.
- Maintain a clean and clutter-free work area.
- Perform baling as needed.
- Support the work therapy program component of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers by providing beneficiaries with an example of professional conduct, work habits, and supervision as directed by the supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or administrator.
- Process and sort donations by inspecting and separating saleable from unsaleable items.
- Deliver a minimum of 300 store-quality garments per hour.
- Categorize and box seasonal clothing, bric, and shoes.
- Process, hang, and tag all sorted merchandise.
- Deliver a minimum of 225 hung garments per hour.
- Ensure clothes are hung according to policy and on the proper hanger.
- Ensure tags are properly placed on garments according to Salvation Army policy.
- Process and price all sorted merchandise.
- Deliver a minimum of 225 priced garments per hour.
- Consider quality, name brand, condition, and other factors when determining garment prices.
- Sort and clean all saleable miscellaneous merchandise donations daily.
- Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair-market price for each item.
- Place and maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner.
- Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Territorial ARC Rag Out Calendar.
- Sort and clean all saleable shoes, handbags, and accessory donations daily.
- Process to the store a minimum of 25 pieces or sets per hour while maintaining all merchandise in the required order and manner.
- Sort and measure all saleable linen items daily as required.
- Sort and clean all saleable books, records, toys, and other merchandise daily as required.
- Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair-market price for each item in accordance with established policies.
- Sort, clean, and test electrical and furniture donations as required.
- Ticket electrical merchandise using sold-as-is tickets and assign an individual fair-market price for each item.
- Complete furniture tickets, record required information, and assign a fair-market price for each furniture item.
- Mark down furniture items on the sales floor in accordance with policy.
The Salvation Army is an international Christian nonprofit delivering social services through regional territories. The organization provides emergency assistance, shelters, rehabilitation, youth programs, disaster response, community services, worship, and thrift retail. It serves individuals and families in need, donors, volunteers, congregations, and communities across its service territories. Its operating model centers on locally delivered programs supported by territorial leadership, fundraising, retail operations, logistics, facilities, and administration. Teams work across social services, counseling, retail, logistics, fundraising, ministry, facilities, finance, and community programs. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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