Job tasks for R&R
This page is a living document of the tasks that the Staff Members in R&R do throughout a shift. It is in no way complete. Please add tasks that you do on a daily basis, or special tasks that are required of you during a shift.
Recycling
Recycling Special Tasks
- Bulb sorting
-Probably complicated
- Battery sorting
-Button battery burritos -Alkaline Sorting -Lithium taping -Rechargeable battery bagging/boxing -USPS Shipping for RBRC -Paperwork weighing and scheduling
- Hazardous material Sorting and disposal
-Probably complicated
- Junk plastic sorting
-Sorting into bins -Boxing/bagging bins -Palletizing
- Toner logistics.
-Boxing & Labling -palletizing -coordination with vendor
- Glove Logistics
-Taking down abandoned gloves -Refurbishing/replacing glove tags -Sorting clean gloves when they are returned from cleaner
- Glasses Logistics
- Motherboard processing
-maintaining Special processes for special volunteers
- Gaylord logistics
-Using the forklift 2-3 times a day to keep the area in order. -(once/day takes much longer because things need to be juggled around much more. -Bringing in and arranging pallets/gaylords after a vendor pickup. -Ensuring that all full gaylords are swapped the night before a pickup.
- Forklifting donations and pick-ups
-unpredictable timing, we should probably always have a driver in the warehouse.
- Tool maintenance, repair and replacement.
- Documentation
-The recycling handbook would be handy for many reasons.
- Advanced recycling specializations:
-a/v -wood bodied gizmos -aluminium sorting -Media sorting and processing -all in one systems.
Sorting
- Volunteer Training
-30 minute orientation to Sortland: Recycling Training only, generally no Reuse due to high turnover of volunteers. -Answering many questions: Generally, reuse vs recycling of an item
- Printer Triage
-Appraisal for Reuse/Bulk -Pulling Ink/Toner -Pulling Paper -Bulb Identification
- Organizing donations
-Safe Stacking -Checking for missed data bearing devices -Keeping possible valuable donations together
- Backup for Receiving
-Runner or backup tally-er -Large drop-offs -Unloading Truck on Pick-Up days
- Monitor Tetris
-Organizing covered CRT Monitors into 3 rows of 6 in a gaylord
- Sorting full boxes to send to other areas
-Identifying what belongs in boxes and what doesn't -Proper rubber-banding -Checking for broken items -Culling overflowing cables -Filmy Plastic sorting -Styrofoam bagging
- Pulling Valuable Items for Sales
-Communication with John and Brian -Store Needs as per Backstock Checklist -Ebay/ Amazon appraisals
- Recognizing A/V
-A/V Chart from a few years ago
- Maintaining Grants & Store back-stock area
-Morning Checklist -Adjusting Cable Chart "Maybe Keeps"
- Mouse and Keyboard Testing
-5 min training on testing and cleaning for volunteer -Fill back-stock as needed -Standardized keyboards to Grants, ergonomic, fancy, extra to Store.
- Slow time tasks (if needed)
Staff Only Time Tasks
Receiving
- Donation Intake
-Answering Questions -Explaining Process of Data Security/Destruction
- Assisting Donors unloading
-Data Security -Identifying unusual data devices -Oregon E-cycles Rules & Laws
- Communicating with Sorting & Runner
- DVD Player Testing
-Prioritizing Bluray -Communication with Store on need -Cleaning them up
- Adoption Speaker Testing
-Finding all components -Cleaning them up -Moving them to the Classroom
- Subwoofer Set Testing
-Communication with Store on need -Finding all components (power, speakers, cords) -Cleaning them up
- Holding and presorting boxes/bags with potential value
-Pulling any high value items -Finding all pieces -Communicating with Sales & Production about items -Pulling Data Bearing items out and securing them