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

  Setting Aside tasks for volunteers in advance

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