Resource Recovery Team Member -- UT Surplus Reuse Store (Thursday) (Immediate Start) (Open to WS & Non-WS)
Dates of Employment: Immediate Start – August 15, 2021
Compensation: $11.00/hour
Supervisor’s Name: Luis Alvarado, Surplus Properties Supervisor
To Apply: Submit cover letter and resume; Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis
Description:
Resource Recovery is a department within UT Facilities Services that encompasses both Zero Waste and Surplus Properties. Resource Recovery is tasked with improving sustainability at UT, specifically with regards to reaching our Zero Waste goal to divert 90% of all materials from the landfill. Major diversion strategies include source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. Team Members are not expected to have any sustainability background – only interest in learning!
We are looking for a Reuse Store Team member. This project supports Surplus Property in selling no longer used materials to the general public through a retail store. Students lead preparation of sales items for the store as well as store operation. Additionally, students may have the opportunity to work on special projects such as student outreach, tonnage diversion calculations, and attendance analysis. This position has an immediate start date and has the potential to extend into fall employment.
The store is open Thursdays, 3—7pm, and Saturdays, 8-12pm. Applicants for this listing should be available to operate the store during the Thursday hours. The following is a typical breakdown of work days and times for a 10-hour week:
- 4 hours for open hours of store on Thursdays (3-7pm every week)
- 5 hours for store prep work and special projects (time based on team and student schedules)
- 1 hour for transportation
Responsibilities and learning objectives of the Reuse Store Team Member include but are not limited to:
- Organization and attention to detail to prepare for store sales events
- Communication and marketing postings to encourage store attendance
- Have a greater knowledge of sustainability considerations, including understanding the role that surplus plays in achieving UT’s waste diversion goals
- Professional customer-service that represents UT and the department well
- Data collection and analysis
- Practice project management activities such as planning, coordination, and implementation
This position will be based at the Pickle Research Campus (10100 Burnet Road), accessible by CapMetro bus (free with UT ID). For the health and safety of our students, staff, faculty, and guests, the store has added plexiglass barriers at the checkout counter and is following all COVID-19 building safety measures and guidelines provided by The University of Texas at Austin.
Qualifications:
- Interest in retail sales, design, or business management preferred
- Ability to maintain professionalism and represent the department well when communicating with faculty and staff
- Capacity to work well with a team as well as independently
- Self-starter who is detail-oriented, organized, and adaptable
- Ability to work both independently and accurately with little supervision
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to transport to Pickle Research Campus in north central Austin
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Ability to work in warehouse environment with variable weather conditions