Goodwill's Green Works

Goodwill's Green Works provides transitional work experience for persons with challenges to employment. Persons included are early prison release, economically disadvantaged, underemployed and unemployed. The organization teaches job success factors such as ready to work on-time, work within a team, value of metrics, responsibility and technical skills such as safe fork lift operation, material flow within the manufacturing cell and material processing and equipment used. Each 16-week session includes both soft & hard skills needed to be mastered for trainees to be successful in their search for permanent jobs. Soft skills development includes punctuality, attendance, teamwork, respectful interactions, flexibility, problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills, and self-confidence at all corporate levels. Hard skills include training to operate factory equipment such as fork lift, sheer machine, cable reel roller, and rough sort line; trainees also learn about the value & importance of metrics. All are skills employers expect candidates to have in place at time of initial interview.