Construction Junction - Building Material Reuse

Staff

Executive Director:  Mike Gable
Store Manager:  Derek Stoltz, Assistant Store Manager:  Bruce Brinker

Think you’d like to join our team?

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CONFIDENTIAL
HR Manager
Construction Junction
214 N Lexington St
Pittsburgh, PA 15208.

Current Hiring:

4/24/2013 Part-time Sales and Service Associate (cashier), Wednesday and Thursday schedule. Extended deadline to apply is May 10, 2013.  Please click here for job description. To apply: complete application form by downloading here then mail or bring it in to the address above, or email your resume or completed application form. No phone calls please.
 

4/17/13—Administrative Assistant, Part-Time : STATUS: HIRED.

Meet the team—about our staff

Here's the inside scoop on the staff of Construction Junction.  We're asking the same nine questions across the board and will post staff answers as they're gathered. 

Allen

1.What was your very first job?  Working at Conroy school cafeteria.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Goodwill.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since April 2013.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A farmer.

5. Why do you like working at CJ? I'm learning diffferent tasks.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Dock worker.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  No.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  Different locations.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Tin Man.

Ben!

1.What was your very first job?  Mowing lawns.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  I try to repress all old memories of working in retail.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2008.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A fire truck. 

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I work at CJ?

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Donation and Logistics Manager.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Sure!  It feeds my belly.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  World domination or an organized dock.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The yellow brick road or maybe one of those little flying monkey fellows. 

Bill

1. What was your very first job?  Digging trenches for gas/electric lines during summers between school.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Renovating houses and related work in Oil City and Clarion PA.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2005.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Retired and spending all of my time (and money) at auctions and estate sales.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I like the people and I really enjoy my job.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Deconstruction -- salvaging usable building materials from buildings before they are demolished.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Not always.  I had to understand more about the problems that exist and that really was my eye opener.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  It will be bigger and better, both in physical size and organizationally.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The tin man.  I could scrap some parts of myself if i became short on cash. 

Brian

1. What was your very first job?  Worked on a golf course when I was fifteen.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Been in construction for the last twenty-five years.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2002.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   I just want to die with my boots on.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Everybody is so nice... except for me of course.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Workhorse. (Deconstruction Manager)

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Sure.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  I will have a personal helipad.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  I'd be the horse of another color. 

Bruce

1. What was your very first job?  Gourley Meat Packing in Clarion County.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Apprenticeship program at Whitefish Pottery in Whitefish Montana.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2006.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   An astronaut.  This is the same answer I've had to this question since second grade.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Because I can grow a beard.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Assistant Store Manager.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  No, I haven't always been concerned about the environment.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  We're off the energy grid.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  I'd be Dorothy... after all she's the one having the experience. 

DANIEL

1. What was your very first job?  Tending to an old, wealthy & extremely eccentric old man's lawn. I learned a lot from him.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Hawkin' art supplies.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since August 2012.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Whoa, now... let's not get ahead of ourselves.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Having the opportunity to learn something new & useful every day, my co-workers, & the fact that they like working here, & everyone's dedication to our mission.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Sales Floor Coordinator.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Ever since I learned of the causes for concern, yes.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  More recycling & reuse services, more community events, higher donation & sales volume - all around a bigger & better CJ-ness!.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Scarecrow.

David

1. What was your very first job?  Sporting goods store Sportsword.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Construction on my own.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since April 2009.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A good person.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  It's like a junkyard/antique store.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Dock Coordinator.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Yes.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  To grow and be a great place.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  Oz.

Demonn

1. What was your very first job?  Landscaping.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Commonwealth of PA.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since August 2011.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?  Entrepreneur.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Working with good people for a good cause.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Warehouse worker.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Not really.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years? More businesses try to copy us.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be? The Wizard.

Derek

1. What was your very first job?  Shoe salesman (15 years old).

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Best Buy (boo hoo!).

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2007.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Photographer, videographer, sculptor, set designer.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Creative place, constantly changing environment, supports our environment, great customers and people to work with. 

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Store Manager.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Not as much as now, but I've always been environmentally conscious because my father and I recycled when I was a kid.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  Will get bigger, more well known, play an even larger roll in the community, be a permanent drop off for hazardous wastes so they can get recycled and disposed of properly.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Wizard. 

HOWARD

1. What was your very first job?  A janitor at the same school I graduated from.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  I worked at a store.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since December 2012.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   I'm very computer savvy and I like to take things apart, figure our how they work and put them back together—so from engineering to a computer specialist, or just simply a tech.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  The people I work with is my number one reason, I love the job. The environment is far friendlier than any other place I have worked before. 

6. What's your function at the Junction?  I do whatever to keep the place up and running as well as clean.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Not just the environment but the whole world is a concern to me.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  A place that's concerned about their employees' well-being as well as customers.' A much cleaner and organized facility.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Lion, fierce but humble!!!

Joe

1. What was your very first job?  Selling newspapers...  maybe working in a fish market.  Can't remember...  I was young...  eleven in fact.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Supervisor for Lifeswork.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since it started in 1999.  I'm one of the anchor guys.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Me...  wouldn't change a thing.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Meeting the people and seeing the different types of things people find uses for in their homes.  Seeing how things go together.  CJ was a new enterprise and I like seeing it progress.  I learn something new almost every day.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Sales/Customer Relations

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Can't say I have...  no.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  Hope I'm here for one thing.  I see a lot of doors opening up, a more modern store, drawing more people in, and increased competition in the marketplace.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Wizard. 

Kevin G.

1. What was your very first job?  Behind the counter at TCBY. 

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Heinz.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since September 2011.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   I'll have to get back to you once I get there....

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  The cool people.... and the shopping.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  CFO.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment? Yes.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  A natural leader and innovator in reuse!

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The cowardly lion... that dude is funny!

  Kevin P.

1. What was your very first job?  Summer job program, community clean-up. 

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Environmental Tech Training, before that, Labor Force.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  3 years.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   I like who I am already.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I believed in recycling before the word became common.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Dock coordinator.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment? Yes.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  Steady growth and expansion.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  I don't want to be anyone else.

Mike

1. What was your very first job?  Warehouse worker in a paint company purchased by my great grandfather in 1922 -- it's all about who you know. 

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Organic farmer for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since the beginning... 1999.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Taller.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I like that our mission resonates so strongly with so many people.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  The guy that tries to hold it all together (or Executive Director if you're being formal).

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  I would say yes.  In the fifth grade I started the pollution club -- no we didn't make pollution, we picked up litter until there was an internal power struggle and...

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  It will be taller...  No seriously, in five years CJ will be the most dynamic, innovative, and green reuse facility in the country.  We will also have our own beer label :)

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  From an environmental perspective, I'm torn between the scarecrow (compostable) or the tin man (recycled for scrap) -- also there is the whole head/heart conflict thing in my choice, but that's another interview.  

Mindy

1. What was your very first job?  At 15, I started working on commission selling cameras in a department store.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  I was co-founding an urban agricultural nonprofit called Grow Pittsburgh.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2004.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   I'm not sure I'll ever really grow up, but if I did I'd probably want to be King. 

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  The infinite potential for growth and impact.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  IT Manager.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Yes.  I've always had a sense of unrest about the state of our global environment for as long as I can remember.  It might just be that I have a severe anxiety disorder.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  That 1) CJ is internationally recognized as an exemplary nonprofit in all areas of operations and management, 2) we're paving the way towards a more sustainable future, 3) we're making a substantial impact through acheiving our mission, and 4) we're warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  I'd want to be the author of the story. 

Nat

1.What was your very frst job? I worked in a bakery in upstate New York.

2.Where did you work right before CJ? I was the Community Programs Manager for the Heinz History Center.

3. How long have you been at CJ? April 2012!

4.What do you want to be when you grow up? Santa

5. Why do you like working at CJ? Because the people I work with seem to really care about what they are doing...there is a sweetness there that most other places don't seem to have...also the vending machines are really cheap.

6. What's your function at the Junction? As outreach coordinator I am trying to connect CJ to the community and open up lines of communication as well as market us in new and interesting ways. Also I have appointed myself the offical keeper of the holiday decorations and birthday celebrations.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment? Yes but I think I am your typical, middle of the road type person...recycle, try to reuse, know the basics. I am learning to be much more involved!

8. What do you invision for CJ in five years? I want to see us grow to be more involved in the community and more vocal.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz...which would it be? The witch, only less melty.

NIC

1.What was your very first job?  Selling washing machines and hair dryers and stuff like that.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  I was doing the parenting thing.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2010.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Serene. 

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I like bringing order to chaos so I'm endlessly challenged. It's also a great group of people to work with. Oh, and the mission.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Officially, organizing things. Unofficially, waging war on dust - so far I'm losing. I'm Office & Communication Manager.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Yes, since I was very small, it's such a nice place.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  We'll be big enough that we can manage all the reusable material that's out there, and that there'll be a store like ours in every city - reusing materials and working on community-building programs. Also, that we'll have found a vacuum cleaner that can cope with life at CJ.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  Aunty Em - she's a rock, and I bet she makes great pies.

Shannon

1. What was your very first job?  Delivering the Washington Observer newspaper at 4:30 am when I was 10 or 11 years old.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Social Innovation Accelerator.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  Since 2008.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A travel writer.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  I imagine I'm going to like working at CJ because it's simply the coolest place in town.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Operations Improvement Director.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Yeah, every person has to do what they can if we are all going to survive. I thought as a young child that everyone had a compost pile, until I got yelled at for "helping the neighbors start one" by throwing the remnants of a picnic plate in their yard.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  As the expert and example in all practical applications of green things.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  Toto, because with elegant simplicity he reveals the elephant in the room...and he gets carted around in a pretty fine basket. 

Steph

1. What was your very first job?  I worked for my dad's pool company in Delaware.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Caribou Coffee in the South Side Works.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  One year, started in 2012.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?  I will never grow up! Yet, if that day comes, I would like to be a music therapist specilizing in hospice patients.

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  Being on the truck is awesome, I get to see new places and meet new people every day. It's never a dull moment.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  I am one of the two truck drivers. We pick up residential and commercial donations.

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Not always. I became more concerned when I went to college for wildlife studies.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  I imagine CJ expanding into a larger space and even branching out into other areas of the state and beyond!

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  Most days, I feel like the Scarecrow .

Cozmo

1. What was your very first job?  Being cute.

2. Where did you work right before CJ?  Gardenalia.

3. How long have you been at CJ?  In dog years? Since 2007 when we started e-Blasting.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Mr. Bowie Rose (Bowie is my girlfirend and Ms. Rose is her mother).

5. Why do you like working at CJ?  For the world recognition.

6. What's your function at the Junction?  Info desk manager and CEO (canine executive officer).

7. Have you always been concerned about the environment?  Yes.  Particularly about trees and all vertical natural elements.

8. What do you envision for CJ in five years?  An expansive pet department with all sorts of reused items such as half chewed raw hides, eviscerated plush toys and squeakless sqeakers.

9. If you were one of the characters in the Wizard of Oz... which would it be?  The Wizard... of course.