Jobs: Volunteer Specialist/Warehouse Coordinator

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Volunteer Specialist/Warehouse Coordinator

Overview:

The Volunteer Specialist/Warehouse Coordinator is highly efficient in executing Food For Free’s hunger relief operations in support of its mission. This role will take place primarily in the Production Facility (warehouse) and requires interacting professionally with volunteers, program execution, loading/unloading/inventorying food, and helping maintain equipment. This requires a flexible, dependable, and efficient person who is eager to take on new challenges and is dedicated to providing excellent service to the people and organizations we support.

Duties and Responsibilities

Volunteer Oversight (~25 hours/week)

Lead and train groups of up to twenty corporate and regular volunteers packing grocery boxes
Conduct warehouse safety orientations with new volunteers
Under supervision of the Manager, ensure all aspects of box packing are successfully executed to create the appropriate number of grocery boxes in a timely manner
Work with Operations staff and Manager to ensure smooth flow of program set-up, assembly line implementation, and shift break-down
Work collaboratively with volunteer site captains and regular volunteers to effectively run volunteer shifts

Warehouse Operations & Maintenance (~15 hours/week)

Warehouse delivery intake, inventory, and order picking
Independently covers facility duties, following procedure and best practices including labeling, rotating stock, cold storage procedures, and ‘first in, first out’ principle
Help maintain facilities, truck fleet, cold storage, and other equipment
Prioritizes tasks properly, supporting Programs and Operations; switches tasks as priorities evolve in real-time, ensures perishable produce is properly stored, and produces accurate, finished bulk packages before stated deadlines

Relationships/Communications

Takes ownership of prioritizing warehouse tasks and utilizes experience to guide colleagues in responsibilities
Acts as liaison between Operations staff and volunteers to ensure safe and respectful use of shared spaces
Communicate with other departments, teammates, volunteers, and clients in a timely and professional manner
Provides continuous improvement feedback and communication to management
Fully understands and embodies team and organizational values

General

Continuously strives for efficiency, safety, impact, reliability and responsiveness
Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

1-3+ years’ relevant experience
Ability to become Pallet Jack certified (in house)
Confidence and decisiveness balanced with an open, collaborative work ethic
Follows instructions and procedures accurately and effectively
Personal honesty and integrity
Valid Drivers License & clean driving record
Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly throughout day, every day
Able to utilize mobile devices for daily record keeping
Excellent interpersonal/relationship skills – a proactive communicator and comfortable working with people of all abilities from diverse ethnic, educational, and professional backgrounds
Commitment to social justice, and food justice in particular

Schedule & Working Conditions

This is a non-exempt, full time, hourly position.
Incumbent will work at the Production Facility Monday-Friday every week.
Schedule includes 7:00AM-3:30PM (including a mandatory 30-minute unpaid lunch break). Shifts may include: split AM/PM, holiday, weekend, and evening shifts.
May be required to attend company meetings on non-scheduled work days
This position is by nature physically demanding. Must be able to lift 50 pounds repetitively throughout the day, with crouching and bending, work around heavy machinery, and work in extreme weather conditions.
Physical ability to perform tasks that may require prolonged standing, sitting, and other activities necessary to perform job duties.

About Food For Free

Food For Free is the leading food rescue and redistribution nonprofit dedicated to providing reliable access to fresh and nutritious food to Eastern Massachusetts communities. Headquartered in Cambridge and Somerville, Mass., the organization rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and creates new distribution channels to reach underserved populations in more than 20 towns and cities across the region. Founded in 1981, as one of the nation’s first food rescue organizations, Food For Free now serves more than 150,000 food insecure Massachusetts residents and distributes 7.5 million pounds of nutritious fresh and prepared foods annually.

Food For Free is a flexible, innovative organization. We have an open, informal culture and believe deeply in transparency and integrity. Collaboration is at the heart of all that we do and it comes from a deep respect for one another, our community and the people we serve. We believe work should be fun and when people are playing to their strengths, they are at their best.

Benefits

Food For Free offers generous benefits, including paid vacation, holidays, wellness days, and 403(b)
retirement account & match. See more here.

How To Apply

Candidates should email a resume to Ben Engle at ben@foodforfree.org.

Food For Free is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to building and maintaining a
diverse community. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the
LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.