Job Title: Warehouse and Grocery Manager
Status: Part Time, Hourly Position
Pay Rate: $15-$18/Hr
About the Community Food Club: The food club is a nonprofit grocery store where members find healthy options at affordable prices. It’s an innovative approach to food security that prioritizes choice, participation and access to healthy foods. Members pay a low monthly fee, shop with points and choose from plenty of fresh, quality foods.
Mission: To pave a path to food security through access, choice and education.
Values: Community, Member-Centered, Evaluation, Dignity, Health, Equity, Consumer Participation, Collaboration
Essential Functions Include (but are not limited to):
- Logistics & Distribution Lead: Coordinates the complex "push-pull" of food donations, getting food off donor trucks and onto store shelves or into regional delivery vehicles.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures the warehouse is organized and the retail floor is fully stocked to meet the needs of the community.
- Donor Relations Liaison: Acts as the professional face of the organization during pickups, maintaining positive relationships with grocery partners, farmers, and distributors and volunteers.
- Food Safety Compliance: Serves as the primary authority on food safety, specifically regarding the "Best By" and "Use By" protocols for donated items.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Donation & Logistics Management
- Pickup Coordination: Schedules and dispatches drivers (or personally handles pickups) for donated goods from local retailers and food banks.
- Delivery Logistics: Manages the schedule for outbound deliveries to homebound members or partner locations.
- Fleet Management: Oversees the maintenance, cleanliness, and safety inspections of organization vehicles.
- Donation Processing: Directs the sorting, weighing, and labeling of all incoming donations to track the "poundage" for grant reporting.
Warehouse & Retail Operations
- Inventory & Merchandising: Manages stock rotation (FEFO - First Expired, First Out) and designs store displays to ensure a dignified shopping experience.
- Warehouse Safety: Enforces OSHA and health department standards; maintains organized cold and dry storage areas.
- Staff & Volunteer Supervision: Trains and manages a team of warehouse assistants and volunteers in safe food handling and heavy lifting techniques.
- Data Tracking: Records all incoming and outgoing inventory in a management system to analyze community demand and program impact.
Position Requirements:
- Experience: 1+ years in warehouse, grocery, or food bank management. Experience specifically with food rescue or donated logistics is highly preferred.
- Education: High school diploma required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Business is a plus.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Inventory Management Software and route-optimization tools.
- Licenses & Certifications:
- ServSafe Food Manager certification (essential for handling donations).
- Valid Driver’s License with a clean record (Commercial Driver’s License/CDL preferred).
- Forklift Operator certification preferred.
- Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift 75 lbs repeatedly and work in various environments (walk-in freezers, loading docks, and retail floors).
Compensation and Details: This is a part-time, hourly position. We offer support for professional development and a driven, highly collaborative, supportive work environment.
Schedule: Mainly mornings and afternoons with rotating Saturdays. Evenings could be occasional.
The Community Food Club does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
