Summer Student - Warehouse Volunteer (18+)
Help our Food Services Team receive deliveries, stock our food market and manage our food inventory, leading to a positive shopping experience for the patrons of our food bank.
Suitable for volunteers 16+ who can lift up to 50lbs and who can commit to one shift per week during July & August.
Available Shifts:
- Monday to Friday 9am-11am
Responsibilities:
- Help Stock the KSM Food Market by loading in fresh food products, bringing additional inventory from food storage locations
- Help load and unload deliveries, putting items away in designated locations
- Engage with food donors, greeting them warmly and thanking them on behalf of KSM.
- Follow processes to ensure donations are appropriately weighed and logged in our tracking system
- Shuffle inventory in storage locations as needed to maintain a steady flow of produce following a first in, first out process.
- Organize food in refrigeration units and ensure that the unit temperatures are maintained
- Keep the KSM warehouse and work areas clean and organized according to warehouse processes and standards.
- Dispose of recycling and clutter as needed.
- Maintain a courteous and professional manner with staff and other volunteers.
Requirements:
- Must be 16+.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good multi-tasking skills.
- Ability to take direction and complete tasks efficiently.
- Good problem-solving ability.
- Attention to detail.
- Organized and communicative.
Commitment: One shift per week for the duration of the summer.
