About the Job:Start your day by doing good! Join a fun, vibrant team thats driving our mission and feeding local communities while diverting over 200,000 pounds of food from landfills every week. Sharing Excess is a national non-profit that is rescuing surplus food and feeding to solve scarcity. Our mission is to rescue surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, wholesalers, and farmers and redistribute it to communities in need at no cost to the consumer. Weve rescued over 80 million pounds of food to date – and were just getting started. Sharing Excess operates a wholesale food rescue program out of the Hunts Point Produce Market, one of the largest produce terminals in the world, providing around 60% of the produce to New York City and the surrounding area. We are seeking a Warehouse Associate to oversee and also be hands-on with the daily rescue and redistribution of donated food at Hunts Point. In this position, you will be a part of a team of 10+ who are gleaning through food donations, moving pallets of food, loading trucks, and logistically coordinating the incoming and outgoing deliveries of food donations.Position Overview:Our warehouse associates work 9 am – 2 pm every weekday, so being comfortable with early mornings is a must! There is also a need for flexibility with scheduling, with us potentially needing help as early as 7 am and as late as 3 pm (this is not likely to happen often).Main responsibilities for this position include sorting and packing produce and assisting with warehouse operations in the Hunts Point Produce Market. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working on a close-knit team and in a temperature-controlled warehouse environment. You will assist with a variety of essential tasks to ensure our operations run smoothly and be an essential part of our nonprofit as we reduce food waste and food insecurity across New York City.Responsibilities:Inspecting produce and sorting edible vs. non-edible food (looking for bruising, mold, puncture wounds, etc. and sorting out inedible produce)Setting up, breaking down, and general upkeep of food sorting areaWeighing food donations with a pallet scaleHelping maintain accurate records of food donationsSupervising and training on-site volunteer produce sorters, when applicablePacking produce in boxes ready for distributionMoving pallets of produce with an electrical power jackHelping coordinate and move food from the sorting area to the loading dock or external vehiclesMaintaining a safe and clean warehouse environmentQualifications:Available 9 am – 2 pm M-FForklift certification preferredMust have a personal vehicle or reliable transportation (Our warehouse is in an industrial area & not accessible via public transportation)Physical Requirements:Ability to stand for extended periods (up to 7 hours)Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at one timeCapability to bend, stoop, reach, and perform repetitive motionsComfortable working in a temperature-controlled environment (cooler temperatures)Ability to maneuver through a busy warehouse and handle food safelyCompensation: Starting Salary: $20/hour. Sharing Excess is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply. We shall not discriminate and will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, Board membership, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or for any other discriminatory reason.About Sharing ExcessSharing Excess is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that rescues food and feeds communities. While over 40 million people in the US face food insecurity, nearly 40% of the nation’s food supply is going to waste. By partnering with grocery stores, restaurants, wholesalers, and farmers, Sharing Excess has delivered over 50 million meals to a network of nonprofits, food banks, and community organizations. Our team embraces a fun, fast-paced, agile, and creative startup environment that is laser-focused on improving access to excess and making food a basic human right. If you’re passionate about connecting with people, building innovative solutions, and want to make this world a better place, look no further than team SE.
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