Warehouse Assistant (Volunteer Services Support)
Sign-on and retention bonus available.
Would you like to have meaningful work with an employer that values work-life balance, and colleagues that are all-in, big hearted and solution focused? Would you like to be able to enroll in benefits on your first day of employment? Would you also like to be able to accrue up to 40 (forty) paid days off in your first year of employment?
If so, then SFBFS might be the employer for you!
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) welcomes people of all backgrounds and circumstances, providing a judgement-free zone for individuals and families throughout Sacramento County. A staff of more than 80 and several thousand volunteers take our mission of fighting food insecurity one step further by offering education and support for families wanting to shape their best tomorrow. More information is available at www.sacramentofoodbank.org.
Applicants must e-mail resume, cover letter, SFBFS employment application (found at https://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/) for consideration. No phone calls please.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Warehouse Assistant provides assistance in all areas of the warehouse with respect to shipping, receiving, organizing, sorting and inventorying all items, food and nonfood. Secondary duties involve equipment maintenance, supporting special events and attending distributions when necessary and support in volunteer warehouse activities. In addition, he or she works under the direction of the Warehouse Manager to complete all necessary tasks pertaining to assisting in the day-to-day physical operations and appearance of SFBFS’ Distribution Center in accordance with local, state and Feeding America’s standards.
The Warehouse Assistant will (including but not limited to):
- Maintain inventory when pulling, palatizing and staging products for orders both physically and in the data base.
- Provide excellent customer service on the dock when interacting with agencies, loading orders and receiving donations.
- Coordinate the workflow with other department/programs and volunteer services.
- Receive donations and keeps accurate log entries of all donations
- Assist in allocating product, setting up volunteer activities and guiding volunteer groups in sorting/packing products and ensuring product quality control is maintained
- Follow procedures pertaining to proper handling of receipts, orders & inventory documentation
- Maintain the warehouse, freezer and cooler in a neat and orderly condition, including frequent trash removal, ensuring access to products and proper rotation
- Assist route drivers by assessing the condition of donations they pick up, placing acceptable products in proper storage, and immediately discarding all unacceptable product
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Basic computer programs and data entry requirements
- Food safety principles, practices, and regulations; including warehouse operations and inventory management
- High school diploma or equivalent
POSITION DETAILS
- Full-time, non-exempt position; Monday – Friday/Thursday evenings; occasional weekends and holidays as needed
- Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision/life/AD&D/LTD/retirement and more (medical begins on first day of employment, dental/vision/life begin first of month following date of hire)
- Paid time off (accruals begin upon hire) includes: -10 paid vacation days - 12 paid sick days - 16 company observed paid holiday - 1 personal day - 1 volunteer day
- Pay range: $18.00-$21.00 per hour/depends on experience