AmeriCorps - Procurement Team Support - Warehouse

Tcfb; Tumwater (WA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Thurston County Food Bank in Thurston County is seeking an AmeriCorps member for a 10.5‑month placement to support food procurement, repackaging and order processing, and all aspects of receiving and delivering food to partner organizations.

You will work with staff and volunteers to move, inspect and distribute food, learn about food insecurity, and help reduce barriers to access for families, children and seniors in our community.

Qualifications

• Receive, inspect and process shipments including Federal foods and donations.
• Maintain inventory and ordering systems.
• Operate pallet jacks, forklift, walkie stacker and baler.
• Experience with loading dock procedures including use of a lift gate.
• Maintain receiving area and other work areas to acceptable operating standards.
• Sort, pack, restock and distribute food to clients.
• Work in cooperation with Food Bank staff and volunteers in groups and independently.
• Possible off-site work supporting deliveries, pickups, distribution of food.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect and process shipments/orders including Federal foods, regionally and locally sourced donations
• Product control to include supporting inventory, rotation and ordering systems
• Use of equipment such as pallet jacks and fork lift, walkie stacker and cardboard baler
• Experience with loading dock procedures including use of a lift gate
• Maintain receiving area and other work areas to acceptable operating standards
• Sort, pack, restock and distribute food to clients
• Work in cooperation with Food Bank staff and volunteers in groups and independently
• Possible off-site work supporting deliveries, pickups, distribution of food

Skills

Team player

Independent work

Lifting heavy boxes

WA driver's license

CPR & First Aid

Food Workers Card

Flexible

Forklift/pallet jack operation

Job description

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Position Summary:

This 10.5 month AmeriCorps placement will support our work to eliminate hunger in our local community in an atmosphere of neighbor helping neighbor. Our organization provides food programs and services to more than 71,000 residents of Thurston County. This position focuses on procuring food, repackaging and processing orders and supporting all aspects of receiving and delivering food to those we collaborate with. Our partners include organizations, nonprofits and groups that focus on food security for families, children, seniors and individuals who are housed and unhoused. Forty nine percent of those we serve are children under the age of 18. This position will provide support to all aspects of our operations. They are supported by staff and volunteers with opportunities to learn about food insecurity in Thurston County and how our collective community efforts work to reduce barriers to accessing food for marginalized, underserved and underrepresented members of our community.

For information about the many wonderful benefits gained by being an AmeriCorps member, please go to their member resources page: https://washingtonservicecorps.org/member-resources/

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive, inspect and process shipments/orders including Federal foods, regionally and locally sourced donations
• 
  Product control to include supporting inventory, rotation and ordering systems
• 
  Use of equipment such as pallet jacks and fork lift, walkie stacker and cardboard baler
• 
  Experience with loading dock procedures including use of a lift gate
• 
  Maintain receiving area and other work areas to acceptable operating standards
• 
  Sort, pack, restock and distribute food to clients
• 
  Work in cooperation with Food Bank staff and volunteers in groups and independently
• 
  Possible off-site work supporting deliveries, pickups, distribution of food

Skills we are looking for:

• 
  Able to lift 50-pound boxes. Lifting 25 pounds or more should be with team or equipment.
• 
  Valid WA State driver’s license
• 
  Current CPR & First Aid Certificates or be willing to obtain
• 
  Must have or obtain a valid Washington State Food Workers Card.
• 
  Willingness to be flexible with types of tasks given.
• 
  A team player, but also capable of working independently.

Please note: These positions work with Thurston County Food Bank employees but are not TCFB employees. They are AmeriCorps Members serving in an TCFB-sponsored program.