Packaging Associate

Community Servings; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation/Holidays/Sick/Personal

Flexible Spending Account

403(b) Retirement Plan

Free Dental Insurance

Free daily community lunch

Free parking

Job summary

Community Servings in Jamaica Plain, MA is seeking a Packaging Associate to handle daily food packaging and sorting for clients. The role requires ability to work with volunteers and maintain organized work areas while ensuring accuracy in labeling and packing.

The position emphasizes teamwork, customer service experience, and clear communication; eligible candidates should be comfortable with public interaction and physical tasks as described in the job listing.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Must be able to communicate in English.
• 1 year of customer service experience preferred.
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Comfortable interacting with the public.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Package meals and components, ensuring proper handling and labeling.
• Sort and organize packaged food by item type.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels.

Skills

Customer service

English communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Lifting heavy items

Education

High School diploma or GED

1 year customer service experience preferred

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Packaging Associate

Community Servings, Jamaica Plain, MA, US

Community Servings' mission is to actively engage the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families. In addition, we are committed to prioritizing racial and economic justice and health equity in all our programs and business practices.

We are a dynamic and fast-growing agency at the forefront of the "Food is Medicine" field, providing over 1M medically tailored meals annually to clients and their families experiencing illness and food insecurity in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, our work strongly focuses on supporting the regional local food system, delivering high-quality nutrition education to the community, and hosting an on-site food-service workforce development program. Over the past 36 years, the agency has provided 15M+ free, scratch-made meals.

Summary: The Packaging Associate’s main role will be to execute the daily food packaging and sorting required to feed our clients. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

In a combination of individual effort and leading volunteer teams, the PA has to complete a variety of daily tasks including but not limited to:

• Proper handling, packaging and labeling meals and meal components.
• Sorting and organizing packaged food into the appropriate area and by item type.
• Monitoring and maintaining product inventory levels.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to positively engage with and assist volunteers in a task.
• Actively communicate progress and needs to supervisor and team members.
• Takes responsibility for assigned tasks and ensures their timely completion.
• Maintains organization and cleanliness in work and storage areas.
• Champions teamwork through words and actions and seeks ways to support teammates.
• Knowledge of shipping/receiving
• Daily maintenance of work and storage areas.
• Able to handle frozen foods and store them appropriately
• Able to understand collapsed and complex diet sheets
• Able to work independently and in teams.
• Able to work with volunteers of all abilities

Education/Experience

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to communicate in English
• 1 year of customer service experience preferred
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Comfortable interacting with the public.
• Good communication skills.

We offer a complete benefits program including:

• Medical and Vision Insurance
• Life-, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time, and Personal Time off
• Flexible Spending account (Medical and Daycare)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Free Dental Insurance
• Free daily community lunch
• Free parking

Supervision

None

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an individual to have the ability to lift to a maximum of 50 lbs. and includes bending and standing for long periods of time. The incumbent must be able to work in the freezer and refrigerator. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.

Community Servings participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster (English/Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) for additional information. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Community Servings is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Community Servings can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.