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Sort Room Coordinator 

About the Organization Come join Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County! We are the first food bank in the State of California, and the second in the nation. We pride ourselves in providing 10 million pounds of food annually to over 65,000 people per month through our network of 150-member agencies and programs. We believe that a thriving community is one where everyone has access to nutritious food to support their health and wellbeing. Our team is dedicated to inspiring and supporting our community to provide nourishment for all community members.

Second Harvest seeks to attract and retain a diverse workforce that brings a broad range of perspectives and experiences to our work. We value lived experience alongside learned experience and we encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including applicants with a criminal history.  
EOE Statement Second Harvest is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Second Harvest will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Second Harvest is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.  
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
Description

JOB SUMMARY

Reports to: Warehouse Manager

Supervises: Sort Room volunteers

The Sort Room Coordinator oversees the work and training of a large and diverse group of volunteers in a warehouse setting. The SRC coordinates daily food sorts: including providing an orientation how to sort donated food, providing safety training, and excellent customer service to the volunteers who come each day to support the food bank.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Service

Develop and maintain effective working relationships and deal tactfully, cooperatively and effectively with staff members, volunteers, agencies, community organizations, growers, packers, processors, and potential donors.

Communicate effectively and respectfully with people from different racial, ethnic and cultural groups and from different backgrounds and lifestyles; demonstrates knowledge of and sensitivity to their needs.

Leadership

Coordinate and supervise the training and daily work of volunteers, court referrals and trainees.

Collaborate with warehouse, agency relations, and development staff to ensure the smooth functioning of daily sort activities.

Warehouse Operations

Move a variety of foodstuff and related material in and about the warehouse for the purpose of inspection/sorting.

Safely drive a forklift in a warehouse setting.

Model for volunteers and assist in packaging of FFC bags, UDSA bags, some FFFF bags and EPP boxes.

Ultimately responsible for the barcoding of all items in the warehouse.

Sign off and distribute EPP boxes; monitor the bread and produce distribution to volunteers while making sure all criteria are met and all paperwork is complete.

Maintain safe food handling practices.

Maintain safe warehouse practices.

Assist in the distribution of commodities (including USDA and TEFAP items).

Maintain the Sort Room and produce area in a clean and orderly condition.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong customer service experience, any experience managing volunteers a plus. Two years of warehousing or inventory experience.  Any experience in safe food handling, storage, and transport.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

Knowledge of safe food handling requirements for transport and storage.

Knowledge of produce and ability to determine quality and estimate edibility.

Some knowledge of inventory control practices, procedures and recordkeeping methods.

Ability to work as a part of a team, to foster teamwork and to provide excellent service to coworkers and customers.

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people of various ages, educational, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

Must have a minimal ability to use computers.

Basic math skills.

Bilingual in English/Spanish is desirable.

Physical Requirements

Able to repeatedly lift bulky items weighing as much as 50 pounds.

Able to see and read documents.

Able to hear normal conversations in person and on the phone.

Able to work in a cold environment.

Bi-manual dexterity.

Requires standing throughout the day.

 

 
Position Requirements

 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Forklift certification preferred. At a minimum, must enroll in training program immediately upon hire.

Must have access to a motor vehicle, as well as valid auto insurance coverage, for occasional driving on the job.

Must have valid California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record, as documented by a current MVR (will be obtained by the Food Bank’s insurance carrier).

It is the responsibility of all SHFB personnel to participate in our Food Safety/Food Defense programs.

In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency, Second Harvest is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all of its employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties.

TO APPLY: Please submit your resume at https://www.thefoodbank.org/careers 

 
Pay Range $18-$22 per hour  
Benefits  
Close Date  

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