Driver Assistant Jobs

Department: Food Rescue

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Boston

Reporting To: Senior Staff Manager

Compensation: $20.00 / hour

Description

Position Summary

The Driver Assistant is responsible for collecting, inspecting, loading, and unloading perishable and nonperishable product from vendors and delivering the food to Lovin' Spoonfuls

beneficiaries.

Responsibilities

• Contacts key staff at vendor/beneficiary locations to ensure smooth pick-up and delivery of donations or to communicate any delays or issues that may arise.
• Load and unload food to non-profit beneficiaries; informs supervisor of any problems or issues in a timely manner.
• Collects and assists in the delivery of product following all state and federal food safety handling guidelines.
• Accurately records all collections and distributions in our inventory system by 4 PM of the same business day. Also records any and all information pertinent to food rescue operations.
• Collects prepared, perishable, and other rescued foods from retail stores, farms, and wholesale partners; informs supervisor of any problems or issues in a timely manner.
• Inspects the product to be donated following food safety guidelines and refuses donations if the product doesn't meet stated criteria.
• Completes and submits weekly reports in a timely manner.

Requirements & Experience

Job Requirements

• Safe lifting and ergonomic practices
• Safe food handling practices including obtaining and maintaining a food handling certificate (ServSafe)
• Ability to learn computerized data input technology

Special abilities required:

• Tact and diplomacy in dealing with diversity
• Ability to work cooperatively with other staff and volunteers
• Ability to adapt to varied work requirements

Education & Experience

Formal education or special training required:

• Prior manual labor, warehouse and or lifting experience strongly preferred
• High School diploma
• Food Handling experience preferred

Hours, Work Environment & Physical Demands

Hours

Full-Time: Must be available 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, though schedule vary day to day; evening shifts required June - November, weekend hours rarely. Minimum 36 hours worked per week.

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform moderate to heavy physical labor (lift or maneuver up to 50 lbs repeatedly and loading and unloading a total of approximately 2,000 lbs to 3,000 lbs on a daily basis)
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, climb in and out of a dock-high vehicle, talk and hear clearly

Work Environment

This job requires the ability to:

• Sometimes being exposed to hot or very cold temperatures while working inside (including refrigerated areas, coolers or freezers) or outside
• Be exposed contaminants such as fuel or exhaust
• Work outdoors while loading and unloading product. Work indoors while driving or filling out paperwork.
• Use of hand-trucks or two-wheel dollies, and U-boats for moving, loading and unloading product
• Wear protective gloves daily (discretionary)
• Sometimes dealing with sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Handle and sort through produce and other food products that are close to, at, or past expiration, or may be opened
• Additionally, this role uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones
• Occasionally get into cramped positions to reach work spaces, such as the back of a truck.
• Occasionally being exposed to whole body vibration when driving a truck.
• Operate in an enclosed box truck or commercial van on a daily basis.

Everyone has a seat at our table.

At Lovin' Spoonfuls, we believe all people have value and can bring their own unique experiences to the table. Our work serves to set the table throughout the diverse communities of Eastern Massachusetts without discrimination, and we endeavor to mirror that representation in our own organization. Our goal is to create and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and where all people are valued.