Title of Position: Food Pantry Driver
Department: Distribution Operations
Reports to: Pantry Assistant Manager
Our Mission:
Through Christ, The Sharing Center provides dignified resources to those experiencing hardships, hunger, and homelessness. Since 1986, The Sharing Center has guided families and individuals toward financial stability and economic mobility.
Summary: Responsible for donation pickups.
Responsibilities include:
- Make donation pickups as scheduled.
- Move heavy items safely and properly. Ensure any ride-a-long volunteers or staff lift and move properly.
- Coordinate the maintenance of the truck with the Senior Director of Operations.
- Daily inspect vehicle and advise supervisor of needed repairs.
- Clean and maintain the cab.
- Be courteous and professional to the donors.
- Maintain accurate daily records of temperatures and pounds picked up from donors
- Other duties as assigned
- Assist with shelving food items
- Assist with the cleanliness of the Food Pantry as needed
Time Requirements: Full time day 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and possible nights and weekends
Qualifications include:
- Heart for the ministry.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Able to represent The Sharing Center in manner befitting the organization and values.
- Must have a valid FL Driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Knowledge and ability to move heavy items safely.
- Arriving at pickups on time. Communicating with donors if running late or early.
- Team Player.
Physical demands:
Specific physical characteristics and abilities are required to perform duties such as agility,dexterity and long periods of walking, standing, bending, carrying or lifting supplies and heavy furniture.
- Stand/walk for long periods of time without a break.
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
- Lift, pull, push, carry up to 40 pounds when solo
Work Environment:
The Sharing Center is on a large campus with multiple retail programs and operations. Walking between departments is required. Some standing is needed, but most of the time, it will be in an office environment. The Sharing Center will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed. The duties and skills required are not an exhaustive list of all personnel responsibilities as classified.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The Sharing Center's policy provides all employees, applicants, and clients equal employment opportunities. Accordingly, the Sharing Center does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, membership to any labor organization, political ideology/affiliation, disability of an otherwise qualified individual, or any other legally protected basis, to the fullest extent provided by federal, state, and local law.
We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process that includes a Motor Vehicle Report for safe driving
Interested candidates, please send your cover letter and resume to:
Renee Finegan, Director of People Services
[email protected]
Pay: $14.50 - $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
