Food supervisor

Description :

Connecticut Foodshare is the food bank serving all of our neighbors across the state. Working with a strong network of community-based hunger relief programs, we help provide nutritious food as well as long-term, sustainable solutions to food insecurity.

By joining Connecticut Foodshare, you will be part of a team that helps drive community awareness, garners support, leverages research, and engages volunteers, to realize our vision of a thriving community free of hunger.

Position Summary :

This supervisor will work with staff to supervise the sortation of food and packing efforts to maximize the utilization, throughput, and yield of donated food at Connecticut Foodshare.

This position will coach and lead direct reports and promote a positive experience with volunteers. The ideal candidate must problem solve and find ways to increase efficiency and quality.

This position reports to the Director of Warehouse Operations in Wallingford.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities :

Primary Responsibilities :

• Creates a welcoming environment for volunteers, sharing information about the food bank's mission and how volunteers are having an impact.
• Trains and supervises volunteers in proper product sorting and evaluation procedures in accordance with applicable food safety requirements and Feeding America guidelines.
• Interfaces with Volunteer Services Managers to communicate volunteer needs in order to recruit appropriate individuals and groups.
• Oversees the Sortation team as they schedule volunteers with the Development Department.
• Communicates with the mobile selector, shop floor operator, pick up receiver, and sortation team to move out short-coded wholesome items and keep available racking space open to reduce backlog.
• Maintains working relationships that ensure the success of Connecticut Foodshare including maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with donors, volunteers, agency representatives, Connecticut Foodshare management, and staff.
• Ensures sortation, packing, and repacking by volunteers is being run as efficiently as possible while maintaining productivity records.
• Provides a daily plan to maximize production to meet agency demands as well as reducing waste.
• Manages product backlogs on a daily- basis and communicates these plans with Inventory Control and the Director of Warehouse Operations to achieve these goals.
• Uses ceres reports to check short -coded items.
• Oversees the completion of appropriate inventory adjustments and post entries into Ceres to maintain accurate record of inventory in real time.
• Complies with Master Satiation work sheet.
• Enforces employee and volunteer safety and cleanliness standards daily.
• Follows insect and rodent control measures to avoid infestations.
• Follows quality control standards in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and Feeding America's practices.
• Maintains supplies in reclamation and ordering when necessary.
• Helps facilitate a better way to incorporate salvage into our SWAP reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Minimum Education / Experience :

• High School Diploma / GED with 3 years of related experience in similar or related function in comparable environment.
• 1 year of management experience.

Preferred Education / Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in related field with 2 years of progressively responsible experience in similar or related function OR 4 years of progressively responsible experience in similar or related function.
• Experience in general warehousing, inventory control practices, and working with computerized inventory systems.
• Pallet jack / forklift certification.

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to Human Resources.Connecticut Foodshare is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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Last updated : 2024-05-05