Job Title:  Shipping and Receiving Team/Driver Payroll Type:  Part/Full Time: hourly (non-exempt)

Starting pay rate: $17.50-$19.50/hour

Reports to: Shipping and Receiving Manager           Posted Date: 9/20/24

Locations: La Soupe, 915 E McMillian St, Cincinnati, OH 45206

Days/Hours

  • Monday-Friday (Availability 7:30-4:30 PM)

  • 20-40 hours per week (hourly wage, non-exempt)

Job Description 

Drive deliveries to and from La Soupe to our partners, assist with shipping and receiving including sorting food for its end use.  Assist with inventory processes and quality control.

  Core Responsibilities:

  • Pick up and distribute food from our Rescue Partners (eg. food distributors, retailers, restaurants) to La Soupe and our Share Partners (eg. community organizations, pantries, health clinics) and events

  • Load, unload, log and properly store food immediately upon arrival at La Soupe

  • On-site quality control and inspection of food upon pickup and delivery

  • Maintains kitchen and food handling procedures, maintain ServSafe Certification

  • Develops and maintains high quality relationships with volunteers, coworkers and donors

  • Keeps refrigerators, freezers, and area clean and organized

  • Accurately prepares records for food rescue and delivery

  • Other responsibilities as assigned when time permits such as working with the dishwasher, kitchen, volunteers as needed

Job Duties:

  • Record all weights of Rescued/Shared produce/product 

  • Assist with proper food rotation and inventory management.

  • Meet and greet food runners and assist volunteers in removing Rescued/Shared  product from their car

  • Communicate both overages and shortages to Partner Relations Manager/Chief Giving Officer

  • Complete deliveries as needed, driving our box truck, van, and vehicles

  • Organize and set aside extra product for future shares/events

  • Assists with input of collected Rescue/Share data into specified software

  • Sort through all Rescued product to determine both quality and safety

  • Keeping in mind kitchen’s needs, distribute specified product between kitchen and Share

  • Keep work area clean and free of clutter, disposing of all material in appropriate receptacles

  • Keep refrigerators, freezers, and pantries clean and organized

  • Maintain sanitation and safety standards in work area and communicate needs as necessary

  • Keeps busy in down time, helping other areas as needed

  • Ensure proper use and maintenance of kitchen, dish, and loading dock areas

  • Check/respond to work emails as needed

  • Follow closing checklist

  • Take out trash and recycling as needed


Ideal Characteristics:

  • Warm and friendly

  • Organized mindset 

  • Compassionate 

  • Highly flexible    

  • Basic kitchen knowledge preferred

  • Understanding of food quality assurance 

  • Can-Do attitude 

  • Sense of urgency


Employee Expectations:

  • Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds repeatedly

  • Clean driving record, experience driving box trucks or large vehicles appreciated but not required

  • Act as a positive La Soupe ambassador

  • Attend events on time with a professional appearance

  • Promote the mission of La Soupe with an educated knowledge of programs and operations  

  • Reads, understands and can implement guidelines in the employee handbook


Transitional Tasks:

  • Helps other areas as needed

  • Follow and maintain safety and efficiency logs


Benefits:

  • 11+ Paid Holidays, Free Lunch, Free parking

  • Health Insurance with company contribution. Family health insurance, and employee vision, and dental are provided at employee cost.

  • 401(k)plan - no match,  life insurance and AD&D

  • 5 Sick days annually and PTO after 90 days of employment

  • Get to work with best crew in the city while helping communities

If interested please contact Jared@lasoupe.org with a cover letter and resume as well as a brief paragraph about what serving others means to you. 

Equal opportunity: La Soupe, Inc. values a diverse and inclusive work environment where every team member matters. All qualified applicants for this position will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 
Must be a high school graduate or equivalent. Must have a valid Ohio driver’s license as well as a documented safe driving record. Must be able to successfully complete ServSafe certified food handler program. Prior food handling experience is a plus. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES 
Ability to read maps and fair knowledge of the Ohio area. Ability to work well with minimal supervision. Ability to work well with people of all backgrounds, cultural groups and economic levels. Ability to communicate well verbally and keep neat, accurate written records. Must have an outgoing, positive demeanor and good organizational skills. Highly dependable and responsible; demonstrate excellent judgment; ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 
The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sort, and load carts. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to move at a brisk pace most of the time. The employee should possess stamina for physical work. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.