About OzHarvest:
OzHarvest is a leading food rescue organisation on a mission to ‘Nourish our Country’ by stopping good food from going to waste and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. Through our education programs and our advocacy work, we hope to inspire others to change their behaviour and help reach the national target of halving food waste by 2030.
About the role:
We are on the lookout for a confident and friendly Food Rescue Driver who is passionate about the community and sustainability and willing to help OzHarvest on a casual basis. As a Food Rescue Driver, you will spend the workday in one of our bright yellow vans, collecting and redistributing good quality surplus food and delivering it to the various charities we serve around Adelaide, with a smile and compassion.
Here’s a little insight into A Day in the Life of a Food Rescue Driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtmEdCycz4M
Our vans and trucks require a car licence only (no truck licence needed). Our onboarding process includes training on our safety systems, food rescue processes, and buddy shifts to get you ready for solo drives. Our logistics team provides ongoing support in real time to help navigate each day’s food rescue run. If you have experience driving and are seeking a role where you can make an immediate difference for people and our planet, we need you!
The successful candidate will:
Founded by Ronni Kahn AO in 2004, OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation with a driving purpose to ‘Nourish our Country’. Our mission is to stop food waste, feed people in need and protect our planet by championing the value of food and driving change at all levels of society. The impact of our work is strongly aligned to achieving five United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
OzHarvest is best known for our iconic yellow food rescue vans which save over 250 tonnes of good food every week and deliver it direct to charities that feed people in need. We’re also creating positive change through three national education programs (FEAST, NEST and Nourish), and through our advocacy work raising awareness about food security and doing whatever we can to halve Australia’s food waste by 2030.
Innovation is part of our DNA and we’re always looking to add value to what we do and find new ways to tackle food waste and feed hungry people. We’re pioneering social impact projects from free supermarkets (OzHarvest Market) and a restaurant (Refettorio OzHarvest) that feeds people in need and creating revenue generating products via OzHarvest Ventures. Our unique for-impact, food rescue model has been implemented across the globe in New Zealand, UK, South Africa, Vietnam and Japan.
Every $1 donated allows OzHarvest to deliver 2 meals to people in need.
