Job Description

Job Location: San Antonio Food Bank - Culinary Building - San Antonio, TX 78227Education
Level: High School or GED Equivalent
Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: No Travel Required
Job Category: WarehouseGeneral Description: Primary responsibilities include receiving trucks, organization of kitchen, warehouse and storage spaces, support the kitchen team to keep a clean and sanitized environment, assist with dishwashing or production when needed. This is a temporary position for approximately 60 days and could be extended if necessary.
Essential Functions:
PRIMARY
- Receive inbound deliveries from broad-liners, vendors, and SAFB.
- - Properly store received goods within a timely manner ensuring product is not endanger of exceeding temperature control points.
- - Store all items in similar groups, label, and date for ease of access. This will include breaking down pallets from different orders and combining like items.
- - Return any incorrect items with the delivery truck.
- - Note any shortages to management immediately.
- - Ensure that all invoices have the correct project code, PO number, and are turned into inventory daily.
- Adhere to FIFO procedures, First In – First Out.
- Keep accurate records of temperatures of cold items delivered.
- Maintain a temperature log for all walk-ins and freezers.
- Build delivery pallets for the following day.
- - Ensure that all items are on pallet by following delivery ticket quantities.
- Weigh and maintain a waste log for any items that are discarded.
- Assist SAFB delivery drivers with loading and unloading as needed.
- Ensure all kitchen equipment, tools, worktables & environment is maintained in a clean & sanitary state and all Department of Health Standards are followed including using the “clean as you go” policy.
- Maintain an accurate inventory sheet for food and non-food items.
- Work with volunteers daily.
- - Must be able to greet, train, re-direct, and close out volunteer shifts
- Follow all closing procedures before end of shift, including but not limited to:  removing all trash from kitchen and warehouse, making sure all cold and frozen foods have been removed from the kitchen and stored appropriately, checking for any coolers or deliveries that are remaining or not picked up during the shift, checking all ovens and food warmers are turned off and that all doors around the kitchen and warehouse are securely locked.
- Work with other departments: inventory is managed and maintained by three departments and must be able to communicate effectively with all three departments.
- Maintain clean, safe and organized work environment.
- Adhere to all SAFB policies.
SECONDARY
- Assist scullery/dish area with duties as needed.
- Assist, as needed, in preparing meals for San Antonio Food Bank and other program related meals.
- Keep track of all customers picking up orders in warehouse and loading dock areas.  Assist them with any questions or assistance loading their items.
- Assist, as needed, with bagging items for meal service and placing meals into ovens and/or warmers.
- Assist & comply with any other verbal or written instruction(s) issued by senior staff member(s).
SHIFT:
- Monday-Friday 5AM-2PM.
- - Weekends may be required on occasion.
- - Staying after assigned shift may be required on occasion.
- Strict adherence to OSHA guidelines are followed- no music or headphones allowed in the warehouse.
Applicants are required to submit to a drug test as part of the hiring process.

Qualifications

Qualifications
- 1-year Food Service experience and must have a current ServSafe or San Antonio Food Handler Certification.
- Experience in operating a forklift and a pallet jack is required.
- Experience in rotating inventory and counting inventory is required.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to manage time efficiently and to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work cooperatively with other staff, volunteers, and agency personnel.
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and capability to meet deadlines.
- Good judgment and discretion.
- Ability to represent the Food Bank in a courteous professional manner.
- Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends and late evenings.
Physical Demands
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities 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 constantly required to stand, talk, hear, and utilize fine manipulation and near visual acuity. The employee is frequently required to walk, utilize gross manipulation, push, pull, reach, and stoop. The employee must regularly lift, and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment
This job is performed in an indoor warehouse environment and kitchen that requires movement through a busy trucking area between buildings. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work to be performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.