Warehouse Repack/Cooler Associate

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Description

Consider a career that allows you to make a positive impact on others' lives while enhancing your own. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio, provided over 60 million meals in FY2026 to those in need across Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland, and Richland counties.

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Mission Statement: "Together with our community, we provide nutritious food and essential resources so our neighbors facing hunger can thrive."

Join the Greater Cleveland Food Bank team and experience a supportive culture of continuous learning and development. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits, including:

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay beginning day one
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous retirement plan
• Wellness programs
• Childcare assistance
• Tuition and Student Loan assistance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance

Apply today and become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the community.

SUMMARY

This position coordinates the daily processing of recovery product, ensuring volunteer effectiveness in the evaluating, sorting and packaging of salvage product for distribution. Performance of the following duties is done personally.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Implements recovery projects, directed by the Inventory Manager and supervises work production of the volunteers. The projects are completed by volunteer groups based on supply and demand of product and the type and size of the group to be working. Communicates with fellow staff regarding the recovery projects and the production plan.
• Training of volunteers to maximize evaluating, sorting and packaging of salvage product for distribution.
• Orients, motivates and monitors volunteers and ensures that the volunteer experience is pleasurable yielding effective production of finished product. Educates the volunteers on the mission of the Foodbank.
• Prepares work area for arrival of volunteer groups. This may include use of a tow motor, power pallet jack and hand jack. Conveys materials and items from production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Inspects the work of the volunteers to assure that quality control standards are being honored and applied. Ensures that all salvage guidelines are being met.
• Manages supplies necessary for sorting of product, requesting products from Supervisor, in a timely manner to the production schedule.
• If needed, provide assistance at the Partner Distribution Hub or client pantry.
• Assist is unloading and putting away pantry and warehouse deliveries
• Maintains required job knowledge and skills and core professional competencies, including attending and participating in required educational programs and staff meetings.
• Maintain high standards of warehouse sanitation and safety at all times.
• Provides housekeeping services for the building, as directed, or needed/necessary, to maintain the highest level of cleanliness and pest control.
• Inspect the operating equipment to assure that it is in good working order.
• Assess daily, that dangerous conditions are removed prior to an accident or injury occurring (i.e., water spill clean-up, etc.).
• Actively support and champion initiatives aimed at driving continuous improvement throughout the organization. May participate in one of the following: LEAN council, a kaizen, 5S campaign or other process improvement efforts to support continuous improvement and improved processes within the food bank.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

FEED Values and Organization-Wide Competencies

All employees are expected to demonstrate the following organization-wide competencies in a manner consistent with our FEED Values:

F - Fostering Engagement (Value)

We collaborate with our community and each other, embracing diverse ideas, perspectives, and experiences to strengthen our mission and deepen our impact.

• Collaboration (Competency): Builds productive relationships, shares knowledge, seeks diverse perspectives, and contributes to a positive team environment.
• Access and Awareness (Competency): Promotes dignity, respect, accessibility, and an inclusive environment where people feel welcomed and supported.

E - Excellence (Value)

We are responsible stewards of community resources, maintain high standards of performance, and continuously seek opportunities to improve, innovate, and create greater impact.

• Accountability (Competency): Takes ownership of responsibilities, decisions, and results; follows through on commitments and responsibly stewards organizational resources.
• Continuous Learning (Competency): Seeks feedback, learns from successes and challenges, embraces innovation, and pursues opportunities for growth and improvement.

E - Empowerment (Value)

We encourage, educate, and support our partners, volunteers, employees, and all those touched by hunger so everyone can contribute at their fullest potential.

• Developing and Supporting Others (Competency): Encourages learning, shares knowledge, provides support, and helps others contribute, develop, and succeed.

D - Dedicated to Service (Value)

We provide leadership in the hunger relief movement while keeping the people we serve at the center of every decision, action, and interaction.

• Mission Commitment (Competency): Demonstrates commitment to food security and community well-being by actively supporting the organization's mission and maintaining a focus on meaningful community impact.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory or lead responsibilities.

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required. In lieu of education, 1 - 3 years' experience volunteer coordination, leading groups or supervising employees preferred. Tow Motor and Pallet Jack experience preferred. Required commitment to making interactions across different cultures and backgrounds a strength of our organization as demonstrated through work, life or community experience.

Physical Requirements and Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the employee will be exposed to cold temperature environment for significant portion of their day.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will spend a significant portion of daily time working in cold temperature environments including freezer conditions down to -10 degrees all year round. Cold temperature clothing will be provided and available as needed. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud due to vehicle and compressor noise in the cooler and freezer.

Salary Range: $21.58 per hour, commensurate with experience

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Please note that the Food Bank does not sponsor employment-based visas for any positions. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug screening, physical examination, and employment verification, all of which are conducted as part of the onboarding process.

The organization maintains a Drug-Free Workplace policy. Pre-employment drug testing includes screening for marijuana, THC, cannabis, and other prohibited substances.

Salary Description

21.58