Des Moines Area Religious Council

Position Description

Warehouse Associate

Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to assist in the everyday activities of the DMARC Food Pantry Network warehouse. This is a part-time position working primarily Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  May occasionally be asked to work a few additional hours.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the everyday activities of the warehouse operation such as counting, sorting, and boxing donated items.
• Work with a wide variety of volunteers training and assisting them in the proper procedures of the warehouse.
• Greet and assist individuals as they drop off donations to the warehouse.
• Pick pantry orders assigned for that day.
• Assist with inventory control by properly organizing and rotating stock on a weekly basis.
• Assist with loading and unloading of trucks.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work well with a variety of people and treat all individuals with respect and dignity.
• Demonstrated good verbal communication skills and express enthusiasm and appreciation to donors.
• Demonstrated ability to train and lead others in a respectful manner.
• Ability and willingness to lift 50+ pounds repeatedly throughout the work day.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to pass both a criminal and drivers background check.

This position is supervised by the Food Pantry Network Director. A job review is conducted annually.

Hours/week: Part-time. Three to four days a week, five hours a day.

Interested applicants should send résumés to Food Pantry Network Director Becky Whitlow at: rwhitlow@dmreligious.org.

Application deadline: Friday, October 25, 2013.