Warehouse Assistant Volunteer - The Mississauga Food Bank

About the role

Assist The Mississauga Food Bank warehouse team with all areas of food operations, food movement and warehouse maintenance while gaining valuable experience and making a difference in your community.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a team to assess quality control, and sort and record food items. This will involve checking food quality, ‘Use By’ and ‘Best Before’ dates, categorizing, and recording of food.
Work as part of a team to pick and pack food orders for agencies in The Mississauga Food Bank network.
Pick agency orders in advance of shipping/pick up deadline, ensuring orders are stored properly until shipped.
Help with order picking, loading, and unloading the trucks.
Inspect orders prior to shipping/ pick up to ensure product quality, proper skid stacking/wrapping, and obtain a secondary final inspection before releasing.
Ensure required activities have been completed on the cleaning schedule at the end of each shift.
Immediately report all unsafe situations, practices, and or equipment to a Warehouse Operator.

Qualifications

An interest and understanding of a variety of food products are helpful.
Basic numeracy and literacy skills are essential to this role.
Must be physically fit and aware of own ability especially when lifting and loading.
Ability to manually lift up to 50 lbs.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure warehouse environment, and to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
Excellent organizational skills, with proven ability to self-supervise, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
Covid-19 Vaccine required.

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Time commitment

Wednesday and/or Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Duration

3-6 months.

Location

The Mississauga Food Bank, 3121 Universal Drive, Mississauga ON, L4X 2E2

Our Application Process

Complete and submit the application form above.

Complete application

Our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to chat further about the role and your availability.

If you are confirmed for a role, our Volunteer Coordinator will provide details for onboarding and how to create your account in our Volunteer Hub platform.