Repack Temporary Associate

Who We Are:

The Atlanta Community Food Bank is working to end hunger in our community with the food, people and big ideas needed so that no one worries where their next meal is coming from. Since 1979, we’ve been providing food for a growing network of nonprofit partners – including food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers. We currently serve more than 700 partners in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

Where You’ll Work:

Logistics / Supply Chain

About the Role:

The Repack Temporary Associate plays a crucial role in supporting the Food Bank’s repack programs for protein and produce. This position could potentially work in refrigerated areas to oversee the repackaging of temperature-controlled (TCS) products, including raw and finished goods. Attention to detail, adherence to food safety standards, and coordination with internal teams are essential to ensure timely processing and distribution of quality products. This role will also support the broader operations of the Repack Centers by maintaining sanitation and compliance standards.

What You’ll Do:

Essential Functions:

• Repack and label goods, maintain sanitation, execute daily SSOPs and or pack help guide/support other Re-Packaging Center staff in daily functions.

• Help work and assist volunteers throughout their shifts.

• Ensure the smooth, efficient, and sanitary operation (SSOP’s) of the repackaging program, including receiving product, inventory control, training, and quality control.

• Follow the daily production schedule in repackaging temperature-controlled products. This will involve staff being led to pack boxes, picking products to be packed, recording finished cases, trash, doing constant quality checks, and assisting in the receiving and shipping of products as needed.

• Follow cleaning and sanitation SSOP’s of PCR room and equipment. Monitoring production process, verification, and documentation as needed.

• Prepare products for distribution (including wrapping pallets and labeling orders, weight), following labeling laws.

• Follow the compliance and adherence to all food safety guidelines according to ACFB, Feeding America, AIB, USDA, & GADoA and any SSOP’s or other applicable processes or regulations for safe and sanitary production and storage of all products.

• All other duties as assigned.

Our Inclusive Hiring Process:

At the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We understand that skills can be gained through a variety of experiences – educational and work. Towards that end, our Inclusive Hiring process is grounded in a skills-based hiring approach. That means, we are looking for resumes that demonstrate key transferrable skills that can be applied to our job roles to support both our mission and culture.

Key Competencies we look for in All our Food Bankers are:

• Customer Focus

• Decision Making

• Accountability

• The Ability to Navigate Change

If you’re excited about this role and can clearly demonstrate these and the other skills named below, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

What You’ll Need: Skills and Experience your resume should demonstrate:

• Knowledge of warehouse safety protocols, OSHA regulations, and best practices in workplace safety, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe material handling techniques.

• Ability to pick, pack, and stage orders accurately and efficiently, ensuring on-time delivery and quality control of products.

• Demonstrated teamwork skills, working effectively with warehouse colleagues, supervisors, and cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals and priorities.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in tasks such as labeling and organizing inventory to maintain order and efficiency in the warehouse.

• Effective time management skills to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities in a dynamic work environment.

• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, to follow instructions, report issues, and collaborate with team members and supervisors.

Even Better if You Have:

• Extremely proficient in operating sit-down forklifts, including safe handling, loading/unloading, and maneuvering of materials and inventory.

• Knowledgeable with RF Scanners.

• Food Safety Experience is preferred (or ability to be certified)

• ServSafe/HACCP is preferred (or ability to be certified)

• Previous experience in food production or food handling is desired.

• Knowledge and experience in handling food safely is preferred.

• A great attitude

There may be some Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employees are routinely required to lift and transport heavy items to waist level, up to 75 lbs.

• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, and walking are required.

• This position would normally have routine opportunities to alter physical position or change eye focus. Frequently operates in temperature conditions consistent with outside weather. Frequently transition between ambient and refrigerator / freezer temperatures.

Expectation:

We are committed to providing employees with an environment of mutual respect in which the values of Diversity, Safety, Continuous Improvement, and Hard Work are supported and encouraged. We work diligently to engender fairness, responsibility, trustworthiness, and teamwork to advance our mission: To fight hunger by engaging, educating, and empowering our community.

Final Thoughts:

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.