What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Packer position at Saba Grocers Initiative?
As a Packaging team member, you will play a crucial role in our daily operations. Your primary responsibilities will include but not limited to: bagging, counting, carrying, quality control. We are looking for individuals who are: able to maintain a clean and organized work environment, complete repetitive tasks efficiently and accurately, and ensure that the products’ quality meets our high standards.
Description
Saba Grocers Saba is a non-profit organization with a mission to address food access and health disparities by partnering with local corner stores in underserved areas.
Saba is a non-profit start up in phase one seeking a Warehouse Packer (On-Call) to bag, count, carry and conduct quality control. Saba currently manages a 3,000 sq ft warehouse space in Jack London which is the site of our produce storage, packing and delivery operations to corner stores in the City of Oakland, and institutional buyers in the East Bay. As a Packaging team member, you will play a crucial role in our daily operations. Your primary responsibilities will include but not limited to: bagging, counting, carrying, quality control. We are looking for individuals who are: able to maintain a clean and organized work environment, complete repetitive tasks efficiently and accurately, and ensure that the products’ quality meets our high standards.
Key Responsibilities
- To maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Perform cleaning tasks throughout the shift
- Exhibit a professional, friendly demeanor while working with your team
- Comfortable and willing to ask clarifying questions
- Strong team player with excellent communication skills
- Collaborate with your team and be proactively helpful
- Display physical and mental resilience during repetitive tasks
- Maintain a high level of consistency in attendance and punctuality
- Self-start and self-manage tasks with minimal supervision
Qualifications
- Experienced handling produce
- Pull items from inventory and pack individual orders
- Packs and stages completed purchase orders for delivery
- Efficiently and accurately receive purchase orders, checking for damaging and comparing purchase orders with invoices and/or packaging lists
- Trained and performs tasks in cross-functional areas, such as picking, pulling, labeling, shipping, and/or helping with deliveries, as assigned by management
- Experience performing detail-oriented tasks in a fast-paced working environment
- Experience using spatial reasoning to position product effectively
- Basic math and reading comprehension skills
- Work with a sense of urgency and focus without distractions interrupting your work
- Follow instructions and guidelines to ensure product quality and safety
- Stand or sit for extended periods as needed
- Can lift up to 50 pounds
- Move your hands quickly and accurately during the entire shift
- Report to Supervisor for any issues
- Attention to detail and a focus on maintaining high-quality standards
- Physical capability to stand or sit for extended periods.
Compensation and benefits
- This position currently reports to Warehouse Lead
- Time: Oncall (w/ the chance of a possible extension at the end)
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Compensation: $40.00 per hour
- Hours of operations: Tuesdays 7:30AM - 9:30AM
- Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
Why Join Us?
- Mission-driven work—every sale supports food access in underserved communities.
- Opportunity to build long-term relationships with buyers, farmers, and retailers.
- Flexible, part-time schedule with potential for future growth.
- Meaningful work within a rapidly expanding nonprofit enterprise.
- Opportunities for growth and advancement within the company.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Saba Grocers is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political af iliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Salary
$40 - $40 per hour
Salary : $40