Today's Harvest is a free market that provides fresh produce, meat, dairy, and bakery items we rescue each day from local grocery stores, farms, and other partners. We have two locations: one in Oakdale and one that will soon open in Maplewood. This position will deliver primarily to our Oakdale location. Today's Harvest is a program of Open Cupboard which operates various programs improving food access in the East Metro. For more information on our work, please visit www.todaysharvestmn.org.

Position: The Food Rescue Driver will coordinate the pickup of fresh produce and other grocery items from local grocers and deliver them to the Today’s Harvest Market located at 8264 4th St N in Oakdale. Driving our refrigerated box truck is a required element of this position.

Hours: This is a part-time position, mornings (approximately 7:30am-noon) with some flexibility on timing or days of the week

Reports to: Food Rescue Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Load, transport, unload and store donated food from local grocers to Today’s Harvest or other Open Cupboard programs

• Work collaboratively and effectively with grocery store staff to minimize interruption to their regular activities while picking up food. Maintain positive relationships with local grocers and communicate with Food Rescue partners about any program changes, including date or pick up time alterations

• Ensure food safety and quality guidelines are being met

• Load and unload food rescue product

• Lift boxes of product and use pallet jack to move and load product

• Log and maintain records of incoming products and related information

• Support growth and change within the Food Rescue Program as needed

• Perform miscellaneous pickups and drop-offs as needed

• Maintain vehicle in safe and proper working condition.

• Assist with other operations at Today's Harvest or at Open Cupboard, as needed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and ability to pass a DOT physical evaluating vision, hearing, cardiovascular health, etc. A special DOT license (Class A or Class B) is not required.

• Experience using a pallet jack is preferred

• Physical ability to load and unload boxes and bags on a regular basis, up to 50 pounds

• Strong communication and customer service skills

Hours and Compensation: This position will pay $21.50/hour

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.50 per hour