Volunteer Warehouse Assistant

By volunteering as a warehouse assistant, you will help process food donations, sorting items, ensuring they are in date, minimising wastage and packing food ready for distribution.

Alongside being a voice for change in your community, you can make a real difference to people's lives providing vital help and support in your local community. This is a physical role as you'll be on your feet a lot, you must also be comfortable with some heavy lifting and maintaining a clean and safe warehouse.

What you will be doing ?

• Ensure that all Trussell Trust warehousing procedures and processes are followed as per the foodbank operating manual


• Receive food donations from members of the public and thank them


• Ensure that incoming stock is checked, weighed, and recorded Sort food by date and type, removing any items that are damaged or out of-date


• Keep warehouse area clean and tidy at all times, checking for evidence of pests and notifying the project manager if there are any concerns


• Prepare stock orders for the foodbank centre and/or emergency food boxes,


• As appropriate Assist in undertaking an annual stock take as detailed in the foodbank operating manual


• Report any health & safety or safeguarding concerns to the project manager
  
  Strong team player


• Has an eye for detail


• Organised and self-motivated


• Happy with some heavy lifting