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• Bring bakery racks out of the walk-in cooler and reposition bread racks.

• Check all items for expiration dates
4 days and remove any bakery items from the racks that have expired or gone bad

• Identify items to be restocked. 

• Check for any available bakery items in the walk-in cooler and use these items first.

• Check expiration dates and quality of items before placing them.

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Pull bakery staging racks from the warehouse and stock bakery shelves.

• Place any remaining bakery items in the walk-in cooler.

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items.

• As necessary, restock bakery items from the walk-in cooler.

• Remove any items that will be expired prior to the next shift if there is time.

• Return bakery racks to the walk-in cooler at the end of the shift and move bread racks away from the windows.

• Weigh incoming truck deliveries, sort and load items on to staging racks.

• Inspect items for damage and expiration dates. Sort and categorize donations by product type.

• Stock items in appropriate crates/area.

• Weigh and record incoming donations from the community. Provide donation receipt if requested.

• Break down bulk items into smaller portions (dog food, rice, drinks, etc.).

• Break down cardboard boxes, clean tables and work area and keep floors clean (sweep/clean-up spills).

• Place storage crates on the shelves and move any store crates outside.

• Remove trash and cardboard as required.

• Walk neighbors out to their car

• Help neighbors unload their shop cart

• Bring carts back into facility

• Preload load boxes into carts for next neighbor use

• If need be take out trash/cardboard to back dumpsters

• Inspect outside for carts and trash 

• If directed by management (1X every two months) weigh and record carts before walking neighbor out to vehicle

• Evaluate inventory in warehouse and adjust limit signs as needed

• Check baby items for expiration dates and remove any items that have expired.

• Identify items to be restocked. 

• Check the warehouse for available personal hygiene and extra items for the gondolas.

• Check expiration dates and quality of items before placing them.

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items.

• Continuously, restock items from the warehouse.

• Assist in all other areas as needed

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Identify nonperishable items to be restocked 

• Check the warehouse for available non-perishable items.

• Check expiration dates and quality of items before placing them.

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items.

• As necessary, restock items from the warehouse

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items

• As necessary, restock produce from the walk-in cooler.

• Check produce at the end of the shift and remove any items that may have gone bad if there is time.

• Return produce racks to the walk-in cooler at the end of the shift. Do not place onions, potatoes or bananas in the walk-in cooler.

• Bring produce racks out of the walk-in cooler.

• Check all items in the crates and remove any produce that has gone bad.

• Identify items to be restocked. 

• Check for any available produce in the walk-in cooler and use these items first.

• Check the quality of the produce before placing it in the crates.

• Meet at Food Bank at 6am

• Drive to each store and load donations into truck

• Participate in unloading/weighing items off the truck

• Check all items for expiration dates and remove any produce, deli or dairy items from the reach-in cooler that have expired or gone bad.

• Identify items to be restocked. 

• Check for any available produce, deli or dairy items in the walk-in cooler and use these items first.

• Check expiration dates and quality of items before placing them.

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Pull produce, deli and dairy staging racks from the warehouse and stock the reach-in cooler.

• Place any remaining produce, deli or dairy items in the walk-in cooler.

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items.

• As necessary, restock produce, deli or dairy items from the walk-in cooler.

• Remove any items that will be expired prior to the next shift if there is time.

• Check all items for expiration dates and remove any meat or frozen foods from the reach-in freezer that have expired or gone bad.

• Identify items to be restocked. 

• Check for any available meat or frozen foods in the walk-in freezer and use these items first.

• Check expiration dates and quality of items before placing them.

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Pull meat and frozen food staging racks from the warehouse and stock the reach-

  in freezer.

• Place any remaining meat or frozen food in the walk-in freezer.

• Assist neighbors if they have questions and advise them of the limits on items.

• As necessary, restock meat and frozen foods from the walk-in freezer.

• Remove any items that will be expired prior to the next shift if there is time.

Receptionist #1

• Checking in neighbors

• Scheduling neighbors for next visit

• Canceling reservations

• Manage shopping traffic

Receptionist #2

• Check Voicemails

• Call back

• Answer the phones starting at 8:30am

• Help with gathering and loading boxes in carts

• Back up Reception #1 when need be

-Take out trash at end of day

-Wipe down all surfaces with Clorox wipes (phone, laptops, and desk)

Assist in all other areas as needed

• Assist in unloading donations from grocery partners.

• Open/Close facility when requested.