Production Assistant

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc•Cleveland, OH

8d•$20

About The Position

Consider a career that allows you to make a positive impact on others’ lives while enhancing your own. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio, provided over 50 million meals in 2024 to those in need across Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland, and Richland counties. Greater Cleveland Food Bank Mission Statement: “Together with our community, we provide nutritious food and essential resources so our neighbors facing hunger can thrive.” Join the Greater Cleveland Food Bank team and experience a supportive culture of continuous learning and development. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits, including: Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay beginning day one Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance Generous retirement plan Wellness programs Childcare assistance Tuition and Student Loan assistance Short-term and long-term disability coverage Life insurance Apply today and become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the community. SUMMARY Assists with Cold Menu production responsibilities, including directing and supervising volunteers. Fulfills outbound orders (adding completed pans to carts), routes and stages carts for delivery. Provides support to the Inventory Specialist for vendor deliveries, put-away, and ingredient material staging for pre-production.

Requirements

HS Diploma or GED preferred.
Minimum, one (1) to two (2) years warehousing, order fulfillment, or food distribution setting.
Experience using inventory software and completing inventory documentation in EXCEL preferred.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe Certified preferred, but not required.
Tow Motor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Required commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive work environment as demonstrated through work, life or community experience
Greets, trains volunteers and supervises production of Cold Menu kits.
Assists in the Cold Menu assembly area with restocking, product rotation, and movement of finished product to designated areas.
Monitors volunteer work for quality and completeness.
Documents any/all required HACCP steps in the production process.
Assists cooks in production of CFK Hot and Combo meals inside the kitchen as required.
Fulfills orders for all CFK customers by adding completed pans to order carts, checking and routing finished orders, and moving completed orders to designated areas for transportation.
Assists and/or supervises volunteers in the final assembly/build of outbound CFK orders (expediting).
Manages inventory and sanitation for all order delivery equipment. Culls broken equipment for disposal. Collects soiled inbound delivery equipment outside of the delivery equipment rotation.
Assembles and/or supervises volunteers in the assembly of cold and dry components for CFK Hot and Combo meals. Stages assembled components in designated storage areas or on the correct outbound order.
Assists Inventory Specialist in receiving deliveries from vendors and product orders from the food bank. Puts away product in designated storage areas in a timely manner to maintain cold chain as required. Rotates product inventory upon receipt to reflect First in First Out (FIFO) or First Expired First Out (FEFO) as required.
Utilizing kitchen inventory/production software, updates inventory/production/fulfillment orders as required and complete cycle counts of inventory on daily/weekly basis.
Assists in properly maintaining designated CFK storage areas for cleanliness as per regulations. Performs deep cleaning as required and address all plant tags for storage areas prior to production.
Assists in daily pre-production staging of inventory.
Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
Participates in general kitchen sanitation as required.