Warehouse Shift Coordinator

FareShare

Totton, Hampshire
£22,495-23,170 per year
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago
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Job Description – Warehouse Shift CoordinatorReporting to: Warehouse ManagerLocation: SouthamptonContract: PermanentHours: 35Salary: £22,495 - £23,170 (We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.About FareShareFareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.The roleThis role is about so much more than just coordinating the day-to-day operations of a busy FareShare warehouse: it’s about sharing the FareShare mission that “no good food should go to waste”. Your work will make sure that quality surplus food is helping feed people in need.As a Warehouse Coordinator you will be the face of FareShare, involved in the supervision of a large team of volunteers to ensure our charity members receive their food orders each week. Each shift you will be responsible for ensuring health and safety of the team supporting FareShare, whether they are regular volunteers, supporters from our corporate partners, visitors to the warehouse, or your colleagues. You will also be ensuring your team follows the food safety standards set out in the FareShare operating manual to ensure the safe receipt of food by all our charity members.Main responsibilitiesIn the FareShare Regional Centre warehouse you’ll:

Get to know your team and respond to questions about FareShare’s mission, the food partners who support us, charities who receive food and the planned activities for the day
Work as a team with the Warehouse Manager, warehouse colleagues and volunteers to ensure all shifts are well planned, supervised and meet daily operational needs
Be responsible for the health & safety and security of buildings, vehicles, staff and volunteers, including the delivery of appropriate health & safety briefings
Carry out & update risk assessments as defined by the FareShare operating manual and complete risk assessments for all new activity as required
Ensure compliance with all FareShare policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food partners and regulators and that all staff, volunteers, food suppliers, charities and visitors adhere to them

In the FareShare Regional Centre office you’ll:

Support the Warehouse Manager in managing the office, responding to emails and taking phone calls
Support the Warehouse Manager in organising food distribution using the FareShare food management systems and training volunteers as required
Maintain excellent relations and communications with volunteers, staff, food suppliers and charities

If required to drive a FareShare van, you’ll:

Drive safely, responsibly and within the law
Be courteous to all road users

FareShare is an equal opportunities employer and so at all times you’ll:

Be courteous and demonstrate FareShare’s equality and diversity policy
Take responsibility for the safety of volunteers who join you
Support the Volunteer Manager in ensuring all volunteers have a valuable and rewarding experience whilst supporting FareShare

Like the supply of surplus food to FareShare no two shifts are the same. Every day new food arrives and your team will include new people who want to get involved in the FareShare mission. You will be part of a small staff team responsible for ensuring the safe and effective distribution of food each day.Person specificationEssentialQualifications

Commitment to gain Level 2 Food Safety Qualification
Commitment to undertake in house training in moving and handling, working at heights, safeguarding vulnerable adults and first aid

Experience & Knowledge

At least six months experience of one or more of the following:

supervising/managing volunteers
warehousing operation
food distribution
Experience of working in a team with evidence of demonstrating a flexible approach to team working
Experience of working on own initiative, able to manage own workload and prioritise tasks to meet objectives
Computer literate with experience of working with MS Office and other bespoke software packages

Skill, Abilities and Attributes

Personable with a good sense of humour and excellent communication skills
Able to take initiative and use common sense
Can stay calm under pressure
Team player willing to adopt a flexible approach to daily tasks and activities
Commitment to FareShare’s Equality & Diversity ethos
Safe and courteous driver

Desirable

Level 2 Food Safety Qualification
Have held a full UK / EU / EEA driving licence for three years minimum with no more than 3 penalty points
Emergency First Aid at Work
Forklift truck licence
Experience of taking responsibility for health and safety issues within a food distribution and/or warehousing operation
Experience of working in a highly regulated environment and demonstrable risk assessment capabilities
Experience of working with people who may have additional support needs
Experience of driving vans / medium sized vehicles

Operating Hours and Shift PatternPosition will be part of a rota: Monday – Friday either 7am – 3pm/8am-4pm or 9am – 5pm and, on occasional Saturdays on a rota basis.Flexibility to provide cover for planned and ad-hoc absences as well as Public and Bank Holidays is highly desirable in this role and also offers the opportunity for additional hours to supplement the core hours.Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
Employers pension contribution
Employee Assistance Program
Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
Season ticket loan

Deadline for applications: 29th April 2024For any further questions on this please email

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