FareShare Warehouse Assistant

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When can I volunteer?

  • Monday to Friday.
  • All day or half day.
  • Shifts 8:30 – 12:30 / 12:30 – 4:30
  • Volunteers are typically involved for one day a week.

Where's the Warehouse?

  • EMERGE. Units E1 – E8 New Smithfield Market. Openshaw. M11 2WJ 

What will I be doing?

  • Ensuring food quality and safety by checking ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates 
  • Sorting and unpacking deliveries, categorising and recording food  
  • Assembling food orders placed by charity and community groups 
  • Assisting with CFM food order collections 
  • Maintaining health and safety and food hygiene standards during sessions 
  • Helping with cleaning and other tasks as identified by warehouse staff 

Person Specification 

  • Physically fit to carry out tasks including lifting and loading
  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills to record quantities and types of food donated
  • Able to work in a manner that respects standards of Health & Safety
  • Happy to complete tasks independently according to instruction
  • Positive, friendly and enthusiastic about tackling food waste and food poverty
  • Available to commit to an agreed session/day

Our Promise to You

  • Induction, training and support from FareShare staff
  • Out of pocket expenses reimbursed – up to £5.80 for travel and up to £3 for lunch upon completion of a 4 hour shift 
  • A reference after 2 months
  • Knowledge of the importance and benefits of addressing food surplus and recycling

This role is vital to the work of FareShare, ensuring that the food delivered to our warehouse is correctly sorted, labelled and organised into orders placed by our charities and community groups. This role is perfect for someone who is looking for a practical activity, someone looking to gain experience in the food industry, warehousing and customer service and/or someone just wanting to help.

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Required Role

FareShare Warehouse Assistant

Key responsibilities

Receiving, sorting, cataloguing and storing chilled and ambient surplus food in a warehouse, and preparing orders for delivery. You may also be assisting representatives of the frontline initiatives we support when they visit or depot to pick up their supplies, so this role may help you gain skills and experience in customer service.

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  • Verbal Communication
  • Interpersonal
  • Listening
  • Being Adaptable
  • Non-judgemental
  • Numeracy
  • Positive attitude
  • Practicality
  • Team Work
  • Time Management

Desirable Skills

  • Initiative
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback
  • Self Management

Skill to gain

  • Communication
  • Confidence
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal
  • IT, Computers and Web Skills
  • Leadership and Management
  • Listening
  • Mediation
  • Negotiation and influencing
  • Being Adaptable
  • Non-judgemental
  • Numeracy
  • Planning and organising
  • Positive attitude
  • Practicality
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Problem solving
  • Project Management
  • Reviewing and evaluation
  • Team Work
  • Giving Feedback Sensitively
  • Time Management
  • Networking
  • Self Management

When can you do this role/Calendar

Minimum commitment level: Once a week

Start Date: 01-06-2021

Start Time: 08:30 AM

End Time: 04:30 PM

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  2. Monday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Wednesday
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  6. MORNING friday
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  8. MORNING sunday
  1. AFTERNOON
  2. AFTERNOON monday
  3. AFTERNOON tuesday
  4. AFTERNOON wednesday
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Location

Manchester M11 2WJ, UK
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