Field to Family is expanding its Food Hub operations team!
Title: Operations Coordinator
Description: The Operations Coordinator provides day to day support to Field to Family, including its food system education and food hub operations.
The Operations Coordinator will work with the Field to Family team to receive fresh food products, pack, deliver and distribute food to customers and partners, ensure food safety and storage, assist with procurement, provide customer service to producers and customers, maintain and clean warehouse space, and maintain and clean vehicles. Duties include: lifting, moving, cleaning, organizing, reporting and maintaining warehouse equipment.
Hours: 40 hours per week, primarily during the day on weekdays, with few evenings and weekends with notice.
Compensation: $17/hour; Health, vision and dental insurance plan available
Required Qualifications:
- Applicants must be 18+ with a valid driver’s license
- Lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds
- Ability to drive and manage a refrigerated van, a box truck and to learn
- High-energy individual with a strong work ethic
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Competent working with Google Drive, Microsoft Excel, Local Food Marketplace, PC and OS operating systems
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated with ability to work with limited supervision
- Ability to interact with a diverse population of the public and work in various communities
- Team player and supportive of program and community development projects
Competencies:
- Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
- Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
- Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve the operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
- Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization.
- Foster Teamwork: Works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
- Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
- Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
- Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
Field to Family is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Field to Family is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community. There is no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind in our organization.
All qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, especially those who have been marginalized by society due to race, color, religion, gender, gender nonconformity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Field to Family will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with Field to Family.
To apply: Send letter of interest highlighting relevant experience, resume and 3 references by September 12, 2023 to: [email protected] or by mail to PO BOX 93, Iowa City, IA 52244.