Delivery Driver & Food Hub Assistant

Delivery Driver & Food Hub Assistant

25 Feb 2024
New York, Albany, 12201 Albany USA

Delivery Driver & Food Hub Assistant

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About Capital Roots - Capital Roots is striving to create a more vibrant and equitable food system in New York’s Capital Region. We work to reduce the impact of poor nutrition on public health in New York’s Capital Region by organizing community gardens, providing healthy food access, offering nutritional and horticultural education for all ages and coordinating urban greening programs in Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and southern Saratoga Counties. Our mission is to nourish healthy communities by providing access to fresh foods and green space for all.

The Delivery Driver works with the Food Hub team, performing various tasks essential to the operation of Capital Roots’ Food Hub; which aggregates and redistributes locally sourced food across the region, including fresh produce and value-added goods. The Virtual Veggie Mobile®, Farm to School and Healthy Stores programs are an integral part of Capital Roots’ food hub, delivering produce to communities with limited access to fresh food.

QUALIFICATIONS:

This position requires excellent customer service skills, a friendly and enthusiastic disposition and the ability to work with people of all ages and backgrounds. Excellent problem solving, interpersonal communication skills, punctuality and reliability are essential. This candidate must have a familiarity with the Capital Region and be comfortable making deliveries throughout our service area. The successful candidate must display a commitment to the mission of Capital Roots. Must be comfortable driving a cargo van (no CDL required); must possess a clean driving record; must be able to lift boxes in excess of 50 pounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Deliver and pick-up fresh food (produce) and value-added goods ordered through our regional Food Hub in a friendly, efficient, and safe manner

Maintain constructive, responsive relationships with our partners and positively represent Capital Roots while driving and making deliveries

Assist in receiving, unloading and organization of produce in the Food Hub.

Assist in the packing, organizing, and loading of deliveries; keeping orders and invoices organized

Safely operate a company cargo van for deliveries to both city and rural areas, keeping vehicles clean and functional

Participate in Capital Roots events, staff meetings, and other duties as needed

SALARY & BENEFITS:

This is a part-time, 20 hour per week, year-round position, paid on an hourly basis ($13/hour) with paid holiday and sick time. The schedule is fixed: Mondays 6:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesdays 6:30am to 2:30pm and Wednesdays 7:30am to 11:30am.

We seek to foster diversity across our organization and welcome the unique contributions our team members make based on their diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and lived experiences. To learn more about Capital Roots, go to www.capitalroots.org.

Send cover letter and resume to:

Erin Wright, Food Hub Director

Capital Roots |594 River Street | Troy NY 12180

Or by email: foodaccess@capitalroots.org

NO CALLS PLEASE!

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  • ID
    JC10174313
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    Part-time
  • Salary
    Please see job posting for full details
  • Hiring Company
    New York
  • Date
    2021-02-19
  • Deadline
    2021-04-20
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