Packer (Warehouse )- Food for Seniors
Job description
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Food for Seniors provides monthly nutritional food boxes to seniors who are 60 years old or older and meet Federal Income Guidelines. Catholic Charities Food for Seniors is the sole agency of Louisiana's Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), which works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.
The program also educates clients about good nutrition by providing nutritional information that includes easy to make recipes using commodity foods, caloric intake, how to stretch food dollars and eat a healthy diet.
Catholic Charities' Food for Seniors is an equal opportunity program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Packer is responsible for packing food boxes for participants and recording inventory of stored food items. The Packer is responsible for packing each box according to USDA guidelines in partnership with the Department of Health and Hospitals.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for packing a minimum of 240 boxes daily
- Responsible for signing the log book daily and having work verified
- Helps load and unload trucks for mobile and drop-off sites
- Assists in maintaining inventory control
- Prepare work area for packing
- Assists with on-site distribution as needed
- Serve each participant in a respectful and caring manner
- Maintains cleanliness of area on a daily basis
- Reports any pest and / or rodent activity
- Reports known or questionable circumstance of theft and property damage
- Perform other duties as assigned
Working Conditions
Various Settings; may be exposed to heat and cold; may travel long distances and may have to relate to difficult and diverse people.
Physical Requirements
Physically demanding position; requires frequent lifting and moving - must be able to consistently left heavy boxes up to 50 lbs.; May be exposed to all kind of weather. May work with difficult and diverse people.
Minimum qualifications
Ability to read and write legibly. Strong Math skills and high school graduate or equivalent preferred
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