Warehouse Shift Coordinator

Overview

This is a great opportunity to join a unique, award-winning organisation.

At Fare Share, we fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We source food that is surplus to requirements – from food retailers and manufacturers – and engage many volunteers to help redistribute this to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people (individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated, recovering from addictions).

Fare Share now operates 21 Regional Centres around the UK. The majority of these are run by local charitable organisations we call our Delivery Partners. This enables us to be a UK-wide organisation yet also think and behave with local concerns at the heart of our actions. We support over 7,000 local charities and groups – our Community Food Members. Over the past year 13,000 tonnes of food were redistributed by Fare Share Regional Centres nationwide, feeding 500,000 people every week.

We operate across 1,300 towns, cities and villages and we save UK charities and community groups more than £23 million each year.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first. Demand far outstrips supply.

We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

• Work with the Warehouse Manager to develop new operational processes as required and take an active role in their implementation
• To carry out any other duties which may be necessary in the light of the main purpose of the job

• Be responsible for the Health & Safety and security of Fare Share Southern Central buildings, vehicles, staff and volunteers, including the delivery of appropriate health & safety briefings
• Carry out & update risk assessments as defined by the Fare Share operating manual and complete risk assessments for all new activity as required
• Ensure compliance with all Fare Share policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food donors and regulators
• To ensure that the vans used by Fare Share Southern Central are roadworthy and legal (taxed and insured) and to ensure there is payment of appropriate charges
• Support the development of relevant policies and procedures for Fare Share and to ensure that all staff, volunteers, food suppliers, charities and visitors adhere to them as appropriate
• To comply with monitoring and evaluation systems as required for the Regional Centre’s activities and report regularly to the Warehouse Manager as required

Operating hours of the warehouse are 07:00 – 16:00, Monday – Friday and 08:00 - 12:00, on occasional Saturdays. Position will be 7am – 3pm

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.

To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

To co-ordinate the day to day operations, supervise a large team of volunteers and ensure the ongoing success of the Fare Share Southern Central food warehouse in Southampton. This will involve working closely with warehouse colleagues and volunteers to ensure that all operational activities are completed to the agreed timetable and to the food safety standards set out in the Fare Share operating manual.

• Work as a team with the Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Coordinator colleagues and volunteers to ensure all shifts are adequately planned, supervised and meet…