Warehouse Associate

• Living Wage based salary of $54,307 annually

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide healthy food to those in need. The GVFB provides support through direct distribution to those in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore, as well as through 160+ agency partners both locally and provincially. Through this model, the GVFB envisions a British Columbia where everyone has access to healthy food through efficient distribution, innovation and partnerships.

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The GVFB is a proud winner of
BC’s Top Employers 2025!

The GVFB is a certified Living Wage Employer! This recognizes the GVFB’s commitment to paying fair wages, upholding good work standards for our employees, and contributing to poverty reduction and a higher standard of living in our community

We believe in providing employees with flexibility, and the resources and tools to excel in their role. Employees will work alongside people who are passionate about food insecurity and community. We provide an inclusive office environment with excellent Skytrain accessibility and free parking on-site.

This is a full-time permanent position, with the opportunity to learn and grow. The successful candidate can expect a Living Wage based salary of $54,307 annually.

Our competitive benefit plan includes extended healthcare and dental, and a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) where employees are matched upto 7% of their contributions. Employees also receive three weeks paid vacation annually, as well as two paid personal days, and a paid birthday day off.

Career and personal development are at the forefront of the GVFB’s culture. After three months of employment, employees have access to $1,600 towards professional development, $850 of which can be utilized towards wellness initiatives!

Come and enjoy working in an inclusive, award‑winning workplace!

The Warehouse Associate is a key player in ensuring the smooth flow of operations at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. This role combines hands‑on warehouse experience with leadership in volunteer engagement, making it essential to both the efficiency of our food distribution system and the positive experience for our volunteers. This role oversees volunteer‑oriented tasks while ensuring day‑to‑day duties of the warehouse are accomplished.

The Warehouse Associate will accomplish this by efficiently handling, organizing, storing, and retrieving goods using a variety of warehouse equipment, including electric pallet jacks, counterbalanced forklifts, and reach trucks. This position ensures accurate and efficient movements of product are done, maintains warehouse cleanliness and inventory integrity, and acts as an ambassador of the GVFB by fostering a positive volunteer experience.

• Greet volunteers warmly and professionally, and train and supervise teams of volunteers in tasks such as sorting, program bag building, order building, produce packing and typical housekeeping duties.
• Identify, prioritize, and delegate tasks to volunteers effectively based on the needs of the day.
• Use a variety of warehouse equipment including counterbalanced forklifts, reach trucks, and electric pallet jacks to efficiently store and retrieve palletized goods.
• Pick, palletize, wrap and stage product accurately, as needed.
• Ensure warehouse and coolers are kept clean, organized and always rotated.
• Uphold best practices in food safety and safe operation of machinery.
• Assist in shipping and receiving duties, accurately recording all product movements in the warehouse’s digital inbound/outbound system.
• Support both locations of the GVFB as necessary.
• Support other GVFB teams with product movements, staging, and inventory.
• Assist in process or procedural changes as necessary.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Ability to safely and efficiently operate warehouse machinery.
• Ability to effectively communicate with GVFB staff and volunteers both in‑person and through written correspondence in a professional manner.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to comfortably…