Operations Lead

Job Location:

DC
- Capital Area Food Bank
- Washington, DC, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $27.28 - $33.35

Hourly

Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for more than a million people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank provided more than 60 million meals to people in need last year by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations as well as directly to the community.

Creating long-term solutions to food security requires more than just food: it includes addressing the root causes of food insecurity by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care, and education. Learn more at Capital Area Food Bank.

The Operations Lead supports the Produce Prescription initiative funded through the Maryland Department of Health’s Population Health Improvement Fund. The initiative brings fresh produce and nutrition services to people experiencing food insecurity and managing diet-related health conditions, while building partnerships between health care and community organizations.

This hands‑on role coordinates the daily pulling, staging, verification, documentation, and handoff of orders for pickup and final‑mile delivery. As the primary on‑site Warehouse Operations contact for pickups, you will help ensure each order is accurate, ready on schedule, and released to the correct driver or partner. You will also support broader warehouse operations.

Daily pickups and order accuracy

• Coordinate the daily workflow for pulling, staging, organizing, verifying, and releasing orders for pickup and delivery. Keep work moving so orders are complete and ready at scheduled pickup times.
• Confirm product quantities, order information, driver assignments, staging locations, and required paperwork before release. Identify and resolve routine discrepancies and elevate issues that need additional support.
• Maintain orderly, clearly labeled staging and pickup areas. Track handoffs and support accurate documentation and reconciliation.

Warehouse operations and coordination

• Serve as the on-site point of contact for drivers and pickup partners. Communicate with Warehouse Operations, internal teams, and external partners about schedules, changes, delays, and order status.
• Build effective working relationships across teams to resolve day-to-day operational issues and support timely, accurate pickups.
• Assist with order fulfillment, work orders, inventory movement, loading, reconciliation, housekeeping, and other warehouse priorities as assigned.

Food safety and workplace safety

• Follow food safety, sanitation, product handling, and traceability procedures, including temperature control, expiration dates, and product segregation when applicable.
• Use required protective equipment and follow safe material handling, equipment operation, pedestrian, and loading dock procedures. Keep work areas clean, organized, and ready for inspection.
• Promptly report and document food safety, inventory, equipment, or workplace safety concerns and help carry out corrective action under established procedures.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.Additional training in logistics, supply chain, and warehouse operations is helpful.
• At least two years of warehouse, distribution, logistics, or order fulfillment experience.
• Experience operating material-handling equipment; current forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Ability to organize daily work, prioritize changing assignments, meet pick schedules, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced warehouse.
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