Packaging Associate
Community Servings, Boston, MA, United States
Community Servings' mission is to actively engage the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families. In addition, we are committed to prioritizing racial and economic justice and health equity in all our programs and business practices.
We are a dynamic and fast-growing agency at the forefront of the "Food is Medicine" field, providing over 1M medically tailored meals annually to clients and their families experiencing illness and food insecurity in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, our work strongly focuses on supporting the regional local food system, delivering high-quality nutrition education to the community, and hosting an on-site food-service workforce development program. Over the past 35 years, the agency has provided 13M+ free, scratch-made meals.
Primary Responsibilities The Packaging Associate’s main role will be to execute the daily food packaging and sorting required to feed our clients. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
In a combination of individual effort and leading volunteer teams, the PA has to complete a variety of daily tasks including but not limited to:
Portioning, packaging and labeling meals and meal components
Sorting and organizing packaged food into the appropriate area and by item type
Monitoring and maintaining product inventory levels
Building diet specific bags/boxes for clients
Able to positively engage with and assist volunteers in a task
Actively communicate progress and needs to supervisor and team members
Takes responsibility for assigned tasks and ensures their timely completion
Maintains organization and cleanliness in work and storage areas
Champions teamwork through words and actions and seeks ways to support teammates
Proper product storage/labeling/rotation
RTE food handling practices
Knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment use and cleaning
Daily maintenance of work and storage areas
Monitor temperatures and timing of prepared foods
Able to understand daily production sheet
Able to work independently and in teams
Able to work in the dish room as needed
Other tasks as assigned
Education High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
Experience
Experience working as part of a team
Comfortable interacting with the public
Good communication skills
Physical Demands and Special Work Conditions This position requires an individual to have the ability to lift to a maximum of 50 lbs. and includes bending and standing for long periods of time. The incumbent must maintain skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate the following equipment and machines used in the performance of this job: Oliver packaging machine, dishwasher. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits We offer a complete benefits program including:
Medical and Vision Insurance
Life-, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time, and Personal Time off
Flexible Spending account (Medical and Daycare)
Tuition reimbursement
403(b) Retirement Plan
Free Dental Insurance
Free daily community lunch
Free parking
Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.
Community Servings participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster (English/Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) for additional information. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Community Servings is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Community Servings can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.
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We are a dynamic and fast-growing agency at the forefront of the "Food is Medicine" field, providing over 1M medically tailored meals annually to clients and their families experiencing illness and food insecurity in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, our work strongly focuses on supporting the regional local food system, delivering high-quality nutrition education to the community, and hosting an on-site food-service workforce development program. Over the past 35 years, the agency has provided 13M+ free, scratch-made meals.
Primary Responsibilities The Packaging Associate’s main role will be to execute the daily food packaging and sorting required to feed our clients. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
In a combination of individual effort and leading volunteer teams, the PA has to complete a variety of daily tasks including but not limited to:
Portioning, packaging and labeling meals and meal components
Sorting and organizing packaged food into the appropriate area and by item type
Monitoring and maintaining product inventory levels
Building diet specific bags/boxes for clients
Able to positively engage with and assist volunteers in a task
Actively communicate progress and needs to supervisor and team members
Takes responsibility for assigned tasks and ensures their timely completion
Maintains organization and cleanliness in work and storage areas
Champions teamwork through words and actions and seeks ways to support teammates
Proper product storage/labeling/rotation
RTE food handling practices
Knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment use and cleaning
Daily maintenance of work and storage areas
Monitor temperatures and timing of prepared foods
Able to understand daily production sheet
Able to work independently and in teams
Able to work in the dish room as needed
Other tasks as assigned
Education High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
Experience
Experience working as part of a team
Comfortable interacting with the public
Good communication skills
Physical Demands and Special Work Conditions This position requires an individual to have the ability to lift to a maximum of 50 lbs. and includes bending and standing for long periods of time. The incumbent must maintain skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate the following equipment and machines used in the performance of this job: Oliver packaging machine, dishwasher. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits We offer a complete benefits program including:
Medical and Vision Insurance
Life-, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time, and Personal Time off
Flexible Spending account (Medical and Daycare)
Tuition reimbursement
403(b) Retirement Plan
Free Dental Insurance
Free daily community lunch
Free parking
Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.
Community Servings participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster (English/Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) for additional information. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Community Servings is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Community Servings can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.
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