Northern Illinois Food Bank
Rockford Branch Assistant

Place in the Organization:

• Reports to the Rockford Center Manager

Purpose:
Support the operations of the Rockford Center through interaction with staff, volunteers and agency partners (customers) to assure responsibilities are handled in a proper and timely manner.  These duties cover any of the center’s operations, including working with volunteers, accepting deliveries, serving agencies, processing orders, and so forth.  As such, this person must become familiar with most of the center’s operations and be able to communicate and work well with the Center Manager, the Food Bank’s main facility, and others.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in any needed volunteer shifts - including some evenings and weekends - and supervise Center volunteer tasks, including training, scheduling and enforcing food and safety standards.
• Support Processing Coordinator conducting volunteer orientations/presentations as needed.
• Assist Food Bank Agencies that come to the branch with getting and/or loading their orders, shopping for available products, posting their orders, receiving payments for orders, and forwarding paperwork to appropriate departments at main facility.
• Support all Food Bank programs as needed including, if required, deliveries of programs’ orders and pickups of food drives.
• Operate a forklift to move product.
• Help maintain the facility’s health and sanitation standards.
• Help support the Center’s and Operation’s Department production schedule by meeting both output quotas and quality standards.
• Load and/or unload the Food Bank vehicles, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Education, Experience:

• Proficient at a Basic level for Microsoft OUTLOOK, WORD, EXCEL and Power Point.
• Previous supervisory experience desirable.
• Warehouse and inventory experience desirable.
• Strong Organizational skills with people, products, and projects.
• Must be a self-starter and take initiative in providing excellent customer service.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Certifiable on forklift.

How to Apply:
Click on the following link:  https://workforcenow.adp.com/jobs/apply/posting.html?client=ilfoodbank&jobId=115012&lang=en_US&source=CC3

Or, send your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to:
Northern Illinois Food Bank
273 Dearborn Ct.
Geneva, IL  60134
ATTN:  Human Resources
Or, Fax to:  630-313-5068

Northern Illinois Food Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.