Volunteer Warehouse Assistant – Food Redistribution

FareShare Sussex & Surrey is a charity project that redistributes surplus food from a busy warehouse in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, to a broad range of different smaller charitable organisations across communities in Sussex and Surrey. Although independently funded, we are part of a national network of regional centres ‘ Felix’ Formerly FareShare UK – working to alleviate food poverty and reduce food waste across the UK. Our support reaches 25,000 people each week.

This Warehouse assistant role involves:

• Picking stock and labelling orders for deliveries.
• Sorting food and restocking shelves.
• Loading and unloading the van/deliveries.
• Lifting (no more than 10KGs).
• Recording van temperatures and taking signatures on deliveries.
• Providing great customer service to our member organisations.
• Representing FareShare Sussex & Surrey out in the community.

What you’ll get out of it

• A fun, sociable role where you’ll meet people from all walks of life
• The chance to make a real impact, helping provide food to those facing food insecurity
• A sense of purpose from doing vital, frontline work in your community
• Improve your driving and warehouse skills
• Enjoy a cooked lunch before every shift

Skills

This role requires:

• Volunteers to be 25 or over
• Punctuality and good time-keeping skills
• A commitment of one shift per week for a minimum of 3 months
• Good people skills
• Ability to work well in a team.

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