Inventory Specialist

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Health insurance
Paid time off

Open Cupboard is dedicated to improving food access in the East Metro area through various programs, including our Today’s Harvest free food markets. We rescue fresh produce, meat, dairy, and bakery items from local grocery stores, farms, and other partners. We are currently seeking an Inventory Specialist to join our team and help manage the flow of food and other products in our warehouse, ensuring efficient organization and distribution to our programs. This is a full-time Monday-Friday position (approximately 8am-4pm, with some flexibility). Open Cupboard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Receive deliveries (including purchased and rescued items), inspect for quality, and ensure they meet order specifications.
Organize and label inventory, keeping pathways clear and consolidating pallets to maximize space efficiency.
Ensure that items are labeled with relevant expiration dates and stored in the proper location for easy access.
Maintain warehouse organization, ensuring a clean, safe, and efficient environment.
Operate warehouse equipment such as electric pallet jacks and stacker to relocate items and stage pallets for market staff and volunteers.
Monitor stock levels and communicate with managers about inventory levels.
Lead volunteer teams for warehouse projects, ensuring smooth operations and safe working conditions.
Assist with loading and unloading inbound and outbound trucks, ensuring products are stored or staged for delivery.
Dispose of trash, compost, and recycling while maintaining cleanliness in the warehouse and parking lot.
Operate pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment safely and efficiently to transport and move materials.
Use appropriate lifting techniques and equipment to handle heavy or bulky items as needed.
Work in environments such as coolers and freezers, ensuring compliance with temperature control requirements.
Handle food products with care to preserve quality and prevent contamination

Qualifications & Experience:

Experience in a warehouse setting, including operating pallet jacks and forklifts (preferred).
Grocery/food work experience is preferred.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform tasks involving physical labor regularly.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in maintaining inventory levels.
Ability to lead and work collaboratively with volunteers and other team members.
Strong communication skills and a commitment to maintaining a safe and clean working environment.

This full-time position offers employee benefits, including PTO, medical and dental insurance, a 3% company match for IRA contributions, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.

Compensation: $20.50 per hour

Open Cupboard programs are designed to increase access to fresh, healthy food and basic necessities, and to provide those services in a positive, supportive way that reduces stigma and increases access to food.

Our programs include:

Today’s Harvest

Our Today's Harvest market is open 6 days a week (10:30am-6pm on weekdays and 10:30-2:30 on Saturdays) and offers fresh produce, proteins, dairy and deli items in a highly accessible, welcoming format.

Mobile Food Shelf

Through our Mobile Food Shelf program, we support targeted communities that lack access to food. We distribute food, personal hygiene items and household products to seven senior living facilities and two mobile home communities.

Drive-Up Food Shelf

Our traditional food shelf program is provided through a drive-up service and distributes fresh produce, meat, dairy items, and other essentials like diapers, feminine hygiene items, household and personal care items, and more. This program is open to anyone, regardless of address, and also provides culturally relevant and special diet choices.

Food Deliveries

We provide approximately 150 food deliveries per week through our partnership with Door Dash and in collaboration with Valley Outreach and White Bear Food Shelf. These deliveries are provided to anyone in Ramsey or Washington counties who lack transportation to get to our programs or have health conditions that make it difficult to leave their home.

All of the programs listed above serve our community in a distinct way, providing different access points for people to receive fresh and healthy food, and other basic needs, in the way that works best for them. Open Cupboard’s programs provide fresh and healthy food to over 4,000 households per week.