Food Services - Inventory Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The mission of Hope the Mission is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions. Our mission is to meet our participants' needs through an individualized and non-judgmental approach.

The Food Services - Inventory Associate is responsible for assisting with all inventory management, storage, packaging, and delivery coordination operations in the kitchen. This role is crucial in ensuring optimal stock levels, cleanliness, and organization in the logistical areas of the kitchen. This position is part of Food Services but does not involve direct involvement in cooking activities, but rather focuses on ensuring the efficient operation of the kitchen. This position will work with our drivers and kitchen staff including Lead Cooks and Chef de Cuisine. It is important for the Kitchen Logistics Specialist to communicate effectively with multiple departments.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

• Receive incoming shipments, unload trucks including kitchen supplies, dry goods, perishables, and equipment.
• Perform a comprehensive examination of all incoming shipments to guarantee that they meet the required quality and accuracy standards.
• Maintain precise records of all the items received, including their quantity, quality, and expiration dates. Practice FIFO (First in, First out) principles when stocking new deliveries.
• Ensure accurate stock count by conducting a monthly inventory on the last day of every month with confidence.
• Execute optimal storage strategies that enhance capacity utilization, guaranteeing systematic structure and ease of access.
• Maintain inventory levels and ensure they're always sufficient to meet the demands of the kitchen operations. Notify the Kitchen Logistics Manager of any low stock levels.
• Follow inventory control measures to reduce or prevent the occurrence of waste and spoilage.
• Be a team player and have a great positive attitude
• Able to effectively collaborate with Food Services team members, supervisors as well as members of other departments.
• Have excellent organizational skills and time management skills; be able to function under time constraints and deadlines with attention to detail
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize daily tasks list
• Maintain a clean and sanitary workspace
• Organize and clean Food Services areas including dry storage, refrigeration and freezer storage
• Must be able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time
• Must be able to carry, lift, push, and pull up to 70lbs
• Must be able to regularly bend and stoop
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays
• Must follow strict requirements about food safety

Other Requirements :

Additional Qualifications and Experience :

Physical, Demands, Environmental Conditions, Equipment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employee is required to : Routinely required to sit; walk; climb stairs; engage in verbal, written, and email communication; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the Administration office. Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work. Handle, fingers, grasp and feel objects and equipment; Reach with hands and arms; Communicate, receive and exchange ideas, information by means of the spoken and written word; Be mobile by moving oneself from place to place quickly and easily; Repeat various motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers; Be able to have visual activity for (including, but not limited to) administrative and clerical tasks; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Drive vehicle in and around Los Angeles County, as needed; be able to enter buildings that may require climbing stairs. Be periodically subjected to outside environmental conditions. Use a desktop and / or laptop computer, copy, postage, and fax machines. Complete all required forms in personal writing. Employee may work in proximity to service animals and emotional support animals.

◊ EEO : HOTV (Hope of the Valley) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, HOTV complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, placement, promotion, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

◊ HOTV will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job of er is made to you. After making a conditional of er and running a background check, if HOTV is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Fair Chance Act webpage.