Curbside Market Operations Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Our Mission

Our mission is to leverage the power of food to end hunger and build healthier communities.

Our Vision

We believe that the fight against hunger and the fight against poverty are one and the same. We envision a future in which food is recognized as a human right and every person is able to feed themselves and their families in dignity. Together, we work to create a more nourished, prosperous region.

The Foodlink Way

Act With Compassion

Take Responsibility

Be a Team Player

Listen, Learn, Adapt

Job Title : Curbside Market Operations Coordinator

Department : Community Health Programs

Reports to : Curbside Market Manager

Status : Hourly, Nonexempt, Fulltime

Job Level : (6) Coordinator

Updated : September 2025

SUMMARY

The Curbside Market Operations Coordinator ensures that each Curbside Market vehicle is stocked with quality products that meet the needs of our consumers. The CMOC will ensure each vehicle is loaded with quality product, conduct spot inspections, and maintain clean, safe warehouse space. S / he will support all CHP special events and ensure that we can make each site on-time, appropriately stocked, with quality products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support Curbside Operations, including loading vehicles, quality control, and product procurement. (50%)

• Use Curbside Market data to determine all product needs for Curbside Market routes, special events, and special projects.
• Work with Curbside Market Manager to develop, implement and refine a sustainable inventory system for Curbside Market. Responsible for maintaining a FIFO inventory model and Operator’s adherence to it.
• Oversee Curbside Market quality control and provide ongoing recommendations for process improvement. Perform daily inspections of Curbside vehicles to ensure the highest product quality standards.
• Work with Curbside Market Manager, Foodlink Community Farm and / or Foodlink Procurement Manager to increase the amount of local produce sold at Curbside Market
• Support Curbside Market Operators during the daily Curbside Market loading process. Provide feedback and ongoing recommendations for improvement.
• Work with Curbside Market Manager to develop and implement sustainable procurement processes to ensure compliance of NYS WIC product requirements.
• Choose monthly product, pricing, and create order sheets for Curbside Market.
• Print other materials needed by operators as needed. Schedules, FMNP lists, revenue logs, daily driver’s log, etc.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary warehouse environment, following daily and weekly cleaning schedules.
• Serve as a back up Curbside Market Operator as the need arises. Load and drive trucks to scheduled locations. Perform daily safety checks of vehicles and report any issues to the Curbside Market Supervisor. Utilize customer service skills and POS system knowledge, ensuring a positive and safe customer experience.

Coordinate procurement needs for Curbside Market special projects (25%)

Coordinate the flow of produce across Community Health Programs initiatives (25%)

Requirements : QUALIFICATION

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

Preferred candidates will also have :

We are actively seeing a diverse pool of candidates for this position and strongly encourage applications from candidates of color.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a full-time position paid on an hourly basis, ranging from $20-$24 hour (DOE) . Foodlink covers 100% of individual health and dental insurance with the ability to acquire family coverage with pretax dollars. In addition to generous paid time off (PTO), we observe 14 paid holidays throughout the year. Opportunity to contribute to a 401k retirement savings plan upon hire. Eligible for generous employer match after 1 year of service.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel items such as documents. The team member is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. Must be capable of standing and walking for long periods of time.

The job requires repetitive movements like bending, crouching, kneeling, lifting and carrying materials and equipment weighing up to 60 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the fast-paced work environment is usually moderate.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Foodlink is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Foodlink we believe that anti-hunger work is only possible with a commitment to removing barriers caused by systems of oppression that perpetuate hunger and poverty. We recognize that systematic injustice and bias disproportionately impact some identities more than others.

Foodlink is actively working to center equity- the fair treatment of all people- in everything that we do so that everyone in our region has access to nourishing food that reflects and values cultural differences.

Foodlink is committed to listening and supporting solutions to hunger that are sourced from people and communities with lived / living experience of hunger and poverty, and to responding where inequities exist.

Foodlink is committed to taking great care to cultivate internal culture and practices that support diversity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We aim to foster an environment in which everyone feels a sense of belonging and understands their connection to the Foodlink mission.

Foodlink employees have a responsibility to always treat others with dignity and respect. Employees are expected to always exhibit conduct that reflects our values and promotes equity and inclusion during work, and at work functions.