Careers
Interested in working at Gleaners? The following positions are currently available (EMAIL ONLY. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE):
The Position:
The Bilingual Specialist (Arabic) is a full-time position responsible for the facilitation and day-to-day operations of Wellness & Nutrition Education programming operated by Gleaners Community Food Bank. The position may also support additional Gleaners healthcare partnership programming as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ability to fluently translate (English-Arabic), both verbally and written, outreach communications, program materials and curriculum as needed.
- Coordinate and facilitate virtual and in-person bilingual (English-Arabic) Cooking Matters (CM) classes for youth, parents and older adults facing food insecurity.
- Coordinate and implement bilingual (English-Arabic) wellness and nutrition education related interventions at Gleaners food access sites (e.g., food pantries, mobile food distributions.)
- Coordinate/support bilingual (English-Arabic) activities related to Gleaners virtual programming and social media accounts, such as content creation, production, editing and/or posting content.
- Work cross functionally with Gleaners Agency Relations, Operations and Marketing & Communications departments to identify opportunities to expand programming, developing and implementing strategies to improve reach and meet the needs of our Arabic-speaking communities in southeast Michigan.
- Cultivate relationships with schools and community organizations through speaking engagements, wellness & nutrition education, and other activities.
- Maintain program records in Excel and other platforms as applicable, prepare and submit monthly progress reports.
- Organize and maintain program storage areas; inventory of program supplies, shopping for weekly groceries and produce pick up for all programming.
- Administer evaluation tools to partners and community participants as needed; participate in routine quality assurance checks to ensure program fidelity.
- Participate in Gleaners fundraising activities as needed.
- Promote a positive work environment where team members feel empowered, engaged, and connected to Gleaners mission and strategic plan.
- Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, team cohesion and accountability.
- Support open and transparent communication.
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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To apply, please contact Human Resources
The Position:
The Community Giving Manager is responsible for the development and execution of the plan to increase the amount of food and revenue raised annually through community giving. The Community Giving Manager is also responsible for the day-to-day operations of food drive activities and the supervision of the Community Giving team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cultivate relationships with community groups, corporations, schools, and other donors who are
interested in hosting food drives and third-party fundraisers for Gleaners. - Provide structure and growth strategy for donors through physical food drives, virtual food drives and community fundraisers.
- Oversight of all major community campaigns, including development of program goals and
marketing materials and volunteer management. - Oversee the logistics related to food drives to ensure that all components are executed in an
efficient, effective, and meaning manner including overseeing the master schedule drop-offs and pick-ups. - Steward corporate partners and work with fellow Advancement team members to create and
communicate holistic engagement opportunities to maintain and upgrade annual giving. - Lead Community Giving team in developing and implementing strategies to grow portfolio of
community giving from corporations and supporting organization donors. - Maintain relationship records in Raiser’s Edge database.
- Responsible for budget development and tracking; task planning; and status reporting.
- Oversee inventory of food & fund drive supplies and order products when necessary.
- Work with the Senior Director of Transportation to ensure appropriate scheduling, reporting and maintenance procedures are followed for fleet of vehicles.
- Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal
growth opportunities. - Accomplishes staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning,
monitoring, and appraising job results; conducting training; enforcing policies and procedures. - Foster a positive work environment that encourages communication, engagement, cross-functional teamwork, and a connection to Gleaners’ mission and strategic plan.
- Occasional evening and weekend work
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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The Position:
The Distribution Coordinator – Cooler & Freezer is a full-time position that is responsible for coordinating the operation and inventory activities of the various distribution facilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for picking and pulling orders in the coolers and freezer per schedule requirements.
- Assist in stocking product, remove wrap, dunnage, etc. from pallets and examine product for correct location.
- Ensure product conditions meet organizational standard.
- Place damaged or discrepant product in assigned location as needed.
- Move and process pallets in coolers and freezer using rider jack and hi-lo.
- Move/scan pallets to and from dock, to and from shelving, and to and from locations in coolers or freezer.
- Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a sanitation and food safety program to ensure compliance with AIB, USDA, FDA, State and local health codes.
- Follow safety regulations relating to OSHA or other organizational-related regulations.
- Maintain entire distribution center facility in a clean, organized and safe manner by sweeping, disposing of unnecessary debris, as well as handling all required product recycling.
- Assist in repair/preventive maintenance/upkeep of distribution center equipment and notify management immediately of needed repair/service.
- Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
- Promote a positive work environment where team members feel empowered, engaged, and connected to Gleaners mission and strategic plan.
- Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, team cohesion and accountability.
- Support open and transparent communication.
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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To apply, please contact Human Resources
The Position:
This position is responsible for the facility management of the 8 Mile location in Warren, as well as guest and volunteer experience, inventory and operations management. This innovative, new, dedicated operation will provide unprecedented retail grocery-like access for food-insecure consumers in Warren and Detroit to fresh produce, milk and eggs in a retail grocery-like experience via three shopping models—in-store shopping, curbside pickup and refrigerated lockers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead development, documentation and ongoing refinement of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for key Fresh! operational processes including produce stocking, cooler and freezer stocking, guest registration, guest checkout, curbside and lockers order fulfillment, guest complaint/issue management.
- Manage staff, volunteers and day-to-day operations to deliver Fresh!’s retail-like guest experience; service hours include evenings and Saturdays.
- Schedule, train and develop volunteers to deliver Fresh!’s targeted guest experience while ensuring a high-satisfaction volunteer experience.
- Lead food order and inventory management within budget to ensure sufficient availability, variety and choice; manage Fresh!’s point-of-sale (POS) system updates to align curbside and locker service availability with in-person shopping.
- Manage the 8 Mile facility and site in accordance with Gleaners’/AIB food safety and cleanliness standards.
- Implement Gleaners’ policies and procedures to ensure guest, volunteer and staff safety and security.
- Implement regular operational performance tracking and reporting; leverage data to improve operational efficiency and guest experience.
- Support 8 Mile site events outside Fresh! operations as appropriate.
- Be a spokesperson and advocate for Fresh! by Gleaners.
- Foster a positive work environment where team members feel empowered, engaged, and connected to Gleaner’s mission and strategic plan. This is an environment that encourages communication and cross-functional teamwork.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, team cohesion, accountability, safety, and excellence.
- Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities.
- Accomplishes staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; conducting training; enforcing policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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To apply, please contact Human Resources
The Position:
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is looking to hire additional staff to join their Community Mobile Drive-Up Food Distribution Team! We have both line positions and lead positions available.
Demand for community mobiles continues to rise. On average, Gleaners hosts 40+ community mobile food distributions per month serving sites in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, providing nutritious food packs to over 16,000 households. These food distributions would not be possible without our community mobile team! Community Mobiles are in operation Monday through Friday.
Each shift, food from the Gleaners warehouse is delivered and unloaded in the parking lot of different community mobile locations. Community Mobile team members are responsible for taking food off pallets, organizing food, and placing boxes and bags of food into individual vehicles as people pull through the line. Lead team members are additionally responsible for managing line set up, managing traffic, collecting intake paperwork for each car in line, and sending daily reports and paperwork to the supervisor.
These positions require team members to be on their feet, working outside in the elements (sunshine, rain, snow, cold, heat, etc.) for 4 hours per shift. Since community mobiles are in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, it is possible that team members may have to travel from one county to another on any given day.
These positions are part time. Due to the nature of these distributions, we cannot guarantee hours. We strive to provide a consistent, ongoing weekly schedule, but this is not always possible. We prefer team members that can work consistent days/times each week, especially Thurs, Fri mornings, but we also offer scheduling flexibility for those with varied schedules.
Application Process:
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Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
Read the Gleaners Community Food Bank Diversity Statement.
Learn about Gleaners’ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Council, advancing the goal of achieving a diverse, inclusive, engaged, and productive team.