A local nonprofit organization is seeking a dependable and hands-on Food Market Inventory & Receiving Associate to support daily operations within its community food markets. This role is responsible for receiving and organizing food deliveries and donations, stocking products, maintaining clean and safe market spaces, and ensuring food is properly handled and available to community members. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys active, hands-on work and wants to make an impact within the community. Overview Location: On-site | Highland Park, St. Paul, MN Schedule: Part-Time | Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Pay: $20/hour | $21/hour for bilingual candidates Employment Type: Contract, approximately 2 month Responsibilities • Receive, unload, weigh, inspect, and document incoming food deliveries and donations. • Stock shelves and organize refrigerated, frozen, and shelf-stable products. • Inspect food for damage, spoilage, temperature concerns, or other food safety issues. • Assist with food rescue processing, including sorting, weighing, temperature checks, and proper storage. • Maintain accurate receiving, donation, inventory, and temperature documentation. • Keep market, receiving, storage, shelves, carts, and equipment clean and organized. • Prepare market spaces for shopping appointments, food distributions, and other food access programs. • Assist first-time shoppers and answer basic participant questions as needed. • Support fresh produce distributions, food drives, special deliveries, and other Food Support activities. • Safely operate carts, pallet jacks, scales, and other equipment after appropriate training. • Communicate delivery issues, damaged products, safety concerns, or unusual donation volumes to the appropriate team member. • Provide welcoming, respectful, and culturally responsive service to participants. Qualifications • Ability to repeatedly lift and carry up to 50 pounds and safely move boxes, carts, pallets, and food products. • Comfortable standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling throughout the workday. • Strong attention to organization, cleanliness, safety, accuracy, and detail. • Ability to learn and follow food safety, sanitation, temperature-control, inventory, and donation procedures. • Strong communication skills and ability to work respectfully with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Preferred Qualifications • Previous experience in grocery, warehouse, stocking, shipping/receiving, inventory, food shelf, food rescue, or a similar hands-on environment. • Experience using pallet jacks, carts, scales, thermometers, or similar equipment. • Previous food safety training or food handler certification. Eligible employees will enjoy the following benefits with Advent Talent Group: • Medical Insurance • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Paid Time Off (PTO) Advent Talent Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IND1