Foodbank driver
Organisation name:
Manchester Central Foodbank
Where the opportunity is based:
Time for the opportunity:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
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We are open to taking volunteers who:
Minimum amount of hours required:
Description of the opportunity:
Responsibilities:
- Drop off a mix of pre-packed wholesale and donated food in advance of the foodbank session. This may include loading the van at the warehouse base prior to delivery.
- Where food cannot be stored at a foodbank site following a session until the next week, picking the remaining food up, returning to and unloading at the warehouse base.
- Prior to unloading food at a session, making sure that the foodbank session space is adequately set up in order to receive the delivery.
- Ensure that health and safety and proper van loading is maintained when loading and unloading a van, including total weight, weight distribution and stability of load.
About you:
- A full UK driving licence
- Comfortable regularly driving the 3.5 tonne foodbank van (training provided)
- Comfortable lifting weights of up to 25kg, in line with manual handling guidelines