Daybreak Operations Assistant
-for immediate hire-

Daybreak Growers Alliance is a Maine women-owned and grown agricultural business that aggregates, markets and distributes foods from 100+ Maine farms and food businesses. Through Daybreak’s Farmbox program, these Maine grown and made foods are custom packed and distributed to neighborhood and office pick up locations in Central, Midcoast and Southern Maine. Daybreak also partners with Peak Season to aggregate, warehouse and ship wholesale orders and with food access partners to make locally grown foods available to hunger relief partners.

Daybreak has an incredible and committed team of 10 year round employees, the majority of whom have worked with Daybreak for 3+ years. Together the team has grown Daybreak to serve over 100 Maine farmers and food producers. The Operations Assistant is a conduit between our operations, sales and delivery teams.

LOCATION

On site at our headquarters in Unity, Maine.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A demonstrable commitment to Maine’s farming and food community.

• A positive can-do attitude, recognizing that our role is to serve farms and food producers and work as a team to make our work possible.

• Experience working with a team of peers as well as independent work.

• Physically fit and comfortable with bending, lifting and repetitive tasks, including work in cold storage and freezer environments.

• Dependable, reliable and able to plan forward.

SKILLS

• Demonstrable experience in the following: produce distribution, warehouse management, inventory management, Maine grown food/system.

• Very comfortable using a computer.

• Office management skills including familiarity with Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Suite.

• Ability to lift 50lb+.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Operations

• Order Fulfillment: Ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment for our customers. This includes serving as lead on food access and wholesale order fulfillment and providing support to farmbox order fulfillment needs.

• Inventory Management: Oversees management of inventory systems, developing SOPs and ensuring accuracy and timely completion. Lot tracking and record keeping adhering to MOFGA standards.

• Truck Maintenance: Coordinate with supervisor to ensure truck maintenance needs.

• Deliveries: Oversees and works with the receiving team and inventory management team.

• Facility Maintenance: Support supervisor in ensuring warehouse and grounds are maintained.

• Communication: works with operations team members to ensure communication between customer service, warehouse and drivers.

• Trucking: Assists with loading vehicles / orders, ensuring all items are on board and driver is prepped for route.

• Packline support: Available as back to support Farmbox operational needs, as needed and as schedule allows for.

Personnel Management

• Troubleshoot delivery driver staffing needs when they arise.

• Willing to cross train to occasionally fill in on other roles to allow time off for other staff. (eg; driving, tote washing, farmbox packline.)

Project Management

• Lead the development and improvements of our operational systems, including;

• Overseeing food safety protocols for warehousing and transport.

• Ensure compliance with Organic Handler certification requirements.

• Inventory and lot system management.

• Other project management as assigned and work schedule allows.

Team Meetings

• Partake in monthly marketing and program development meetings.

• Quarterly meetings with the operations team.

• Biannual meetings with Daybreak’s CoOwners.

HOURS & COMPENSATION

25 hours weekly, year round
$23/hr year round
Paid Time Off
35% off all products distributed through Farmbox program

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday: 12:30-6:30 (6)*
Tuesday: 7:00-1:30 (6)
Wednesday: 12:30-5:30 (5)*
Thursday: 8:00-3:30 (7)
*hours M, W adjust to earlier in the day post November-May

TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter, resume and two references to adrienne@daybreakgrowers.com and colleen@daybreakgrowers.com
Please include your last name and the job title in the heading of the email.

For immediate hire.

Download job description here.