SEED Warehouse Associate

Program Area: The SEED

Employment Status: Ongoing

Hours/week: 11 hours per week: Monday 9am-1pm; Thursday 9am to 5pm (one hour unpaid lunch)

Existing vacancy

What We Live By:

• Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing. 
• Our Mission: We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
• Our Values: Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as: 

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Living on low income 
• newcomers to Canada with language barriers
• Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues 
• Having moderate to severe disabilities 
• Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis 
• Black, mixed race and racialized populations 
• Experiencing intersectional oppression 
• 2SLGBTQIA+ 
• Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggle

The SEED's vision: Everyone in Guelph-Wellington has enough good food to be well.

The SEED's mission: to run programs and social enterprises that increase physical and financial access to nutritious food among people facing food insecurity.

Brief Description:

The SEED is a community food project of the Guelph Community Health Centre. About 23% of households in Guelph are food insecure. The SEED's goal is to change that by offering programs and services that tackle the root causes of poverty. We are supported by hundreds of amazing community members and by many partner organizations.

About The SEED's Warehouse and Delivery work:

The SEED Community Food Warehouse supports many community organizations. We receive and store a combination of orders placed through SEED Wholesale and the surplus food we actively seek out. We then deliver to many organizations, or hold it for others to pick up. The intention of this work is to increase the amount of food partner agencies are able to offer their guests. In 2025 The SEED moved $2.2 million worth of donated food. The Warehouse and Delivery Assistant will play a critical role in this work.

Specific duties and roles for this position:

• Support the  Wholesale Team by being part of our delivery/warehouse team, driving a mix of vehicles that include: a cargo van and a cube truck throughout Guelph, Wellington, Dufferin.
• Support the Groceries from The SEED Team by assisting with pack line set up, ordering picking, quality control and accuracy checks, and customer grocery order pick-ups.
• Greeting delivery drivers and help receive and store food and warehouse materials. Check accuracy and quality of items received against items ordered and their invoices and communicating discrepancies accordingly.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts and update product pricing.
• Occasionally pick up goods direct from supplier
• Help maintain the warehouse in an orderly state that includes: piling skids, sweeping, setting garbage, compost, and recycling to the curb for pick up, etc.
• Greet warehouse partners, volunteers, visitors and answer questions and provide guidance where appropriate
• Ability to safely use warehouse equipment i.e. Forklift, electric pallet carts, manual pump carts and industrial floor sweeper (Training provided)
• Assist with product breakdown and order fulfillment
• Keyholder position, some warehouse opening and closing procedures required. Door checks, alarm, lighting etc.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Food Insecurity: Knowledge of the causes and effects of food insecurity, particularly within the Guelph-Wellington community.
• Availability: Available to work 11 hours per week
• Valid G Driver's license
• Criminal record check
• Able to lift up to 50lbs consistently
• A working understanding of Excel and Word software
• Ability to work as an effective member of a team as well as individually
• Commitment to equity and anti-oppressive practices
• Punctual and reliable
• Show initiative and enthusiasm
• Customer service skills

We know that experience comes in many forms. If you have some of these qualities and are excited about this opportunity, then we want to hear from you. Please visit our website  and apply using the online application tool. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills, qualifications, and experience meet the position requirements.

Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities. 

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews. 

If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date. 

Location

Guelph, Ontario

Department

Community Development - SEED

Employment Type

Part Time

Minimum Experience

Entry-level

Compensation

21.73