Do you love local food? Do you have experience in or have a passion for ranching, farming, food distribution, food or cooking?
Are you a doer who makes things happen?
The job descriptions below are mostly part-time, however more than one role can be combined into one position. How much do you want to make, and how much do you want to work?
We are looking for career-driven individuals to join our team. We are a fast-paced, high-volume enterprise tasked with bringing Colorado's cornucopia of local food to our customers. Grow with us!
Driver, Customer Service Representative, Warehouse Manager
Position description: This job is at the heart of local food distribution. The ideal applicant will have an interest in developing meaningful relationships within the communities in which the food hub works. The applicant will have a keen sense of organization and attention to detail. A love of local food and a tough resiliency is a must. You are the face of the company and will be interacting with extremely hard-working and busy people from farmers and ranchers to retailers and restaurant operators.
The truck(s) and warehouse are your domains. Experience with driving 24 foot box trucks and handling pallets and pallet jacks are important. An excellent driving record, a like of driving, and an ability to read lists and keep accurate counts of products and orders will be required. Working long 10-12 hour days are normal and maintaining a sense of humor and good work ethic are required throughout. Lifting 50 lb boxes on and off trucks all long will be required and the work can be physical at times.
Local food distribution is a team effort, yet the applicant will also be on their own all day and will need to be able to keep up the hussle and make good judgment calls.
A knowledge and understanding of diesel engines and trucks is helpful.
Hours: Seasonably dependent and variable, however Thursdays and Fridays 8am-8pm should be planned. There will be occasional runs on Mondays for schools.
Compensation: Salary depending on experience. Also, staff of the food hub will be able to purchase food through the hub at 20% off.
Apply: Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
Are you a doer who makes things happen?
The job descriptions below are mostly part-time, however more than one role can be combined into one position. How much do you want to make, and how much do you want to work?
We are looking for career-driven individuals to join our team. We are a fast-paced, high-volume enterprise tasked with bringing Colorado's cornucopia of local food to our customers. Grow with us!
Driver, Customer Service Representative, Warehouse Manager
Position description: This job is at the heart of local food distribution. The ideal applicant will have an interest in developing meaningful relationships within the communities in which the food hub works. The applicant will have a keen sense of organization and attention to detail. A love of local food and a tough resiliency is a must. You are the face of the company and will be interacting with extremely hard-working and busy people from farmers and ranchers to retailers and restaurant operators.
The truck(s) and warehouse are your domains. Experience with driving 24 foot box trucks and handling pallets and pallet jacks are important. An excellent driving record, a like of driving, and an ability to read lists and keep accurate counts of products and orders will be required. Working long 10-12 hour days are normal and maintaining a sense of humor and good work ethic are required throughout. Lifting 50 lb boxes on and off trucks all long will be required and the work can be physical at times.
Local food distribution is a team effort, yet the applicant will also be on their own all day and will need to be able to keep up the hussle and make good judgment calls.
A knowledge and understanding of diesel engines and trucks is helpful.
Hours: Seasonably dependent and variable, however Thursdays and Fridays 8am-8pm should be planned. There will be occasional runs on Mondays for schools.
Compensation: Salary depending on experience. Also, staff of the food hub will be able to purchase food through the hub at 20% off.
Apply: Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
Position Opening: Operations Manager
Working at Valley Roots: These jobs with Valley Roots are at the heart of the local food system. The ideal applicant will have an interest in developing meaningful relationships within the communities in which the food hub works. The applicant will have a keen sense of organization and attention to detail. A love of local food, sustainable agriculture, and community are a must.
As the Operations Manager, you will start as and able to perform the job of Driver, Customer Service Representative, and Warehouse Manager (see separate job description). You will need to be able to fill in this position as needed and help hire new folks for this position.
The Operations Manager will also need to be able understand, manage, and operate all aspects of the Valley Roots Food Hub. This includes communicating with customers and producers on orders, transport companies on transport details, other food hubs on hub to hub trading, commercial kitchen operation, and regulatory agencies as needed.
The applicant will have good business skills, be able to understand margins/markups, and know how go the mile for our customers when needed.
Computer skills required: basic website design/blogging/newsletters, proficient in email, Microsoft Office, and have an online acuity to be able to pick up our local food logistics software.
Background experience: driving, customer service, warehousing, sales, food sales, agriculture, restaurants, food service, commercial kitchen work, value-added food production
Hours: Seasonably dependent. Winter start at 20 hours per week on Thursdays and Fridays. This position is expected to grow into a full time position.
Compensation: DOE. Salary potential with commission. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to grow with us. 25% discount on food purchases.
Apply: Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
Working at Valley Roots: These jobs with Valley Roots are at the heart of the local food system. The ideal applicant will have an interest in developing meaningful relationships within the communities in which the food hub works. The applicant will have a keen sense of organization and attention to detail. A love of local food, sustainable agriculture, and community are a must.
As the Operations Manager, you will start as and able to perform the job of Driver, Customer Service Representative, and Warehouse Manager (see separate job description). You will need to be able to fill in this position as needed and help hire new folks for this position.
The Operations Manager will also need to be able understand, manage, and operate all aspects of the Valley Roots Food Hub. This includes communicating with customers and producers on orders, transport companies on transport details, other food hubs on hub to hub trading, commercial kitchen operation, and regulatory agencies as needed.
The applicant will have good business skills, be able to understand margins/markups, and know how go the mile for our customers when needed.
Computer skills required: basic website design/blogging/newsletters, proficient in email, Microsoft Office, and have an online acuity to be able to pick up our local food logistics software.
Background experience: driving, customer service, warehousing, sales, food sales, agriculture, restaurants, food service, commercial kitchen work, value-added food production
Hours: Seasonably dependent. Winter start at 20 hours per week on Thursdays and Fridays. This position is expected to grow into a full time position.
Compensation: DOE. Salary potential with commission. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to grow with us. 25% discount on food purchases.
Apply: Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
CSA Market Manager
Working at Valley Roots: These jobs with Valley Roots are at the heart of the local food system. The ideal applicant will have an interest in developing meaningful relationships within the communities in which the food hub works. The applicant will have a keen sense of organization, attention to detail, excellent at communication, and a knack for business. A love of local food, sustainable agriculture, and community are a must.
As a CSA Manager you will be responsible for marketing, selling, and managing all online CSA orders, making up boxes, online communications, etc.
The applicant will have good business skills, be able to understand margins/markups, and know how go the mile for our customers and producers when needed.
Computer skills required: basic website design/blogging/newsletters, proficient in email, Microsoft Office, and have an online acuity to be able to pick up our local food logistics software, Local Orbit as well as any POS system
Background experience: retail, food retail, local food retail, customer service, warehousing, sales, agriculture, CSAs, restaurants, food service, commercial kitchen work, value-added food production
Hours: Seasonably dependent. Flexible to suit your needs. The position is expected to grow into a full time position.
Compensation: We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to grow with us and be a part of this business. Starting pay DOE.
Apply: Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
Colorado Food Hub Network Coordinator Job Description
(Job open until the right candidate is found)
Organization history:
There are numerous food hubs proposed, emerging, and operating in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. In 2015 the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Cooperative Development Center proposed establishing a peer network of these hubs. The hubs share common goals, values, principles and best practices, and aim to grow a regional food system. This peer group is operating as an organization called the Colorado Food Hub Network. It manages a food system that allows the hubs to sell each other’s products. Another project is to grow sales for all hubs in the Denver region. The Network adheres to the Seven Cooperative Principles. It promotes the goals, values, principles, and best practices of sustainable agriculture, product freshness and quality, fair prices to farmers, community, transparency, and healthy food access.
Recommended background:
Apply:
(Job open until the right candidate is found)
Organization history:
There are numerous food hubs proposed, emerging, and operating in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. In 2015 the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Cooperative Development Center proposed establishing a peer network of these hubs. The hubs share common goals, values, principles and best practices, and aim to grow a regional food system. This peer group is operating as an organization called the Colorado Food Hub Network. It manages a food system that allows the hubs to sell each other’s products. Another project is to grow sales for all hubs in the Denver region. The Network adheres to the Seven Cooperative Principles. It promotes the goals, values, principles, and best practices of sustainable agriculture, product freshness and quality, fair prices to farmers, community, transparency, and healthy food access.
Recommended background:
- 2 years food sales experience (grocery, restaurants, and/or institutions)
- 2 years food systems experience
- Management experience preferred
- Understanding of Colorado’s local food landscape and businesses preferred
- Detail oriented problem solver
- Natural salesperson and networker
- Comfortable working alone/independently
- Strong meeting facilitation skills
- Public speaking and community relations skills
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Patience and empathy
- General computer and accounting skills
- Build sales of existing products
- Implement a new software and/or sales system
- Conduct production planning study
- Work with transportation providers to fulfill orders
- Coordinate decision making process with leaders at the hubs
- Implement marketing and represent the hubs at events
- Eventually hire and manage a team
- $1000/mo base salary
Apply:
- Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to nick@valleyrootsfoodhub.com
