Food Works is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim to create a more sustainable food system in Sheffield while reducing food waste.

Warehouse Assistant Our warehouse is the heart of the operation. Based in Handsworth our van drivers bring all the intercepted food here. As a warehouse assistant there are many roles you can undertake on any day. The Market: On the market you are working face to face with the customers. You help them select their fridge and freezer items and give them their market box. We have a simple system for taking payments which you will be trained in. We ask customers for £1 plus a donation no matter how big or small. This donation helps Food Works keep running. Running the market is a great way to get across to customers who Food Works are and what we do! We run 2 online inductions per month and hope to reintroduce in person inductions soon where you can come for a nice afternoon and get all the information you need. Another role on the market is packing the market boxes for customers. This involved picking items from the selection by the duty manager and creating a good standard of box for them to collect. Intercept: The food that the drivers bring back to Food Works is intercepted from supermarkets and food supplies before it goes to landfill. Most of the food is perfectly in date and edible, it is astounding how much good food goes to waste! It is the intercept volunteers role to sort the food that comes in into categories and stores. Categories include frozen meat, fruit and vegetables, chilled items and waste. The food gets stored correctly and any waste gets put into animal feed or compost. Before being stored the food has to be weighed and recorded. This is part of the intercept role you will be trained on and it helps us keep track of the food that we have saved. Order packer: Orders may include Patron boxes (weekly subscription box), Orders for our cafe and other orders for organisations.

Food Works Handsworth Unit 12-14 Portland Business Park Richmond Park Road Sheffield S13 8HF

No previous experience is required to volunteer in our Warehouse. Almost all of the tasks in the warehouse are physical, require moving boxes around by hand or by pushing a trolley whilst on foot. We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive place to volunteer. We expect volunteers to support us in this.

Saving food that would otherwise have gone to landfill and getting it out into communities around Sheffield.

Meet new people, Learn new skills, Friendly environment.

Shifts are in 3 hour slots, however you can either book a regular weekly slot or volunteer on an adhoc basis.

Flexible (3 hour shifts)

All training is given and a supervisor will be available to support at all times.

For travel Expenses please save your receipt and email it to volunteering@shu.ac.uk

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