Production Assistant - Summer Feeding

Description

Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00 AM –5:00 PM

Target Start Date: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

This position is seasonal and contingent. This opportunity will last approximately 9-11 weeks. Based on volume and business need, length of assignment may be adjusted. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Production Assistant is responsible for assisting in the production of meal packaging for the Kids Cafe in the Keegan Kitchen. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean/safe work environment, in compliance with all state, local, and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) policies, practices, and procedures. This role is required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Adhere to PACT values. (Purpose: Using our strengths passionately to contribute to our mission. Accountability: Choosing to rise above one’s circumstances and demonstrating ownership to achieve results. See It. Own It. Solve It. Do It. Courage: Standing up for what’s right and acting. Transparency: Doing things openly and honestly).

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Reliable, consistent, attendance is a requirement. This position requires punctuality and dependable attendance to meet the needs of the business, including attending and taking part in meetings and presentations.
2. Ensures all supplies are available for the week’s menu and the daily food production and transportation.
3. Checks daily number counts for all sites, and changes daily number/milk sheet counts, if needed.
4. Labels all food transportation equipment for delivery.
5. Prepares meal orders for transportation, which includes maintaining accuracy in counting meal components and milk for distribution.
6. Provides the Chef/Lead Cook with a list of missing paperwork weekly for each.
7. Organizes meals and paperwork for delivery drivers.
8. Records all equipment damage, loss, or stolen to the Production Supervisor.
9. Keeps an accurate inventory of all equipment.
10. Ensures that all injuries are reported in a timely manner with accurate documentation.
11. Assists in maintaining all records required for Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), the Houston Food Bank, and any other required documents.
12. Follows portion control protocols while working on the packaging lines.
13. Ensures all work areas are cleaned and sanitized after the completion of each project.
14. Assists cooks in meal service needs such as prep work and panning food items.
15. Maintains the daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning schedule.
16. Completes all tasks assigned in multiple project areas

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma from an accredited school or general education development (GED) certificate
• 1 year of relevant experience
• 1+ years of customer service experience preferred

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• None

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. (For best performance, the job holder in this position would be expected to show the right knowledge, skills, and abilities in the listed areas.)

• Ability to operate food service equipment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic
• Able to communicate and understand written and verbal instructions
• Ability to work with a diverse population
• Ability and willingness to be flexible in work assignments, including working in the milk room, cart washroom, dock, etc.
• Strong customer service skills and willingness to assist others
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to coordinate well with other personnel
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills
• Ability to follow through on tasks
• Time management skills and the ability to multitask
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Excel and Outlook

COMPLIANCE:

Carries out responsibilities in accordance with HFB policies.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. (For best performance, the jobholder in this position would be expected to show the right knowledge, skills, and abilities in the listed areas.)

COMPETENCIES:

Action-Oriented / Customer Focus / Drives for Results / Informing / Approachability / Learning on the

Fly / Perseverance / Self-development / Listening / Peer Relationships / Integrity and Trust / Functional/Technical Skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required daily to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a standing or stationary position for a significant amount of the workday; and often access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The employee must regularly move about the kitchen, use hands, wrists, and fingers to grip, type, and write. The employee must frequently lift 50 pounds. The employee will need to have the average ability to hear horns, warnings, and alerts associated with a warehouse.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While the job is generally performed in a kitchen, the employee is frequently exposed to freezers, enclosed and/or tight spaces, wet and/or humid conditions, areas in which moving mechanical parts, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals are present, strong food-related smells, and outside weather conditions. The employee will be exposed to loud/elevated noises throughout the workday.

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

No travel is required for this role.

This role supports hours of operations at the Houston Food Bank facilities, as necessary, and may require flexibility (e.g., times of disaster, community events, company events).

*Is legally able to work in the United States.