Food Distribution Assistant Job Description - Providence Farm Collective

Beginning April 13, 2026, the Providence Farm Collective is hiring a full-time, year-round Food Distribution Assistant to support the Markets & Aggregation Manager in operating PFC’s packing and distribution of produce and other food items.

The position carries an hourly pay rate ranging from $22 to $24 per hour, commensurate with experience. The weekly schedule includes weekends and evenings. Reporting directly to the Markets & Aggregation Manager, the assistant’s ultimate goal is helping the non-profit organization carry out its responsibilities to clients of the 1115 Waiver Program.

Founded in 2019, Providence Farm Collective operates as a non-profit dedicated to fostering community-rooted and farmer-led food and agricultural systems to fulfill the rights of under-resourced populations. The organization provides underserved communities and individuals in Western New York with land to farm, business and farming education, affordable fresh produce, and a place to share cultural farming traditions alongside the social, emotional, and health benefits of nature.

The Food Distribution Assistant is responsible for aggregating, organizing, and packing food boxes and wholesale orders, maintaining an inventory of food box items, communicating with the Markets & Aggregation Manager on needs, and procuring items for 1115 Waiver Program boxes and meals when needed.

Additional duties include maintaining an orderly and clean staging and packing area for food boxes, supporting recordkeeping for the 1115 Waiver Program, and handling prompt, safe, and professional delivery of food boxes to program clients and wholesale accounts.

The role also requires daily loading and unloading of produce orders, keeping the delivery truck clean and organized, cleaning and sanitizing the barn’s wholesale account cold storage units and food aggregation hub wash and pack area regularly, performing quality checks and inventory on products sold by farmers to PFC, and cleaning produce delivery bins for markets.

The assistant will help aggregate produce from PFC farmers for wholesale distribution, the farm store, and the CSA program, support market recordkeeping including sales, invoices, and farmer payments, operate the farm store when needed, and potentially support the PFC International Farmers Market and other farm needs such as fieldwork.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the mission and values of Providence Farm Collective, maintain professionalism with a commitment to customer service, and be hardworking, organized, and self-motivated. The position requires excellent communication skills, proficiency in Google Drive and Microsoft Suite, the ability to work independently and as a team member, and the ability to perform heavy lifting and physically demanding work daily.

Candidates must also have experience driving a delivery truck and navigating diverse driving landscapes, along with a valid driver’s license, personal transportation, and a clean driving record. Fluency in Burmese, Karenni, and/or Swahili, as well as experience with marketing and businesses in the agriculture and food industry, is preferred.