Receiver / Maintenance

Early riser? Hands-on? Take pride in keeping things organized and running smoothly?
Join our Commissary team as a Receiver / Maintenance Porter and play a key role in keeping our commissary kitchen in Bushwick, Brooklyn stocked, safe, and operating at its best.

The Role

This is a physically active, behind-the-scenes position supporting daily commissary operations. You’ll be responsible for receiving deliveries, maintaining clean and organized storage areas, and assisting with general maintenance tasks that keep the facility running efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receive, inspect, label, and properly store all deliveries

• Learn basic product identification and storage standards

• Complete required receiving and food safety paperwork

• Check and log cooler and freezer temperatures daily

• Keep receiving, storage, and work areas clean and organized

• Take out trash and recycling daily

• Perform general cleaning and light maintenance tasks as needed

Schedule

• Five days a week, 5:30 AM – 2:00 PM

• Must be available Saturdays & Sundays (Saturday shifts begin after training)

Perks
Why do I want to work at Proper Food? Oh, we'll tell you... 

• $17-18 per hour

• 40 hours of Paid Time Off in your first year

• Top-notch medical, dental and vision benefits after 2 months of Full-Time employment

• Commuter benefits program

• Stable, full-time role in a fast-paced commissary environment

Company Background

At Proper Food, we make it a cinch to eat well on the run. We craft our fare by hand fresh every morning the only we know how – with whole, local ingredients sliced, chopped and seasoned with care. Nothing phony or factory-made. Just good, proper fare that’s packed and ready to go.

Proper Food launched in San Francisco in 2014 and has rapidly grown to 16 locations in San Francisco and the South Bay earning accolades from customers, food critics, and local media. Now, we are embarking on our next chapter - bringing our fresh, honest fare to NYC and redefining ‘fast food’ in a way that appeals to the food-savvy and time-starved.

We cook all our meals from scratch each morning in our commissary kitchen and deliver them to our stores pre-packed and ready to go. At the end of each day, all unsold meals are donated to local food banks.

• Comfortable with physical work, lifting, pulling, carrying 50+ lbs, and climbing ladders

• Able to stand, walk, bend, and stay active throughout the shift

• Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to follow a daily task list

• Able to read, write, and do basic math

• Available consistently to be on time for early morning shifts in Bushwick, Brooklyn

• English/Spanish preferred but not required

• High School education preferred; will need basic reading and arithmetic skills and understanding

• Will be exposed to various environmental conditions such as cold due to refrigeration or heat due to hot surfaces

Proper Food provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Proper Food celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.