Operations Intern - Fall 2018

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Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc. ("RLC") is a non-profit food rescue organization based in New York City that delivers leftover food from restaurants and caterers to local agencies such as homeless shelters and soup kitchens. We have thus far delivered over 1,000,000 pounds of food with the lowest cost per delivery in the industry. Our business model is centered around four stages: (1) proactively seek out businesses with leftover food for partnerships, (2) deliver excess, wholesome food directly to local agencies, (3) use our expertise in food rescue to consult each partner different ways to reduce food waste, (4) partners successfully graduate from the RLC food rescue program with reduced food cost and food waste.

Position Summary:
The Operations Intern will assist with the logistics of pickups and dropoffs between food businesses, volunteers, and charitable organizations in New York City. You will also manage a variety of office tasks to make operations as efficient as possible. You will be properly trained for these tasks.

Responsibilities:
Contact certain food businesses to confirm pickup times and locations, contact agencies to confirm drop-off times and locations.
Maintain volunteer information.
Maintain food business details in database.
Manage RLC business email account.
Assist in organization of special events with community members.

Qualifications:
Strong organizational skills.
Self-motivated; ability to initiate and work independently.
Ability to multitask and prioritize.
Ability to work quickly to meet the demands of a fast-paced environment.
The intern should be creative and always looking for new ways to make our operations more efficient.

RLC interns have the chance to work closely with the founders and have the opportunity to make true, meaningful impact in their time with the organization. All interns will have entry, mid-stage, and final evaluations to further hone the intern’s technical and professional skills. This is a part-time, unpaid internship. Interns are expected to work 20 hours per week. May lead to full-time position.

Apply:
To apply, submit your resume to info@rescuingleftovercuisine.org. Candidates for phone interview will be contacted.