Job Opportunities

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The Food Group seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. We are proud to have a work environment that welcomes skilled, insightful people. Together we can build a better food system and share access to nutritious food across Minneapolis, St. Paul, Greater Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Warehouse Technician

This position will be under supervision of the Warehouse Manager to ensure day to day warehouse operations and responsibilities are carried out and fulfilled. They will be responsible for order selection, inventory movement and tracking, warehouse organization, operational support of volunteer groups and all shipping/receiving activities. This role will also be accountable for maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the warehouse. This position’s shift will operate between the hours of 7am and 4pm Monday through Friday, depending on the day’s activities, with some flexibility. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

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HelpLine Coordinator

The HelpLine Coordinator is responsible for connecting individual callers to public  assistance programs, food resources and providing relevant referrals to partner organizations. This role is important to ensure that the Minnesota Food HelpLine responds to callers and partners in a timely fashion and that those responses are tracked and included in regular reporting. This position reports to the HelpLine Specialist and has no direct reports.

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Grower Program Instructor

The Grower Program Instructor position is based at our farm in Marine on St. Croix. This position provides training and support to beginning farmers enrolled in the Big River Farms land-based program. The Grower Program Instructor primarily focuses on classroom and in-field training of a cohort of new farmers entering the program. This position will manage a market garden training plot, educational curriculum, program participants and volunteers. This position reports to the Big River Farms Program Manager.

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Agency Relations Specialist

The Agency Relations Specialist will serve as the primary contact for Partners (e.g., food shelf, meal program, and community food distribution partners). This position will help coordinate and support the programming to ensure that all TEFAP-eligible (The Emergency Food Assistance Program, a federal program of the USDA) comply with federal regulations and provide client-centered, culturally appropriate, and dignified services for people to access food.  

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Development Specialist

The Development Specialist is part of the Advancement & Culture department and supports the development goals and strategies of The Food Group. Key responsibilities include donor stewardship, individual giving and grant support, gift entry, and event planning support. 

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The Food Group is an equal opportunity employer.

We Value Nutritious Food
Working with our community partners, The Food Group buys, gleans, grows, and processes fresh produce.

Food Bank
or Food Shelf?
The Food Group is a food bank that supplies other hunger relief agencies with fresh produce, frozen meat, grocery staples, and other household necessities. Food shelves distribute free food to individuals and families in their local communities.

The Food Group believes in food equity. They believe in culturally specific foods. They believe in meeting people where they are at. And most of all, they believe in dignity.

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Did You Know?
Over 20% of Black households and 19% of Latinx households report food insecurity, compared to 10% of white households.

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The Food Group

We’re a nonprofit working at the intersection of equity and access to fresh, sustainable foods. From farming to distribution, we provide fresh food across MN and WI.

The Food Group is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. EIN 41-1246504 Contributions are tax-deductible to the full amount provided by the law.

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