Island Creek Oysters (ICO), headquartered in Duxbury, MA, is a mission-based brand engaged in promoting the development of aquaculture’s role in our food systems—locally and globally. Quite simply, we grow thriving coastal communities. Through innovation and education, we create opportunities to connect people with boundary-pushing seafood products. We live by our core values. We work hard and have fun doing it. We believe in what we do. We say thank you. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We aspire to make Duxbury proud in all we do. And we hold true to the idea that everybody wins when we live and breathe these values each and every day. With a focus on growth, there has never been a better time to join Island Creek Oysters and be extraordinary with us!
This boots-on-the-ground position is responsible for coordinating Maine procurement with the needs of The Shop and the wholesale company. The day-to-day revolves around picking up product from oyster farmers in Maine, and managing logistics to get the product down to the Island Creek Oysters wholesale facility in New Bedford, MA. This role is an hourly position, with scheduled work days being Monday - Thursday.Hours can be expected to be at a minimum of 24 hours per week, and will require a start time of 7:30AM.
The Maine Driver position will report to the Procurement North Lead.
ROLE:
Communication, coordination and providing feedback to Procurement Specialist
Pick up of Oysters from Harpswell & Damariscotta areas on Mondays and Wednesdays
Transport of product down to Island Creek wholesale location on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Understanding of inventory management
Understanding of protocol to maintaining cold chain
Maintain tag organization and cooler/grower logs
Printing and retagging shellfish tags from select harvesters
Organize and drop of transfers for ICO wholesale at PFEX(Transfer Station), if applicable
Truck upkeep/cleaning
Cooler organization to maintain FIFO for shop needs
REQUIREMENTS:
Driver’s license and squeaky clean driving record
A willingness to do whatever it takes to complete the job at hand
Upbeat attitude
Food safety fluency
Self-starter
Ability to manage time and many tasks with little oversight
Strong problem solving capability
Strong communication skills
Good attention to detail
Ability to adapt to change
Ability to think on one’s feet
TO APPLY:
Please email resumé and cover letter to [email protected] with “Maine Driver” as the subject line.