What we can offer:
- Competitive and affordable Medical (including hearing & hardware coverage!), Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually
- Additional 11 Annual Floating Holidays, Parental Leave, and Paid Compassion Leave
- Retirement 401(K) with a company match
- Company-Provided Orca Pass – Unlimited use
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
- Mental Wellness Program including six free therapy sessions per year
- Opportunity for career development with our NWC Mentorship Match program
- Physical Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
- Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
- Pet Insurance Discount Program
- Lead day-to-day operations supporting the banana stand.
- Acts as the first point of contact for any delivery or operational issue, and troubleshoots solutions
- Responsible for standards and policies being adhered to by the Banista team
- Communicates to Leadership any issues that arise during the shift
- Gather and track hourly counts of metrics and support other data collection efforts.
- Communicate with leadership, property management, janitorial, and security as necessary.
- Build and maintain relationships with the community and stakeholders.
- Coordinate schedules for coverage for the banana stand, ensuring break coverage and PTO is accounted for and the stand is staffed.
- Participate in hiring of staff.
- Train new hires and re-train existing Banistas on implemented processes.
- Conduct monthly inventory counts on uniforms and trailer assets.
- Arrive to the banana stand ready to work at scheduled time in provided Banista uniform.
- Assist with daily set-up and/or tear down of stand, ensuring all banana stand related items are placed in appropriate locations.
- Greet and engage every visitor to the stand in a friendly, warm, professional and courteous manner. Banista's are required to provide a 5-star impression at all times.
- Select work appropriate music to play during operating hours.
- Unload bananas from boxes into banana stand crates while separating bananas into individual pieces.
- Remove plastic or other material from the banana bunches.
- Keep the banana stand crates full and plentiful for the duration of operating hours.
- Sort any bruised or damaged bananas out and place them in the compost bin.
- Ensure the banana stand is organized and clean at all times.
- Monitor the compost bin and facilitate emptying when full.
- Track daily metrics in tracking software on distribution, compost, carry-over cases, and additional areas as specified by leadership.
- Track all comments, general inquiries, and public response to identify common themes and emergency situations needing attention.
- Learn FAQ’s and banana facts to share with visitors.
- Decorate the stand for holidays and/or special events with approved designs.
- Communicate issues needing supervisor attention immediately, i.e. unexpected media on scene, etc.
- Follow structured timelines and accommodate unexpected requests.
- Interact with the public and discern security issues if they arrive, ability to follow security escalation requirements.
- Ability to work at various banana stand locations (including some offsite locations) between 7:00am and 3:45pm Monday through Friday, including occasional after hours requests and weekends
- Cross training on reception duties including but not limited to: hanging posters and distribution of supplies
Needed Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience
- GED or high school diploma required
- Experience leading people.
- Experience working in public facing roles or community facing engagement roles.
- Experience involving extensive interactions with the public and building partnerships with other vendor partners.
- Excellent interpersonal skills required along with polite and professional phone etiquette.
- Positive, upbeat attitude and able to get along with everyone.
- Must be reliable and punctual with excellent organizational skills.
- Must have demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- Expert communication skills (preferred)
- Experience using MS Office suite of products (preferred)
- Commitment to Northwest Center’s mission of inclusion and ability to successfully work in a diverse environment.
- Excellent attendance and performance records.
- Ability to perform subtraction, multiplication and division for equations up to 3 digits.
- Ability to remember training content and recall daily trends in banana distribution.
- Must be proficient with MS Windows, Excel, and Outlook e-mail.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with leadership, co-workers, and visitors.
- Ability to understand, interpret and follow Northwest Center (NWC) and client Policies and Procedures.
- Strong conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
- Responds calmly and professionally to emergencies, angry customers, or other stressful situations in the workplace.
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Exercises good judgment in areas of responsibility. Identifies or assists in identifying alternative solutions to problems or situations.
- Employs imagination and creativity in the application of duties and responsibilities. Is not averse to change.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
- Must be able to frequently carry and lift a backpack containing a laptop and other supplies, up to 50 pounds.
- May need to carry supplies to other buildings.
- Ability to walk consistently within a 1.5 radius is required.
- Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend the English language
- Ability to see both distance and details at close range, within a few feet of the observer (with or without corrective lenses).
- Ability to identify and understand the speech of another person (with or without a personal auditory hearing device).
- This is a dog friendly environment with over 1000 dogs on campus. Individuals with dog allergies or those who do not particularly care for dogs may not be the best fit.
- Must be able to stand and/or sit outdoors in all weather conditions above 35 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 4 hours at a time and up to 8 hours for the day.
- Must be able to handle bananas and/or various food products without allergic reaction.
- Could be conditions below 40 degrees for up 3 hours.
- Must be able to lift bananas and stack boxes up to 50 lbs.
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