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UMC Food is an exciting place to use your skills and make
a difference!

We seek a diverse team of people passionate about making God’s love edible to communities across Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati.

Read about our current job openings and apply today!

  • Driver Responsibilities

    Drivers play a key role in safely preparing, transporting, and delivering meals while representing UMC Food Ministry in the community.

    Primary Responsibilities Include:

    • Preparing and delivering meals accurately and on schedule

    • Verifying orders using production sheets and checking highlighted items

    • Taking and recording food temperatures before departure and at delivery sites

    • Assisting with food preparation, packing, and staging

    • Safely operating kitchen equipment

    • Maintaining cleanliness of kitchen spaces, storage areas, and vans

    • Driving safely and responsibly in UMC vehicles

    • Completing required paperwork and time sheets

    This role requires attention to detail, reliability, teamwork, and a commitment to food safety and hospitality.

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  • Summer Warehouse Production Team Member

    The Summer Warehouse Production Team Member supports summer feeding operations by working on a production line assembling meal boxes and bundles for children in rural communities. This seasonal role is essential to meeting high daily production goals during a 12-week summer program, helping ensure children have access to nutritious food when school is not in session.

    Key Responsibilities Include:

    • Assembling 7-day feeding boxes on a production line

    • Packing shelf-stable food, fresh fruit, and milk into dry boxes

    • Assisting with frozen meal bundles for children

    • Supporting fresh produce preparation for feeding sites as needed

    • Maintaining cleanliness and organization of warehouse and facility spaces

    • Working collaboratively to meet daily production goals of 3,000+ boxes

    Schedule:

    • Seasonal position (12 weeks)

    • Shifts available: 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

    This role requires reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

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  • Summer Home Delivery Driver

    The Summer Home Delivery Driver supports a summer feeding program by delivering 7-day meal boxes directly to children’s homes in designated rural communities. Drivers work in two-person teams and are responsible for safe vehicle operation, accurate deliveries, and respectful community interaction throughout a 12-week summer program.

    Key Responsibilities Include:

    • Safely driving delivery vehicles on assigned routes

    • Working as part of a two-person delivery team

    • Delivering approximately 120 meal boxes per day

    • Using Route4Me routing software to navigate and document deliveries

    • Loading and unloading food boxes

    • Maintaining cleanliness and organization of delivery vehicles

    • Communicating issues or delays to supervisors

    Service Area Includes:

    Brown, Adams, Pendleton, Gallatin, Boone, and Kenton Counties

    Schedule & Pay:

    • Seasonal position (12 weeks, late May–early August)

    • Weekday daytime shifts

    • $25 per hour

    This role requires reliability, professionalism, and comfort working outdoors in summer conditions.

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  • Summer Home Delivery Rider

    The Summer Home Delivery Rider supports a summer feeding program by assisting with daily home deliveries of 7-day meal boxes to children in rural communities. Riders work alongside a Driver to help load and unload boxes, navigate routes, and confirm deliveries during a 12-week summer program.

    Key Responsibilities Include:

    • Working as part of a two-person delivery team

    • Assisting with loading, unloading, and organizing meal boxes

    • Helping confirm deliveries using Route4Me routing software

    • Maintaining cleanliness and organization of delivery vehicles

    • Communicating issues or concerns to Drivers or supervisors

    Service Area Includes:

    Brown, Adams, Pendleton, Gallatin, Boone, and Kenton Counties

    Schedule & Pay:

    • Seasonal position (12 weeks, late May–early August)

    • Weekday daytime shifts

    • $17 per hour

    This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy teamwork, physical activity, and community-based work.

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We offer great benefits like weekly, competitive pay, a fun work environment, and a meaningful mission.

People working together in a warehouse sorting and packaging vegetables at a long table with plastic bins and boxes.

Other benefits include:

  • Paid time off

  • 403(b) 3% match

  • 50% employer paid premiums toward health insurance
    (full time only)

  • Cell phone stipend
    (managers only)

  • Cash mileage reimbursement for use of your own vehicle (select positions only)

UMC Food Ministry is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran.