Porter

About Meadow Lane 

Meadow Lane is a gourmet prepared foods market coming to Tribeca in 2025, focused on organic, high-quality culinary offerings. Our store will carry an expansive menu of delicious prepared foods made fresh from our on-site kitchen. All menu items will be available grab-and-go style, to fit the fast pace of NYC while satisfying New Yorkers’ needs for delicious, healthy, and nutritious food in a beautiful environment.

Our partnerships with local, sustainable farms will bring a variety of fresh farm produce under one roof, saving our shoppers a trip to the farmers market and connecting more small farms with the NYC customer. Our beverage program consists of a coffee, tea, and matcha bar, organic smoothies, and a menu of organic juices. Fresh pastries and other sweet and savory treats will be available for takeaway.

Meadow Lane will stock a curated assortment of snacks and dry goods brands, along with household staple items. We have selectively chosen brands in a handful of categories to bring exclusive collaborations to Meadow Lane. In our floral studio, bespoke specialty floral arrangements will be designed each day for custom orders, events, hospitality and fashion partnerships, and weekly floral house accounts.

Porter – Roles and Responsibilities

Meadow Lane is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented Porter to join our back-of-house operations team. This vital role is responsible for supporting the day-to-day movement, receiving, and stocking of all inventory—ensuring our kitchen, retail floor, and storage areas are clean, organized, and fully supplied.

As a Porter, you will play a hands-on role in maintaining the flow of goods from delivery to shelf, collaborating closely with the inventory and kitchen teams to keep our high-quality prepared foods market running smoothly. The ideal candidate is dependable, physically capable, and comfortable working a flexible schedule that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and unload deliveries of food, beverage, floral, and dry goods; inspect deliveries for accuracy and quality.
• Transport products from receiving areas to appropriate storage, kitchen, or retail areas.
• Restock kitchen accurately and efficiently.
• Break down boxes, remove packaging waste, and keep all back-of-house and storage areas clean and organized.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of walk-ins, dry storage, and loading dock areas.
• Follow all safety protocols for lifting, transporting, and storing goods.
• Assist with moving equipment, supplies, or furnishings as needed for store setups or events.
• Communicate with inventory managers, kitchen, and retail team leads about any delivery or stock issues.
• Adhere to Meadow Lane standards for cleanliness, sanitation, and safe work practices at all times.

Qualifications & Skills

• Previous experience in a market, grocery, warehouse, or back-of-house support role preferred.
• Basic understanding of inventory and receiving procedures.
• Strong communication skills and a team-first attitude.
• Ability to take direction and complete tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Commitment to maintaining cleanliness, order, and operational excellence behind the scenes.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds repeatedly.
• In an 8-hour workday: standing/walking 6–8 hours.
• Frequent bending, twisting, squatting, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Exposure to varying temperatures, including freezers (<32°F), refrigerators (32–40°F), and hot/dry areas.
• Use of equipment such as hand trucks, box cutters, and cleaning supplies.
• Comfortable working in wet, dry, and fast-paced environments.
• May require use of ladders and FDA-approved cleaning chemicals.