Soil / Storage Manager
Ministry: Agriculture · Emergency Function: Food Security & Storage
Role Purpose
Manages soil health and emergency food and water storage to ensure reserves remain viable, protected, and accessible during disruptions.
What You Would Help Do
Before an Emergency
- Maintain soil quality for community growing areas.
- Organize and label emergency food and water storage.
- Rotate stored supplies and monitor expiration dates.
- Support seed preservation and inventory tracking.
During an Emergency
- Manage access to stored food and supplies.
- Support organized distribution alongside Trade & Commerce.
- Monitor storage conditions during power loss.
- Protect reserves from contamination and spoilage.
After an Emergency
- Assess storage losses and restock reserves.
- Document storage gaps and update inventory plans.
- Support recovery of community growing capacity.
Qualifications & Helpful Skills
Who would be a good fit?
Required
- Willingness to complete Weather Watchmen training.
Helpful But Not Required
- Background in warehousing, inventory, or logistics
- Experience with food storage or agriculture
- Organizational and record-keeping skills
- Attention to detail and reliability
Training & Readiness
Volunteers are not expected to respond to emergencies without preparation.
Weather Watchmen volunteers may receive or be asked to participate in role-appropriate training, exercises, orientations, drills, and continuing preparedness activities before being assigned operational responsibilities.
Potential training for this role:
Working Together
No Ministry operates in isolation during an emergency.
Three-Deep Succession
Weather Watchmen's emergency management system is designed around continuity of leadership. Critical functions should have trained Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary personnel so that operations can continue if a primary leader is unavailable.
Multiple volunteers may express interest in the same operational area to build this depth.
Interested in Serving?
You do not have to know everything today. If you have relevant experience, transferable skills, or a willingness to train and serve, we encourage you to express your interest.