Hiring: Distribution Manager and On Farm Distribution Position – Mountain View Farm

Overview:  Mountain View Farm distributes over 1600 CSA shares per week from June through the end of October. This position oversees the operations and staffing of the packing house and all of our CSA distributions. It manages all floor logistics in the barn where our on farm CSA and produce handling happen. It is the Team Leader for the group of people working in the Barn and is Ben’s point person for everything Post-Harvest.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages Share-room and Washroom Staff
  • Acts as a point person for Ben for all the staff that work in the barn
  • Responsible for morale, efficiency and all worker tasking in the washroom and share-room
  • Responsible for scheduling share-room shifts and filling in shifts when employees are away / sick / etc
• Manages Floor Logistic in the barn
  • Produce in and out of coolers
  • Interface between the washroom and share-room
• Manages CSA Distribution amounts
  • Works with Ben to set share amounts
  • Manages amounts through out the week
• U-Pick Management
  • Opening and closing of u-pick crops
  • Setting amounts for different share sizes
• Sign Management
  • Manages all signage including Produce / Product / Info / Promotions / U-Pick
• Acts as a member of the team working in the barn
  • Jumps in to help wash when needed
  • Jumps in to help distribution when we’re busy
  • Covers distribution shifts when people are away or sick
• Ordering and Inventory of farm market products
  • Manages restocking
  • New product and pricing additions

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Some farm experience
• Experience managing people
• Positive and high energy attitude
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to handle stressful situations

ON-FARM DISTRIBUTION POSITION:  OPEN

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce and product restocking
• Quality control
• Customer Service
• Produce tracking
• Customer Check Out
• Clean up and organization

TIME OF YEAR / SEASON / HOURS:

• Thursdays : 10:00 – 7:30
• Fridays:  10:00 – 7:30
• Saturdays:  8:00 – 4:00
• Sundays:  8:00 – 4:00
• Position Starts mid May and runs to the end of October
• Potential for flexibility if applicant doesn’t want to work all four shifts

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Ability to lift 50 pounds through out the day