Job Description
White Barn Farm is located smack dab in the suburbs of Eastern MA. It is a small scale, high intensive market garden. We provide our retail Farmstand, CSA, and local restuarants with an abundace of organically grown food all year long.
Looking to join the team here at White Barn Farm?
Responsibilities:
Be the Face of our Farm! Maintain a welcoming and pleasant atmosphere in the Farmstand.
Learn all about what we sell, from the produce to the retail products we order in. Diversify your knowledge of food, where it comes from, and how to use it.
Work with our wonderful local community, answering customer questions about produce and the farm’s growing practices.
Communicate directly with the hardworking, knowledgable farmers and management staff.
Use your artistic skills to set up and maintain an attractive produce display throughout the day. Bagging, bunching, and sorting produce, and restocking as necessary.
Maintain public safety protocols as deemed necessary.
Cover the opening or closing shift for the day.
Keep the Farmstand, coolers and storage shed organized and clean.
Calculate and make change for customer purchases using our point of sale system. Accept SNAP/EBT payments.
Keep track of product inventory and notify farm managers if anything is running low.
Harvest small items as needed such as herbs or cherry tomatoes.
Break down Farmstand produce display at the end of the day. Closing responsibilities include carrying bins of produce back to the cooler, cleaning the Farmstand and closing the Farmstand for the evening.
Schedule:
Store coverage is needed Tuesday - Friday 9am - 6pm and Saturday/Sunday 9am - 4pm.
Shifts are usually 8 hours between the times of 8am – 7pm. Full day availability is a must. Morning shifts will be required.
One weekend shift is required (Saturday or Sunday).
The exact schedule for the season will be arranged with each shopkeeper.
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience with customer service.
Familiarity with fresh, seasonal produce.
Positive attitude, good sense of humor and strong work ethic.
An eye for color, attractive, abundant displays, and high quality standards will help.
Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs over uneven ground.
Organized, responsible, punctual and attentive to detail.
Compensation:
Starting wage is $15/hour, depending on experience.
Benefits and Perks:
*$1/hr worked added to a gift card for you to use at White Barn Farmstand. 10% employee discount once funds on your card are used up.
*two WBF t-shirts, then 30% discount on all other WBF swag.
*paid sick time accrues at 1 hr/30 hrs worked, up tp a maximum of 40 hours, and can be used after 90 days from your start date.
*paid vacation time accrues at 8 hours for every 140 hours worked, up to a maximum of 80 hours, and can be used after 90 days from your start date.
Application Process:
Please email to info@whitebarnfarm.org and meg.jacobs@whitebarnfarm.org:
a Letter of Intent
your Resume
Contact Info for Two References
About the Company
White Barn Farm is a family farm in Wrentham, MA that strives to provide its community with fresh produce, flowers and farm products grown using organic methods. We are an energized, fun-loving team that strives to achieve efficiency and productivity with enthusiasm and a sense of humor. We appreciate hard work, a commitment to excellence and the drive to constantly improve. We offer a wide diversity of tasks that allow crew members to develop and broaden their skill-set.