Full time farm hand

PAY: $17.00 – $20.00/HOUR

Desired Qualifications

1 YEAR OF RELATED FARMING EXPERIENCE

What You’ll Be Doing In This Role…

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FARM MANAGER, THE FARM HAND POSITION WORKS TO ACHIEVE THE COMPANY’S OBJECTIVES IN THE PRODUCTION OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES, HERBS, FLOWERS HONEY, AND EGGS, AND MAINTAINING OUR FARM PROPERTY.

• FIELDWORK: PLANTING, WEEDING, MULCHING, IRRIGATION, SPRAYING, PEST/DISEASE MANAGEMENT, SEED COLLECTING
• GREENHOUSE WORK: SOWING, THINNING, POTTING UP, PROPAGATION
• HARVESTING & POST- HARVEST HANDLING: WASHING, SORTING, PACKING
• CONSISTENT, THOROUGH, AND TIMELY *COMMUNICATION WITH PEERS AND MANAGEMENT
  
  

WHAT WE GROW OR WHAT THE FARM IS REFERRED TO. IT’S A MARKET GARDEN WHOM FOCUSES OUR ATTENTION ON ORGANICALLY GROWING VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, FRUITS AND SPECIFIC LIVESTOCK FOR THE GREATER NORTH BAY COMMUNITY.

THIS JOB AND WE GROW VEGETABLES YEAR AROUND.

In An Ideal World, You Have

• MUST BE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ, WRITE, AND UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AT A BASIC LEVEL
• HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE & RELIABLE
  
  

ABILITY TO WORK COHESIVELY WITH FELLOW COLLEAGUES AS PART OF A TEAM WITH MINIMUM SUPERVISION

• COMPLETING ASSIGNED TASKS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
• THE HEARTS DESIRE TO WORK FOR THE JOB YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE NOT THE JOB YOU’RE CURRENTLY DOING.
• THE ABILITY TO STAND, WALK, STOOP, BEND, PUSH/PULL, CROUCH, CRAWL, REACH WITH HANDS AND ARMS, AND FREQUENTLY LIFT UP TO 35 POUNDS AND OCCASIONALLY LIFT/MOVE 50 POUNDS
  
  

CONTINUAL USE OF MANUAL DEXTERITY AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS WITH FREQUENT USE OF BI-MANUAL DEXTERITY AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS

• SET SCHEDULE OF MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SUNRISE TO EIGHT AND A HALF HOURS LATER. HOURS CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS LIGHT HOURS.
  
  

Environmental And/Or Physical Requirements

• ABILITY TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS CONSISTENTLY, SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL STANDARDS
• MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT AND CARRY UP TO 40 POUNDS
• ABILITY TO STAND AND/OR SIT FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME
• ABILITY TO PHYSICALLY MANEUVER THROUGH WORK AREAS; BEND, LIFT, CARRY, REACH/EXTEND ARMS, AND HANDS ABOVE SHOULDER HEIGHT FREQUENTLY, CLIMB STAIRS AND STEPS, OR OTHERWISE MOVE IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
• KEY COMPETENCIES
• TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND INITIATIVE TO RESOLVE ISSUES, ALWAYS CLEARLY COMMUNICATING WITH BOTH MANAGERS AND TEAM MEMBERS
• TO BE DECISIVE, ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AND THINKING AHEAD
  
  

TO BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER, REMAINING PRESENT AND OPEN, PROVIDING VERBAL, NON-VERBAL, AND SUPPORTIVE FEEDBACK, AND SHOWING OUR RESPECT AND EMPATHY WITH ONE ANOTHER.

• TO BE MOTIVATED AND COMMITTED, APPROACHING ALL TASKS WITH ENTHUSIASM AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE
• TO BE FLEXIBLE, RESPONDING QUICKLY AND POSITIVELY TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
• TO MAINTAIN HIGH TEAM FOCUS VIA COOPERATION AND SUPPORT TO OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN THE PURSUIT OF DEPARTMENT GOALS
  
  

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Our Benefits

COMPETITIVE WAGES

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER

UNLIMITED VEGETABLES FROM THE FARM

CONSISTENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Please send your resume to william@umbelroots.com

We currently DO NOT have on site housing but summer of 2025 we will offer housing.