Farm Operations Assistant

Farm Operations Assistant - Immediate

Gilbertie's Herb Gardens – Easton, CT

Job Description

HERB and VEGETABLE FARM in EASTON, CT is looking for Farm Operations Assistants to work as part of our production team at our certified organic farm. An Operations Assistant will primarily assist the General Manager and Team Supervisors in day-to-day plant care and production of Gilbertie’s organic wholesale products, which are primarily grown in greenhouses in Easton, Connecticut. Operation Assistants may be tasked with team development, health & safety, quality control, compliance, plant health, dispatch, and other tasks. The right Operations Assistant candidate(s)_ may also be given responsibility for field production, maintenance, property maintenance, and other tasks. Operations Assistants should be comfortable communicating with other team members and troubleshooting challenges relating to plant care, teamwork, and equipment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist General Manager and Team Supervisors to ensure that daily farm needs are met relating to seeding, planting, transplanting plants from one location to another, and other plant health and plant care issues.
• Where appropriate, Operations Assistants may also assist the General Manager with production of cut greens.
• Operating farming equipment.
• Communicating with various farm teams.
• Assist the General Manager with ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Engage in data collection and assist, or compile, records.
• Assist the General Manager by relaying, and providing, feedback, work evaluations, task assignments, goal setting, coaching of team members, and problem solving.
• Completing such other tasks as may be required by the company’s management team.

Requirements

• Ability to lift 30 pounds.
• Ability to climb a ladder.
• Ability to crouch and kneel.
• Ability to reach and stretch.
• Hand dexterity
• Comfortable in a non-sedentary role for lengths of time.

Other Attributes We Look For

• Enthusiasm for growing plants and for following natural growing practices.
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to learn, take responsibility, and accept constructive criticism.
• Computer literacy.
• Willingness to shift workdays from Monday – Friday to Wednesday – Sunday
• Bilingual in Spanish is a big plus!

Perks

· Competitive Salary

· Paid Vacation

· Flexibility in scheduling during off-season months

About Gilbertie’s Organics

Gilberties Organics is a 100-year-old family business that operates a wholesale farm and a retail store. The retail store is at the same location where Gilbertie’s first started in 1922.

In Easton, Connecticut, we grow potted herbs and vegetables for sale to garden centers up and down the East Coast, as well as microgreens and baby greens that we well to grocery stores, restaurants, and distributors in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Gilbertie’s Organics has been led for more than sixty years by our owner, Sal Gilbertie – a farmer, author of books on gardening and cooking, and an authority on herbs. His wholesale team continues to keep Gilbertie’s name synonymous with the highest quality herbs, vegetables, microgreens, and baby greens.

As the first certified organic greenhouse farm in New England, Gilbertie’s Organics is known for providing a wide variety of certified organics herbs and vegetables, all grown in our own organic sol blend designed by Sal Gilbertie. Our dedication to organic practices and maintaining the integrity of each plant sets our farming operations apart.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Easton, CT 06612: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Greenhouse & Nursery Growers: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person