What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farm Hand - Garlic Farm position at The Sicilian Farmer?
Dates: Seasonally, April 1 to November 14, 2025 (32-40 hours per week)
Work Time: Start time is 8am daily (Tuesday-Friday)
Work Breaks: Up to 1-hour lunch break per 8-hour or 10-hour work day (unpaid)
Policy Notes: Smoking and personal use of cellphones are not permitted during paid work hours
About: The Sicilian Farmer is an innovative farm business established in 2020. Specializing in cold-hardy allium production using sustainable growing practices, we follow organic standards (recently enrolled in TOPP -Transition to Organic Partnership Program). Our farm is the key to our larger food business model, which consists of retail and culinary components. We opened our retail farm store in 2023 and will be launching our farm-to-table wood fired mobile pizza trailer during the summer of 2025.
General Description: The Farmhand team is made up of people who find reward in physically exertive outdoor labor. Farmhands must be team oriented with the ability to complete work assignments in a fast-paced, high-quality manner. The duties vary on the farm throughout the growing season, however, when practical, farmhands will have the opportunity to specialize in specific job duties.
Basic Job Duties:
- Haul and spread manure, fertilizer, mulch and other materials to condition and protect soil, using wheelbarrows, hand tools and tractor drawn equipment
- Form and sow seeds into seedling blocks, transplant nursery stock or direct seed into fields
- Set up and operate irrigation equipment, using sprinklers and watering cans
- Inspect, cultivate, mow and weed garden areas, reporting indication of pests activity to farm supervision
- Chip/shred plant debris including tree branches, straw and hay to use for mulch or compost
- Harvest fruits, vegetables and hay by hand, or using specialized equipment
- Participate in the cleaning, inspecting, grading and sorting of crops
- Load agricultural products into boxes, storage racks, coolers and trucks for delivery
- Organize, clean and sanitize all work production areas
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all job duties. For workers with sufficient experience and interest level, the work may also include construction and fabrication activities, the maintenance of buildings and equipment, the operation of heavy machinery and/or supervisory duties for additional pay.
Benefits: Workers Comp Insurance
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20