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Field Assistant Position Open for 2025

Job Purpose:

  • To assist the Farm Manager in the care and management of the fields and infrastructure along with assisting in all aspects of crop production. 

Responsibilities:

  • To assist in crop production activities including planting, weeding, harvesting and seed cleaning as needed (70%)
  • To operate tractors for tasks like field preparation, planting, mowing, etc. (10%)
  • To help maintain, fix and build farm equipment and infrastructure (10%)
  • To help manage aspects of the farm depending on personal skill set and interest (greenhouse, IPM, irrigation, harvest, etc) (10%)
  • To help guide farm crews in select tasks and maintain quality standards
  • Maintain clean and efficient facilities and work zones
  • To assist with farm record keeping.

Preferred professional experience:

  • 3+ years of prior farm experience
  • Experience operating tractors and farm equipment

Skills and qualities:

  • The ideal candidate will be comfortable with equipment operation while ensuring safety and efficiency in all operations
  • Comfortable using various hand and power tools and has general handy-person skills
  • Interested in learning and developing organic farm management practices including organic soil management
  • Able to stay organized and manage multiple farm responsibilities 
  • Be a clear and frequent communicator
  • Takes initiative by proactively identifying and bringing to attention all potential problems along with recommendations and remedies for solutions
  • Creative, resourceful problem-solving team-builder.
  • Follows through on a task from start to finish with little supervision
  • Willingness to learn and listen, be flexible, quick to adapt to changing circumstances
  • Detail-oriented, observant
  • A minimum of basic conversational Spanish is preferred/recommended

This is a fast-paced job that requires tracking many farm elements including 100+ crops. Our operation is best described as “an established startup”, which has a strong foundation and room to grow, and we are looking for employees who want to stay long-term and help lead that growth.

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