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Assistant Mobile Market Manager Mill City Grows Inc

  • Date Posted February 12, 2016
  • Location Lowell, MA
  • Category Agriculture / Nonprofit
  • Job Type Full-Time
Job Description Assistant Mobile Market Manager                                   Anticipated Start Date: May 16th, 2016
Full-Time, year round, benefitted                                                       Weekends required

Organization Description

Mill City Grows’ mission is to foster food justice in Lowell, MA by improving physical health, economic independence and environmental sustainability through increased access to land, locally grown food and education.

Position Description
We are seeking a passionate person committed to the values of food justice to fill the Assistant Mobile Market Manager position. The Assistant Mobile Market Manager will be supervised and supported by the Mobile Market Manager and will oversee Mobile Market team members, interns, and volunteers. The Assistant Mobile Market Manager will be responsible for maintaining strict market standards, overseeing daily market operations, and will continually work to foster a vibrant, community environment at each market location that serves the diverse neighborhoods of Lowell. This position is an intensive customer service management opportunity.This position is ideal for someone interested in pursuing a career related to food, nutrition, gardening, agriculture, retail, sustainability, community engagement, non-profit work, public health, etc.

Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years experience working in sales, customer service, or farmers market setting
  • Ability to interface with a diverse customer base, providing high quality customer service to all
  • High levels of organization, time management, and a strong work ethic
  • Must be eager to work hard in all kinds of weather (cold, heat, rain, snow, wind)
  • Safe driving record, valid license, proof of car insurance and registration
  • Aptitude for physically demanding, fast-paced work (ability to safely lift 50 pounds repeatedly)
  • Clean CORI/SORI
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Second language (Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish) preferred
  • Farming, cooking, nutrition, and food preparation experience a plus
  • Experience working in Lowell or similar urban setting with low-income areas preferred
Assistant Mobile Market Manager responsibilities:
  • Maintain accurate records of all transactions through POS system, proper use of payment systems and reimbursements (i.e. SNAP, WIC, Senior Coupons, gift cards)
  • Maintain product inventory, including bought-in offerings
  • Communicate respectfully and transparently with market customers, relaying customer concerns to Manager
  • Directly supervise Market staff and volunteers
  • Pick up items at local farms and value-added suppliers
  • Deliver produce within Lowell and the local area
  • Ensure all products are of the highest quality and at peak freshness
  • Uphold the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation for Mobile Market infrastructure and staff
  • Work with Market Manager to post social media content regularly
  • Maintain partnerships with community organizations, volunteers, and educational groups
  • Collaborate with Market Manager and other MCG staff to create community focused educational events
  • Bring Mobile Market to Lowell Public Schools during the school year for educational programs including in school and afterschool programming
Mill City Grows is an equal opportunity employer.   

About the Mobile Market:
Mill City Grows’ Mobile Market is a farm stand on wheels bringing fresh produce from our Urban Farm to neighborhoods in Lowell! The focus of the Mobile Market is to increase low-income residents’ access to high quality, affordable, culturally appropriate produce. MCG established our Mobile Market Program in the spring of 2013 as a way of bringing fresh, local produce grown on our Urban Farm to Lowell residents. We operated our first season with a rented bus, delivering over 4,000 pounds of produce to six Lowell neighborhoods that had no or limited access to full-service grocery stores. In April of 2014, MCG received funding from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to purchase the necessary infrastructure for our Mobile Market. With our new truck and trailer, the Mobile Market ran four days per week at six weekly locations, distributing over 13,500 pounds of produce to over 350 customers per month. We also launched our Market Bucks program for SNAP, WIC, and Senior Coupon Customers. In November 2014, we extended our market season by offering produce year-round through Lowell’s first year-round market: The Farm Market at Mill No. 5. In 2015 we expanded to eight weekly locations from June – October and held an extended season stop from May – November. Our Mobile Market reached over 5,000 customers, distributed 15,000 pounds of produce; 11% of our sales were from subsidized food programs – SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. This year we will be expanding the Mobile Market even further to include nine regular stops per week, reaching more people and neighborhoods throughout Lowell than ever before!  For more information about Mill City Grows, please visit www.millcitygrows.org. Compensation this position is : salaried How to apply
This job expired on April 12, 2016
DeadlineApril 15, 2016

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