Company description

Mad Radish Farm is a small organic vegetable and pastured poultry farm located in York County, PA. Our vegetables are the main focus of our farm, growing for our 150+ member CSA, farmers markets and wholesale accounts. We also raise pastured chicken & eggs and have plans to expand our livestock operation in the future, starting with goats and sheep. Diversification is very important to our overall values and mission. We aim to grow nutritious food for our community, using organic and low till growing methods. We believe that healthy food starts with healthy soil, so our main focus through all of our day to day operations is soil health. We use organic compost, leaf mulch, and cover cropping to prevent soil loss and build organic matter in our permanent vegetable beds.

Most of what we do is centered around vegetable work, including seeding in the greenhouse, bed preparation, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, washing, packing and finally, selling!

Job description

The CSA Packer & Inventory Manager is a full-time, year-round position that is essential to Mad Radish Farm's daily operations. This position is designed to work closely with the Pack House Manager to wash and pack produce for CSA distribution, farmers markets and wholesale accounts. Each week, Mad Radish Farm (MRF) packs 150+ CSA share boxes, attends 2 Saturday farmers markets and packs regular wholesale orders. Lots of attention to detail is required to get the produce squeaky clean, ready to pack, and divvied up in all of the right stacks and CSA totes!

Weekly Responsibilities

• Monday morning meeting with Pack House Manager and Vegetable Production Manager to plan the week
• Cleans and organizes walk-in cooler on Monday
• Washes & cleans vegetables for CSA Early Week Harvest with other team members on Monday and Tuesday morning
• Packs Early Week CSA on Tuesday, working in timely manner toward goals set with the Pack House Manager
• Washes & packs wholesale orders on Wednesday
• Washes & cleans vegetables for CSA Late Week Harvest with other team members on Thursday and Friday morning
• Packs Late Week CSA on Friday, working in a timely manner toward goals set with the Pack House Manager
• Throughout the week, maintains accurate inventory of farm products through the online platform
• Reports low stock items to Pack House Manager
• Adds new and back-in-stock items to the site on a weekly basis

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and team-work skills
• Must be physically resilient and able to work efficiently in difficult conditions
• Must be passionate and motivated about working on a diversified farm
• Must be able to make informed decisions and work productively under pressure
• Must have a sense of humor and strong sense of perspective
• Must be confident with basic computer skills such as typing, using spreadsheets, and uploading/downloading/resizing files
• Ideally has 1 year of relevant experience, but no experience is required for this position. Training is provided for the right candidate.

Compensation

• $15-20/hr DOE
• Vegetables from the farm

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

March 01, 2024