Company description

Rainshadow Organics is located fifteen miles Northeast of Sisters, Oregon where we have farmed and gardened for over forty years. We have a full-diet farm with dozens of varieties of certified organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, and grains on 80 acres. This includes whole wheat berries and fresh, stone-ground flour. We also offer pasture-raised, non-GMO, and chemical-free chicken, beef, and pork. We have an onsite Farm Store and Kitchen.

Job description

We are looking for someone to manage our Farm Store and Farmers Market booths. This person needs to be passionate about cooking with Rainshadow ingredients and guiding our CSA members and store/market patrons through their full-diet journey. This person needs to be flexible, keep an eye towards education and mentoring at all times, and willing to work within the confines and freedoms of a full-diet farm. This person needs to love our customers and the Farm.

We are looking for someone:

• With exceptional customer service skills and a pleasant demeanor
• Dependable, punctual, and possessing a strong work ethic
• Basic math proficiency for handling transactions
• Physical strength and stamina for lifting and moving heavy items (50 lbs)
• Availability to work weekends and holidays
• Someone who keeps an eye on the big picture
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to drive a truck and trailer

Responsibilities

• This person will be managing our Farmers Market booths two days a week and managing our on-site Farm Store 3 days a week.
• You need to be familiar with Point of sale interfaces. We use square.
• You will be preparing Farm products for sale. This includes:
  • Bottling honey, making and bottling lard and broth
  • Making baked goods for sale in the store
  • Assisting in preservation
• You will be charged with maintaining the cleanliness of the building including:
  • Maintaining freezers: organized, clean, defrosted, and full
  • Keeping store organized and shelves clean and dusted.
  • Annual building maintenance and cleaning
• You are responsible for curating the farm store which includes:
  • Keep the shelves stocked, vegetables fresh, signs current, and store looking good
  • Finding, ordering and displaying non farm productS
• Recruiting and managing farmers market and store employees and volunteers
• This role requires the ability to develop effective marketing campaigns to drive customer engagement and retention

Compensation Package

• Full Diet CSA
• $17/hour
  Year round seasonal position
  • Full Time: May through November
    • 35-50 hours per week
    • Work days are Wednesday-Sunday; expected days off are Monday & Tuesday
  • Part Time: December-April
    • 20 hours per week
    • Work days are Friday and Saturday; expected days off are Sunday-Thursday
• You will accrue 1 hour of PTO for every 30 hours worked to utilize for medical, mental health, and/or any personal needs.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

February 15, 2025