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

Job Description:

The Wash Pack & CSA Coordinator position is an hourly position with variable hours each week. Hours will range from 35-40 hours per week, depending on the time of year. The Wash Pack & CSA Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the operations within the wash and pack house for CSA distribution, farmers markets, and wholesale accounts. The most important days for the Wash Pack & CSA Coordinator are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Thursdays will only be required during the busiest times of year, typically June - September. This person will work closely with the Farm Production Manager on creating the weekly harvest schedule for the crew, and is responsible for organizing the weekly orders and wholesale invoices.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong communication and team-work skills
• Physically resilient and able to work efficiently
• Strong attention-to-detail
• Self-motivated and has a get-it-done mentality
• Passionate about and motivated to work on a diversified farm
• Confidently makes informed decisions and works productively under pressure
• A sense of humor and strong sense of perspective
• Ideally has 1 year of relevant experience, but no experience is required for this position. Training is provided for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a neat and orderly pack house, keeping it organized for each day’s use
• Maintains a neat and orderly walk-in cooler, keeping it organized for each day’s use
• Translates the harvest list prepared by the Farm Production Manager onto the whiteboards in the pack house and cleans the whiteboards at the close of each day
• Motivates crew members to work at an efficient pace
• Minimizes transition times between tasks and maintains work flow
• Delegates washing and packing jobs to the rest of the pack house staff
• Leads pack house crew through washing and packing CSA, market and wholesale items
• Packs orders and oversees the entire packing process
• Appropriately organizes market and CSA items within the coolers
• Prepares and organizes order reports, CSA labels, wholesale invoices prior to packing

Compensation:

• $16-$18/hour DOE paid on a biweekly basis
• Vegetables from the farm at no cost
• 25% discount on all chicken, eggs
• 10% discount on all re-sold items like milk, cheese, bread, etc
• Benefits including PTO and insurance after one year’s work and 2nd year commitment

Compensation

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

Work visa

This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants

Application instructions

Deadline

March 01, 2025