Company description

We are a 60 acre, MOFGA Certified Organic vegetable farm that grows about 25 acres of vegetables for our CSA and wholesale customers. We are in our 11th year of production and are growing each year to meet the demand for local, organic produce.  

As a mixed vegetable operation, all staff on the farm get to be part of seasonal produce production in the short-season climate that is Mid-Coast Maine. The work is variable, challenging, and rewarding. We work in all weather, and we work as a team to meet the tight deadlines of harvest and delivery. We pride ourselves on creating a great work environment and providing upward growth for committed staff.  

In terms of Wash/Pack specifics, we have a large packhouse that the vegetables come to after being harvested, just down the road from our production fields. The building also serves as our homebase, break room, and office. Depending on the season, crop, and order deadline, the vegetables are washed, stored, or prepared for wholesale orders or CSA shares. We wash the vegetables with a barrel washer, spray table, or dunk tanks and salad spinner. We store the vegetables in walk-in coolers and shipping containers. We often have tight turn-arounds for orders and need to prepare for CSA packout at the same time so consistent speed and attention to detail are necessary.

Job description

Wash/Pack Assistant Duties & Description 

The Wash/Pack Assistant Position is a full-time position that entails inventory management through all phases of the vegetables while in our packing facility. This position will work closely with the Wash/Pack Manager to process, track, and identify shortages of the vegetables. 

Assist the Wash/Pack Manager in washing, processing, and storing vegetables. This includes vegetables for wholesale orders, CSA shares, and storage. 

Keep record of units of vegetables processed and label individual storage containers. 
Organize vegetable containers in walk-in coolers and shipping containers while keeping in mind the length of storage, preferred storage temperature, final destination, and order type of that vegetable.
Learn quality standards and speed expectations and meet them consistently
Assist Washpack Manager in supervising other teammates who rotate into the washpack to help with busy times of day/week.
Comply with and support food safety plan
Help to manage CSA extras (items like frozen sausage, jams, granola, etc.) inventory as well as packing supplies inventory.
Keep donations organized and transfer them outside on pick up day.
Triage tasks and answer “what’s next” for other staff working in the Wash/Pack facility.

Schedule:

The anticipated start date is mid January to early February.  The whole farm staff is on “Winter hours” (M-F 8-3:30) from January through Mid-March, when the position switches to full time (at least M-F 7-3:30).  As an employer, we work really hard to keep staff hours at 40 hours per week, but on occasion in the busier season, if the work demands it, hours can occasionally exceed 40 hrs to keep on schedule. Note that winter hours schedule may occasionally include other more general duties on the farm to fill the schedule.  Lunch is ½ hour unpaid and each employee has a paid 15 minute break in place in the AM.

This position will include early start by 1 hour 1-2 days per week June-September, and bi-weekly October-May.

 

Job Requirements: 

Employees must be on time, responsible, and reliable. 
Demonstrated experience working well on a team
Some demonstrated experience managing others
Consistent attention to detail and a high standard of work.
 Must be capable of heavy physical work in all weather conditions, cold/heat/rain etc. Wash/Pack work requires the ability to stand for hours on end, move totes repeatedly, lift and move up to 50 pounds, and work in warm or cold conditions.
1-2 years required experience on a farm or in a warehouse or commercial kitchen environment,.
Knowledge of vegetables is helpful.
Knowledge and understanding of farm scale production activities. 
Ability to work quickly and efficiently while working alone. Demonstrated ability to self-start and manage/triage a schedule and priorities.
Employees are expected to be team players, comfortable taking direction and following direction from both Beth and Alison and each other, and comfortable taking constructive criticism that improves the job being done.  Employees are expected to be respectful and kind to one another.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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Deadline

January 15, 2026