Company description

Rivendale Farms is a highly diversified medium-scale farm located just outside Pittsburgh, PA. Our primary production aim is to supply our retail farm share program and the in-house Rivendale culinary team with a wide variety of fresh produce year-round. In addition, the farm also collaborates with other local growers and sells to several wholesale customers in the greater Pittsburgh area.

Job description

Rivendale is looking for a Crop Production Assistant to join our team. This position supports all day-to-day operations within our department. We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated, hard working, and interested in commercial fruit and vegetable production.

• Reports to Crop Production Manager
• Works alongside other department staff to maintain consistent crop planning for seasonal production of all fruits and vegetables on the farm
• Regular pest + disease scouting, identification, treatment and problem-solving
• Field work including planting, pruning, thinning, trellising, harvesting, weeding, mowing, etc.
• Post-harvest processing, packaging, inventory, delivery
• Irrigation installation and maintenance and fertility management and monitoring
• Regular cleaning, sanitation, and maintenance of machinery, harvest tools, and other equipment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 1-3 years relevant experience or education strongly preferred
• Experience supervising / working independently strongly preferred
• Must be a team player with an energetic and positive attitude, good communication skills, and consistent work ethic, demonstrating attention to detail
• Able to stand for extended periods of time, lift 50lbs
• Comfortable working full days outdoors, in all weather, and often doing physically demanding farm labor, sometimes on a ladder as needed
• Have or be willing to acquire a private applicators license in Pennsylvania and be able or willing to learn to operate spray equipment as a pesticide/herbicide handler
• Ability to work flexible schedules in order to meet the needs of seasonal orchard management and production, including occasional weekends and nights when necessary

Benefits include: PTO, Sick, Short-term disability, 100% coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance, free produce and protein from the farm

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $17.00 - $22.00

Application instructions

Deadline

March 31, 2026