Company description

We are a certified organic vegetable farm in the hills of central Maine. We grow eight acres of MOFGA Certified Organic vegetables that we sell to coops and small grocery stores across the state. While we take particular joy growing salad, our diverse offerings allow us to have produce for sale winter, spring, summer and fall. We hustle in the fields during the growing season, and keep busy all winter growing salad crops in our heated greenhouses.

As farmers, we take great pride in the quality of our produce, and the care we take of our land, crops and employees. We aim to create an efficient, productive and fun environment for our crew to work and grow. If you love working hard, have significant vegetable experience, and enjoy being on an efficient and skilled crew—this might be the farm for you!

Job description

Ironwood Farm is hiring a full-time, year-round Greenhouse Production Coordinator to join our skilled and motivated farm team. We are an organic farm that specializes in retail packaged salad greens and other produce for wholesale to Coops and grocery stores across the state of Maine. This individual will take the lead on day-to-day operations in our bustling microgreens production house, our deep winter salad greens production space, and the production of seedlings for field production come spring. Experience working intensively in a production greenhouse is a plus, but not required. Exceptional attention to detail and an ability to follow production SOP’s a must. Seeding, daily plant-care, watering, environmental regulation and harvest all fall in this positions scope of work. Other staff members regularly assist in these spaces, but this position will coordinate execution of tasks and quality control.

This is not a seasonal position, our greenhouses (and farm) operate at full tilt year-round. Our greenhouses are outfitted with heat and supplemental light so we are able to maintain tight production schedules through the darkest, coldest months and our coolers are packed with storage crops to sell all winter to complement our salad offerings.

We are a small but mighty crew of highly motivated, ambitious farmers– we all, including the owners, work hands on in the operation daily. This position will also regularly participate in washing, and packing produce, and field operations (including planting, cultivation, and harvest). This is physical work, and applicants should be confident that they’ll be able to lift, bend, and stand all day, and as well as work regularly in the elements (heat, rain, cold). This position has been filled with fabulous folks over the years, and the result is a well-oiled machine that will be easy and enjoyable to step into. Our weeks are well organized and predictable, our staff is competent and good natured, we prioritize clear communication and have deep respect for our staff and their contribution to this operation.

Applicants who have commercial vegetable or greenhouse experience are strongly preferred, but it isn’t required. This job is greenhouse focused but will encompass all the varied and fabulous tasks required to grow produce.

This is a full time position starting at $20/hr+DOE.

In season (through Thanksgiving) we work M-F 7am-4pm. Days in the winter start at 8am. Benefits include lots and lots of beautiful produce, over time pay over 40hrs, and paid time off.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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