This job expired on April 16, 2017
Cheesemonger/Farmers' Market Rep Couet Farm and Fromagerie
- Date Posted February 15, 2017
- Location Dudley, MA
- Category Agriculture / Production
- Job type Part-Time
Company description
Couet Farm & Fromagerie is a young cheesemaking company, entering into its third year of operation. We create small batch, handmade, cave-aged cheeses in Beaujolais and Catalonian styles. We work directly with northeast family dairies, supporting our agricultural community, and we use only high quality clean, rich, raw milk. We are currently the only Massachusetts sheep milk cheesemaker!
Job description
We have an opening for a cheesemonger/farmers’ market representative to start in May 2017. This is a part time position, between 12 and 24 hours per week depending on new hire availability and the number of markets we decide to attend. The position reports to the owner of Couet Farm & Fromagerie. We are looking at expanding our small team, where each of us wears many hats, and we expect the new hire to be willing to do the same. While we would prefer our new rep to have experience cheesemongering or selling at farmers’ markets, we are willing to consider someone with passion and motivation.
The two most important parts of working a market for us are, 1) interacting and engaging with customers in a respectful and informative way and 2) maintaining impeccable records of cheese sales.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Cut & wrap cheeses at our cheesemaking facility
Pack cheese and market materials
Drive between Couet Farm and markets
Set up and take down table, tent, etc.
Call to and discuss with customers to actively sample and sell cheese
Record every sale and monitor inventory
Maintain and clean market materials
Prepare cheeses for distribution and deliver orders
Provide input on procedures
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Ability to simultaneously manage cash, customers, and inventory
Willingness to call to and engage with the nearest customer
Ability to keep impeccable records of sales and inventory
Ability to lift up to 30 lbs
Have your own vehicle, vehicle insurance, and a valid driver's license
Willingness to work on weekends Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $11.00 - $16.00 Application instructions
The two most important parts of working a market for us are, 1) interacting and engaging with customers in a respectful and informative way and 2) maintaining impeccable records of cheese sales.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Cut & wrap cheeses at our cheesemaking facility
Pack cheese and market materials
Drive between Couet Farm and markets
Set up and take down table, tent, etc.
Call to and discuss with customers to actively sample and sell cheese
Record every sale and monitor inventory
Maintain and clean market materials
Prepare cheeses for distribution and deliver orders
Provide input on procedures
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Ability to simultaneously manage cash, customers, and inventory
Willingness to call to and engage with the nearest customer
Ability to keep impeccable records of sales and inventory
Ability to lift up to 30 lbs
Have your own vehicle, vehicle insurance, and a valid driver's license
Willingness to work on weekends Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $11.00 - $16.00 Application instructions
This job expired on April 16, 2017
DeadlineApril 15, 2017