Job Description
Job Description
The Farm Technician position facilitates and assists with implementing farm activities at Rodale Institute's Phoebe Organic Farm, located at the Founders Farm in Allentown, PA. This farm is a farm-to-retirement institution program that grows fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers for residents of five locations owned by Phoebe Ministries. This position reports directly to the Farm Manager.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Take part in the execution of day-to-day tasks
- Lead and / or supervise seasonal workers and volunteers when requested
- Maintain a clean and organized work area and office space
- Maintain field operations logs for organic certification, including amendments, harvest records, plantings, etc.
- Tractor driving, using tractor-mounted implements, using irrigation, transplanting, seeding, cultivating, hand weeding, spraying, harvesting, collecting data, and any other field tasks requested
- Assist with landscaping activities
- Maintain all input and planting records
- Prepare sites for meetings, tours, events, etc.
- Transplanting, hand weeding, watering, seeding, dead-heading, harvesting, spraying, pruning, trellising, mowing, trimming fence lines, and any other landscaping tasks requested
- Assist with greenhouse and high tunnel activities
- Assist with food processing, backing and distribution
- Assist with pop-up market activities
- Some weekend work will be required
Required Qualifications & Experience :
High School Diploma or equivalentAt least 2 years of experience in manual labor, agriculture, or landscapingAbility to maintain and organize activity logsAbility to be flexible with schedule, as farm work can be unpredictableAbility to lift and carry +50lbsAble and willing to work in any weather conditionsPositive, motivated, professional attitudeWorks well in both a teamwork-oriented environment and alonePrevious experience with and ability to drive, operate and maintain farm equipment, tractors, and hand toolsOther Expectations :
Willingness to provide input, explore new tasks, try new or different approaches and openness to new ideas.Be honest, respectful and take ownership of our work and mission.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity or handicap.
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