Assistant Farm Manager

Rodale Institute • Rockport, WA

41d

About The Position

The Assistant Farm Manager position facilitates and assists with implementing farm activities to enable any and all research, education, communication, development, and production projects to function as designed. The Assistant Farm Manager will participate in project design through completion, carrying out all daily activities while maintaining activity logs. The Assistant Farm Manager will also be responsible for property maintenance. This position reports to the Senior Farm Director.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least 2 years of experience in manual labor, agriculture, or landscaping
• Ability to maintain and organize activity logs
• Ability to lift and carry +50lbs
• Ability to be flexible with schedule, as farm work can be unpredictable
• Previous experience with and ability to drive, operate and maintain farm equipment, tractors, and hand tools is required
• Positive, motivated, professional attitude
• Works well in both a teamwork-oriented environment and alone
• Able and willing to work in any weather conditions

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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
• Operate between research plots, production fields, and educational fields
• Maintain field operations logs for organic certification (harvest, amendments/sprays, tillage, etc.)
• Tractor driving, using tractor-mounted implements, using irrigation, transplanting, seeding, cultivating, hand weeding, spraying, harvesting, collecting data, and any other field tasks as requested
• Soil sample and process research (plant/soil) samples and prepare samples for shipping and analysis
• Assist in planning and execution of pollinator habitats and riparian zones
• Maintain all input and planting records
• Maintain an aesthetically pleasing appearance across the farm
• Prepare sites for events
• Transplanting, hand weeding, watering, seeding, dead-heading, harvesting, spraying, pruning, trellising, mowing, trimming fence lines, and any other landscaping tasks requested
• Assist in planning of beneficial insect habitats and beneficial for gardens
• Operate and maintain greenhouse/high tunnels
• Prepare and deliver farm products as needed
• Maintain detail sales records
• Property maintenance will be required including but not limited to cleaning, trash and recycling removal, facility maintenance when needed, etc.
• Snow removal when needed
• Share activity logs quarterly or when requested
• Assist with creating the yearly budget
• Cutting trees/bushes and removal of plant debris

Benefits

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position.
• This is an hourly position, offering $23.00 per hour.
• This position is eligible to enroll in the Institute's medical, dental & vision benefit plans.
• We offer life insurance and AD&D coverage for all full-time employees, 100% paid short and long-term disability coverage, and a 403(b) retirement savings plan with match after one year of service.
• Rodale Institute has a competitive time off program, plus 5 floating holidays for full-time employees, and 12 company paid holidays.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees