Farm Technician

Rodale Institute•Easton, PA

11d

About The Position

The Farm Technician position facilitates and assists with all farm activities on a diverse 15-acre vegetable, fruit, herb, and flower farm. The Farm Technician will participate in field design through completion, carrying out all daily activities while maintaining activity logs. This position reports to the Farm Manager.

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
Positive, motivated, professional attitude
Works well in both a teamwork-oriented environment and alone
Able and willing to work in any weather conditions
Some weekend work will be required

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with and ability to drive, operate and maintain farm equipment, tractors, and hand tools preferred
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 volunteers when requested
Maintain a clean and organized work area and office space
Field operations include, but are not limited to: operating equipment for soil preparation, planting, plastic laying and ripping, transplanting, hand harvesting, pruning, hand and mechanical weeding, spraying, collecting field data, applying inputs, etc.
Landscaping activities include, but are not limited to: flower bed preparation, hand weeding, transplanting, mowing, hedge trimming, dead heading, fall and spring cleaning, etc.
Operate tractors and tractor-mounted equipment
Maintain activity logs daily for production and organic certification
Assist with greenhouse and high tunnel production that includes soil preparation, harvesting, pest management, packaging, etc.
Assist with packhouse activities that include washing vegetables, sorting, grading, packaging, labeling, cleaning, etc.
Assist with sales and distribution activities that include packaging, loading vans/trucks, and distributing to nearby hospital
Assist and participate in events, presentations, tours, and other outreach activities
Assist with facility maintenance activities that include minor repairs to high tunnels, greenhouse, irrigation, office space, barn, packhouse, fencing, etc.
Assist with fruit production activities that include harvesting, pruning, and field maintenance
Watering crops when required