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Joyfully Organic Farm in Markham, Ontario is seeking a Crew Manager!
ABOUT Joyfully Organic Farm
Joyfully Organic Farm is a skilled, successful and dynamic Certified Local Organic vegetable farm in the Greater Toronto Area. We have a deep love of amazing food + strong farming practices. We have a large community of customers who share our love of eating well. We provide food for prominent Farmers Markets in Toronto, a large CSA, and wholesale relationships with local food purveyors.
We practice an innovative model of farming that focuses on lean operation efficiencies, bio-intensive planting, high yields per acre, multi-succession planting and laughing a lot. The farm is in its 11th year of production, with 4 production vegetable fields, a nursery production greenhouse, in-field caterpillar tunnels, and a cut flower garden. The farm maximizes the efficiencies of two unique and distinct farm production systems. Some crops are grown on a 30-inch bed system with the use of walking tractors and managed with hand tools. Most of our other crops are grown in a tractor-based system designed by our farm, that retains the strengths and efficiencies of the smaller tool production system, but leverages the efficiency of farming with tractors.
DESIRED QUALITIES
- 3 seasons working at a production focused vegetable farm
- Experience managing/leading staff/teaching staff in a workplace setting
- Proficiency with hand tool weeding techniques and for all types of vegetable crops
- Proficiency with row cover systems
- Experience with irrigation systems
- Proficiency with harvesting techniques for all types of vegetable crops
- Proficiency with post harvest handling of vegetable crops
- Knowledge of food safety standards
- Ability to identify quality standards for vegetables and sort / grade accordingly
- Excellent communication + leadership + teaching + motivational skills
- Excellent organizational skills, the ability to organize ones own work and the work of others
- Ability to efficiently manage and motivate people during field, weeding, harvesting and packing tasks
- The ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to work in heat, cold, rain and snow
- Ability to stand, bend kneel and lift frequently
JOB TASKS
- Lead team to meet daily and weekly production and harvest objectives –
- Maintain quality and safety standards
- Provide guidance to staff
- Maintain efficiency of the staff team through proper directions, allocation of resources, effective transitions between tasks, pace setting and good field judgement
- Meet daily with Farm Director to receive daily farm objectives:
- including field, transplanting, harvest + wash pack tasks
- curate a productive, well paced work atmospherE
- Teaching and modelling field tasks to crew members effectively:
- Transplanting
- Row Cover Protection – Hand Tool Weeding
- Harvesting
- Washing
- Continuously monitoring crew’s performance, pace and quality and providing feedback for improvement
- Anticipate what is needed for the next tasks of the day, and facilitating smooth transitions for the crew
- Monitor overall pace and efficiency of the crew
- Ensure organization of tools, vehicles, tractors, supplies, etc.
- Help to create a positive and focused work environment for the team
- Ensure crew is following safety protocol for any task
- Contribute to farm leadership meetings
JOB DETAILS
Term: Full Time
Hours per week: April to December: Main Farm Season – 5 to 6 days / week
January to March: Winter Farm Season – 4-5 days / week; 9-12 months renewing contract
Wage: $ 40,000 – 44,000 (annual equivalent) starting, pro-rated by contract length; additional seasonal bonus; fresh produce from the farm; paid winter vacation days
- Flexible schedule Jan-March
- Potential for On-Farm Accommodation
TO APPLY
Fill out our Farm Staff Applicant Form on our website + attach your resume. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Joyfully Organic Farm
Website: https://joyfullyorganicfarm.ca/join-our-jof-farm-team
Instagram: @joyfullyorganicfarm.ca