Rebop Farm is hiring for an employee to work year round on our diversified livestock farm.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Farm Assistant Production Manager
Rebop Farm
Position start date: flexible, ideally January 2023
Hours: Variable
Wage: Salaried at $37,000 per year full-time, at an equivalent of $17.50/hr, with 3 weeks PTO yearly on an accrual basis. Expectation is an average of 40 hrs/wk worked, with less in winter and more in summer. General flexibility in schedule except for milking and chore start times, with core hours of 9AM-3PM. Yearly stipend of $500 for continuing education. A variety of on-farm housing is available.
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Rebop Farm is a small, diversified, grass based, and primarily organic practice livestock and dairy operation in Brattleboro, Vermont. We focus on producing high quality products using intensive rotational grazing practices, interspecies grazing, and systems stacking. Year round, we manage a small herd of Jersey dairy cows for raw milk production, as well as a 55 ewe, avg 100 lamb flock of Katahdin sheep, bee hives, sugar bush, and seasonally produce 2000 mixed poultry, and 80 feeder pigs. We slaughter 1000 poultry on-farm yearly. We believe that these systems and diversity of animals allow us to be better stewards of our soils and watershed; of our animals’ health and well being, and ultimately, the health of our customers and the community we feed.
Our products are distributed through a raw milk and meat CSA, restaurant accounts, and an on-farm retail store that we stock with our products, as well as over 90 other farms’, bakers, and specialty food producers’ products. The farm also maintains a small event space that hosts farm dinners, concerts, workshops, and provides space for other organizations to hold events.
Qualifications and desired skills/traits:
-Experience and strong interest in livestock farming, especially small scale dairy
-Able to maintain a positive attitude in a fast paced work environment
-A strong work ethic in regards to time management
-Self-motivated and self-aware
-Dependable and have access to reliable transportation
-Willing and able to accept feedback gracefully, and adapt accordingly
-Eager to learn
-Comfortable working both in groups and independently
-A problem solver
-Detail oriented and observant
-Able to maintain focus through repetitive tasks
-Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
-Able to lift and carry 50 lbs, stand for extended periods of time, and crouch or bend over for extended periods of time. This job can be very physical.
Responsibilities:
-Shared barn and milking chores year round
-Working in the dairy room, jarring milk, washing bulk tank and maintaining a clean, sanitary and functional workspace
-General farm work, including but not limited to fence moving, weed wacking, animal care, pasture maintenance, sugarbush work, poultry slaughter, garden and orchard harvesting, cultivating, and maintenance
-Some winter processing of farm products (ie: preserving, canning)
-Helping with farm events: set up, break down, assisting with various agritourism related tasks
-Recording production data, and supporting maintenance of updated and accurate CoPs
-Assisting with weekly, seasonal and yearly production planning
-Sharing seasonal crew leadership duties, such as making weekly field plans, leading and assigning tasks as needed
To apply for the Rebop Farm Assistant Production Manager position, please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]