Contact Name
Valerie Woodhouse
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Farm Stand & Greenhouse Retail Crew - Now Hiring!
24 - 40 hours per week
August - November
Job Overview: This team is the friendly face of our farm stand, providing helpful customer service, assisting in sales, restocking, and maintaining a clean, welcoming environment. Also assists in basic care of greenhouses.
Schedule: shifts vary within the following schedule:
- Wednesday - Friday 9:45 am - 6:15 pm and Saturday - Sunday 9:45 am - 2:15 pm
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Perform sales and manage cash register
- Provide outstanding customer service and assist customers in finding products that meet their needs
- Answer questions about annual, perennial, and vegetable growing and gardening
- Make and answer customer phone calls to record or respond to questions
- Restock farm stand with organic produce and local food products
- Keep sales areas clean and organized, manage presentation of retail products
- Assist in other duties, including directing parking, carrying purchases to the car, plant care, etc
Qualifications:
- One year of customer service preferred, interest in local food and flowers required
- Interest in farming, gardening, or local food preferred
- Comfort with handling cash, credit, and debit sales
- Comfort with using tablet for sales transactions
- Ability to maintain positive demeanor with customers throughout interactions
- Positive attitude, good sense of humor, patience, and determination
- Reliable attendance and performance
- Ability to work on a team and on independent projects
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Readiness to ask for help and clarification as needed
- Detail-oriented and able to retain directions
- Reliable attendance and performance
- Ability to lift 30 pounds, do physically demanding work and repetitive tasks while standing and/or kneeling for 8 hours per day
- Willingness to work outdoors or in a greenhouse in any weather
- Valid ID and dependable transportation
Compensation & Perks:
- Compensation is based on skill and - experience level, generally $14.50/hr - $15.50/hr
- Paid sick days and unpaid personal days depending on schedule; after 1 full season personal time starts to be compensated
- As many fresh, organic vegetables as you can eat!
- Discount and staff-seconds on non-veg items at farm stand (including flowers, hot sauces, pickles, relishes, salsas, and more!)
To apply, complete the application on our website: https://www.honeyfieldfarmvt.com/farm-jobs