Overview:
Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberry/vegetable/flowers farm and farm market requiring farm market garden worker supervisor to help from mid to late June to the end of August.
Main duties:
1. Supervisory role in the pick-your-own fields and farm market providing direction to staff and customers
2. Managing efficient customer traffic flow through the farm from entrance to exit in both the PYO fields and farm market.
3. Determining staff placement in fields, parking lot and tents depending on time of day and number of customers at the farm
4. Assisting customers with purchases through the use of technology (ie: tablets and other point-of-sales devices)
5. Assisting with capturing and helping to plan social media content in collaboration with our social media company using cameras, smartphones, computers and AI to assist
6. Ensuring produce is stocked in the market in an organized manner and maintaining inventory
7. Assisting with creating and maintaining schedule for staff
8. Other duties and tasks as they arise
Main skills:
Communication — clear, confident and friendly face-to-face rapport with the public
Initiative — seeing what needs to be done and doing it
Problem-solving mindset — always thinking about improving our services to customers
Cooperation — working with all co-workers to achieve the best overall results
Notable requirements:
This role requires the employee to work outdoors for extended periods standing, walking and fulfilling tasks in uneven physical terrain.
This role requires the employee to be available to work on weekends from late June through to the end of July.
Work Experience:
No experience necessary
Previous customer service experience an asset
Previous work with point-of-sale equipment an asset
Skills Development:
This role offers skills development in communications, customer service and hands-on farm market labour, all in a fast-paced, collegial environment. It is an excellent opportunity for senior high school, college and university students who enjoy working outdoors.
Canada Summer Jobs Funding:
This role may qualify for assistance through the Canada Summer Jobs program and, if so, employee may be required to file a brief employee declaration in respect of same.
Diversity and equal opportunity:
Robintide Farms values diversity in our workforce, as well as in our customers, suppliers and others. It is our policy to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability. We always welcome those facing barriers to employment to apply including but not limited to:
- Indigenous youth
- Racialized youth
- Black youth
- Youth with disabilities
- Youth in a rural, remote, Northern, or Fly-in community
- Youth in an official language minority community
- 2SLGBTQI+ youth
Robintide Farms is able to offer supports and accommodations to those hired including but not limited to:
- physical, visual, or auditory accessibility accommodations
- flexible work arrangements
- dedicated spaces for cultural, spiritual, or religious practices
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vaughan, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you available all Fridays, weekends and Canada Day from June 20 to the end of July?
Work Location: In person
