Farm Kitchen Assistant Job

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Cloverleaf Farm is Hiring a Farm Kitchen Assistant in Davis, California – 2019

About the Farm Kitchen Assistant Job.

We are looking for an experienced kitchen assistant to help us streamline our on-farm kitchen operations. Working under the guidance of the kitchen manager, you will prepare a variety of value-added products made with our farm’s organic fruit culls, including jams, native plant-based syrups, sun-dried fruit leathers and savory salsas.

Start Date: Between March and June

Compensation:  $12-14/hr

Hourly Expectations: 20-40 hours/week

The kitchen assistant position can be either a part-time (20 hours/week) or full-time position (up to 40 hours/week), and can be combined with fieldwork or marketing if desired.

Farm Kitchen Assistant Responsibilities:

• Ensuring food preparation areas are clean, hygienic and in compliance with food safety plans
• Preparing, cooking and canning value-added products
• Cleaning food preparation equipment, floors and other kitchen tools
• Supporting others and facilitating an efficient, fast-paced work environment
• Maintaining an inventory of packaging supplies
• Maintaining an inventory of products for sale to a variety of direct-to-retail and direct-to-consumer markets

Farmhand Responsibilities (optional):

• Harvesting, sorting and packing fruit
• Caring for fruit trees
• Maintaining native-plant hedgerows
• Delivering wholesale and CSA orders
• Working farmers markets

Opportunities for Advancement:

• Qualified and hardworking employees will be given an opportunity to apply to advance into a management role in September.

Farm Kitchen Assistant Required Qualifications:

• Availability to work part to full-time June 1 – Sept 30 (flexible)
• Previous commercial kitchen experience
• Manual dexterity able to operate cutting tools and kitchen equipment
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work in groups and enthusiasm to cultivate a positive work environment
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds
• Ability to stand on your feet for several hours
• Driver’s license and ability to commute to work

Farm Kitchen Assistant Preferred Qualifications:

• Flexibility in working weekends
• Previous farming experience
• Previous experience with group decision-making processes
• Interest in a food systems career in restaurants and/or agriculture
• Experience in any of the following:
  • Kitchen management
  • Wholesale or direct-to-consumer marketing
  • Social media or web development
  • Bookkeeping
  • Farm management (esp. blackberries, fruit trees and vegetables)
  • Crew management
  • Delivery coordination
  • Field equipment operation
  • Administrative tasks
  • Grant writing and management
  • Habitat restoration

About the Farm.

Our goal at the Cloverleaf Farm is to produce excellent fruit while improving our soil, our environment, and our local community.  Our vision is to create a thriving farm-ecosystem, burgeoning with insects, wildlife, and soil microorganisms, that minimizes water and energy consumption, as well as other external inputs. We believe in treating ourselves and our customers with care, and we strive to explore innovative farming ideas, foster creativity, and provide an educational forum for the community. As our farm continues to expand and diversify, we will develop new markets to further integrate the farm into our local food system. We have lots of ideas and plenty of work to do — and we could use your help!

The Cloverleaf Farm is operated by three partners — Katie Fyhrie, Kaitlin Oki and Emma Torbert. The farm currently manages a four-acre stone fruit orchard, an acre of mixed annual and perennial crops, a small citrus grove, and several native-plant hedgerows. We market our fruit and fruit-based value-added products to customers throughout the Sacramento and Bay Area regions via a number of grocery stores, farmers markets, our sliding-scale CSA, U-picks, and Ugly Fruit Club. We are currently initiating a process of converting our partnership into a worker-owned cooperative, and any employee would be eligible to be a member-owner after the season, if desired.

How to Apply for the Farm Kitchen Assistant Job.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and interested applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible. If you are interested in this position, please complete a written application. We will review your application materials within one week and follow up with you to let you know if we would like to schedule a working interview. If you are having difficulties accessing or completing the written application, email Kaitlin at kaitlinoki@gmail.com.

Copy and paste this link for the written application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfecwy-lxuYL-SYtP7XNx_CZT55ar71-1dIFHWyjyzu0LSTA/viewform.

9055 Olmo Lane

Davis, California

www.thecloverleaffarm.com

 

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