Flying Coyote Farm Field Crew

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Part-Time Field Crew Position at Flying Coyote Farm in Oregon – 2019

Flying Coyote Farm General Job Description

Flying Coyote Farm is looking for 1-2 people to join our field crew part-time for the 2019 season. The Field Crew position will focus on all aspects of seeding, planting, weeding and general field crop care, along with assisting in harvesting fruiting crops (beans, cucumbers, summer squash, tomatoes etc) and fall storage crops. This position is part-time (16–30 hours per week) and runs April/May – November/October.

*Flying Coyote Farm does not offer housing or meals for this position. *

Roles and Responsibilities

• Greenhouse seeding
• Transplanting
• Weed control
• Irrigation installation and repair
• Crop care – trellising, season extension, pest and disease management
• Bed preparation

Recordkeeping

• Cleaning and maintenance of facilities and grounds
• Various odd jobs (ditch digging, brush cutting)
• Seasonal projects (re–skinning greenhouses, care of existing infrastructure and facilities, light carpentry work)
• Harvest and post-harvest handling of specific crops (beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, fall storage crops)

Flying Coyote Farm Schedule

Position runs April/May – November/October (with the possibility of an earlier start date and later end date depending on weather and skill level and availability of applicant)

Workdays are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:00 am-4:45 pm in the spring and 7:30am-5:15pm in the summer depending on daylight hours and seasonal workload.  At times we may require crew members to work shorter or longer hours depending on weather and/or work load.  There is an unpaid 45min lunch break each day.

Optional weekend Farmers Market work for interested applicants

Compensation

• $12/hr – Hourly rate based on experience, plus bonuses
• Farm Produce

Skills and Qualifications

General Requirements

• Two seasons prior vegetable farming experience
• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• Valid drivers license and access to reliable transportation
• Demonstrated commitment to organic and sustainable farming

Responsibility and Reliability

• Ability to learn, and to work unsupervised
• Self-motivation to do a quality job in an efficient way
• On-time for work
• Keep track of work speed and strive for efficiency
• Ability to commit to the full season (May-November)

Awareness and Participation

• Maintain an awareness of what is currently happening
• Think of what needs to happen next
• Help initiate what needs to happen next
• Think about safety
• Positive Attitude
• Positive attitude, easy-going
• Make constructive suggestions for improving jobs (when appropriate); offer to help implement improvements
• Respect all staff and appreciats their work and contributions

Communication

• Work well with others and have experience working as part of a team
• Ask for additional information if directions seem inadequate or unclear
• Offer alternative ways to achieve an objective (when appropriate)
• Responsive to feedback from supervisors and co-workers
• Proactive and honest

Focus

• Able to concentrate on the task at hand and able to switch between tasks throughout the workday
• Listen carefully to instructions without becoming distracted
• Retain information for future reference

How to Apply for a Field Crew Position at Flying Coyote Farm

Please note that the careful execution of the following instructions will greatly increase your chances of hearing from us soon.  

Submit Application (see next page) to flyingcoyotefarm@gmail.com using the subject line “’YOUR NAME’ Field Crew Application “

Please attach a resume with a complete record of your work experience.

Flying Coyote Farm Job Application

Applicant name___________________________________________ Date ______________________

Address _________________________________________________________________________________

Phone __________________________________Email_____________________________________

Drivers License Number & State_________________________________

Date of Birth __________________

I can start work on (date): ______________________________

I need to finish by (date): _______________________________

Dates I already know I will need to have off in 2019:_________________________________________

Please supply the names and contact information for three farming or professional references. Please select references that have knowledge of your level of agricultural, retail, and/or other work experience, your honesty, and reliability. References must not be from your family. It also helps a lot if you have a reference from a paid position rather than a volunteer or other unpaid position. Please contact the individuals you wish to list as references to make sure that these folks are willing and able to act as references for you. Is their phone number correct? Are they likely to answer the telephone? And if not, are they likely to listen to messages and return calls? Include name, phone #, relationship and length of relationship.

Are you interested in employment beyond this growing season?

How does a seasonal farm job fit into your long-term and short-term career goals?

Why are you specifically interested in working at Flying Coyote Farm?

What experience do you have with farming and what skills do you have to offer the farm?

What is the hardest, most repetitive physical work you have ever done? (tasks, hours, duration)

Please describe a specific example or examples, which demonstrates your work ethic as an individual and as part of a team.

Do you have any experience managing or leading a crew? If so please describe.

Have you ever operated any farm machinery or heavy equipment? Please describe.

Do you have any mechanical skills or experience? If so please describe.

Do you have any carpentry skills or experience? If so please describe.

Are you proficient and accurate in basic mathematics? 

Please describe any physical limitations that might affect your ability to perform certain tasks. Many jobs require light to heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.), repetitive grasping, standing, bending, kneeling and walking.

Do you have a clean driving record the past 3 years? If not, please explain.

Experience with a stick shift?

Experience driving large “box” type delivery trucks? If yes, in rural or urban areas? Please describe.

Are there any other important details about yourself that you’d like to share with us?

 

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