Assistant Farm Manager, Casey Farm

Historic New England; Saunderstown (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Historic New England operates Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, and seeks an Assistant Farm Manager to support agricultural, horticultural, and marketing activities. You will assist in greenhouse work, field tasks, and coordinating volunteers during the growing season and at the weekly farmers market.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, 3 years of farm-related experience, and a valid driver’s license to operate farm equipment. Strong supervisory and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• 3 years of job-related experience.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive farm equipment.
• Experience managing a field crew.
• Experience managing volunteers.
• Experience with tractors, power tools and mowing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee farm hands in harvesting, transplanting, weeding and field prep.
• Assist farm manager with greenhouse seeding, transplanting and equipment maintenance.
• Supervise work shares and volunteers in above tasks.
• Assist in selling and donating produce.
• Answer visitor questions about farm activities.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Volunteer management

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Tractors & mowing equipment

Farm equipment operation

Power tools

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Responsible for assisting the farm manager in the agricultural, horticultural, and marketing work associated with running Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Principal programs include an organic community supported agriculture program and weekly farmers market.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 30% Supervises farm hands in a variety of farm related tasks, including but not limited to harvesting, transplanting, and weeding of crops as well as preparing and cleaning fields.
• 30% Assists farm manager, as needed in greenhouse seeding, transplanting, field work, moving of materials, equipment maintenance/repair, supervising Groundskeeper, and animal care.
• 20% Assists in supervising Work Shares and volunteers in above tasks.
• 10% Assists in the selling and donating of produce.
• 5% Answers questions from visitors and the public regarding farm activities.
• 5% Performs other duties as required

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

Direct Reports:

• Farm Hands: The assistant farm manager hires, trains and evaluates all farm hands.
• Workshares: The assistant farm manager trains and schedules the workshares and all other volunteers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent education
• 3 years of job-related experience
• Valid driver's license and the ability to drive farm equipment are required.

Other Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing a field crew
• Experience managing volunteers
• Experience with tractors, power tools and mowing equipment

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

As typically performed, this position regularly involves talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, and bending/stooping. The position also involves lifting up to 50 pounds. The employee must perform functions including; basic keyboarding and electronic and paper database/file management, each of which typically requires manual dexterity in combination with eye-hand coordination. The position also requires constantly reading documents for general understanding. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.