Deadline for Applications: March 13th
Position starts next weekend March 17th-18th.
Background
Pie Ranch is a sustainable food system education and advocacy organization that inspires and creates a new generation of farmers, educators, entrepreneurs, and advocates with the knowledge and the skills to work together to build a healthy, sustainable, and inclusive food system. For more information on the organization, see www.pieranch.org.
The Farm Stand Salesperson is an hourly, contract position. This person will set up, run, and close down the farm stand each Sunday for the entire season. The position runs from mid-March to mid-December and will be 10 am to 7 pm. Pie Ranch’s farm stand sells pastries, value-added goods, produce, sustainable agriculture literature, and Pie Ranch apparel. Our goal is to increase access to healthy foods and to introduce more people to the mission of the organization.
Duties include:
· Set up of farm stand displays with pastries, produce, and value-added products
· Set up register and sale inventory for the day
· Maintain a bountiful look in all our products, restocking throughout the day
· Maintain inventory records of Pie Ranch clothing
· General upkeep of farm stand
· Coordinate with Production Manager about stocking farm stand
· Communicate with Production Manager about quality and quantity of pastries
· Close the farm stand at the end of the day
Ideal experience and qualities for this position:
· Experience in retail sales and customer service
· Great people skills
· Understanding of Pie Ranch’s mission and programs
· Experience working with fruits, veggies, herbs, grains and pastries
· Good accounting skills
· Attention to detail and quality control of our products
HOURS AND COMPENSATION:
This position is for one day per week (9 hours), at $15 per hour.
APPLICATION: Interested and qualified candidates should provide the following to Amy Ridout, Production Manager, via email: amy@pieranch.org.
· Cover letter describing your interest and qualifications in this position.
· Resume
· Two references
Pie Ranch is committed to providing equal opportunity employment opportunities to candidates and employees without regard to race, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin citizenship. Pie Ranch encourages women and people of color to apply for employment opportunities.
