Assistant Farm Manager, Casey Farm

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 requiredSUPERVISORY 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 equipmentWORK 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.