Retail Staff - Full Time
Our farm store is a year-round, bustling retail destination based on our 40 acre organic vegetable farm located 10 minutes outside of Hudson in Claverack. We specialize in organic produce and carry a variety of fish, meat, cheeses, and dry goods, as well as other local and specialty food products. We sell seasonal items like plant starts, wreaths, flowers, and pumpkins as well as hosting weekend pop-ups indoors and outdoors. Our staff is trained in personable and high touch customer service as well as maintaining extremely high quality produce offerings. We are a growing business with expansion plans within the next 2-3 years and are always looking to add long-term staff to our team.
Our ideal candidate is:
-Motivated: comfortable working independently as well as with others.
-Attentive: able to keep up in a busy customer forward environment with an eye for quality
-Friendly: has a positive attitude and strong social stamina
-Enthusiastic: Genuinely interested in creating a warm & welcoming environment
...and perhaps most importantly, has a love for food: growing it, cooking it, and eating it!
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
Opening the store:
stocking produce
organizing dry goods & bread shelves
stocking, organizing, and fronting the fridges and freezers as needed.
Produce prep: cleaning, sorting and bunching as needed to maintain quality and make produce shelf ready.
Running the store:
staffing the register & bagging groceries
restocking & keeping the store looking neat and shelves piled high.
Answering customer questions & giving guidance on vegetable prep/storage.
General maintenance of store “ambiance.”
Closing the store:
putting away fresh fruit & produce, including: soaking, trimming, and cleaning.
Composting vegetable scraps & keeping shrink logs updated
General end of the day tidying: restocking bags, stocking depleted fridge/shelf stock, vacuuming, mopping.
Miscellaneous Tasks, varying by day/season:
receiving deliveries
organizing the walk-in
taking inventory
prepping fruit/vegetables for sale
general cleaning tasks
maintaining the outdoor space in front of the store
other tasks as needed.
Cleaning Duties:
Vacuuming and mopping
Cleaning windows, light fixtures, doors, shelves, and the floor
Watering indoor plants
Organizing and cleaning out the display fridges and freezers
Dusting the dry goods area
Taking out compost, trash, and recycling
Rinsing and washing produce bins and flower buckets/vases
Washing and sanitizing cutting utensils and prep tools
Emptying the outdoor and indoor trash cans
Other miscellaneous cleaning duties as needed. {cleaning duties extend into our communal break room and bathroom. Please refer to the employee manual}
Compensation
Hourly $18-$20/hr DOE
20% discount on store products
$35/week on pre-loaded gift card to be spent on farm store goods (must be hired at 30hrs/week or more)
Free produce and scratch ‘n dent store goods from the “crew” section
NYS Paid Sick Leave accrued at 1hr per 30hrs worked
Paid OT at 1.5x (Over 40hrs)
Paid Time Off:
All full time employees are entitled to paid time off to be used at their discretion and to be paid at their regular hourly rate.
Full time employees are eligible for 40 hrs PTO, up to a maximum of 160 hours PTO per year.
Part time employees are eligible for paid time off relative to the number of days they are regularly scheduled to work per week. (i.e. if you work 2 days/week then you receive 2 days paid per year).