The MX Morningstar farm store is a warm and welcoming year-round retail destination situated on our 40 acre organic vegetable farm located 10 minutes outside of Hudson in Claverack, NY. We pride ourselves on offering a beautiful display and selection of the most inspiring and ethical ingredients for home and professional cooks seeking the best of the Hudson Valley. We specialize in organic produce and carry a variety of fish, meat, cheese, dry goods, and other local and specialty food products, fruit, and imported goods. We also carry a wide variety of seasonal items like plant starts, wreaths, flowers, and pumpkins as well as hosting weekend pop-ups. Part of the magic of our store experience is our staff, and our team is growing! Anyone joining our team is extensively trained in personable and professional high touch customer service as well as displaying and maintaining high quality produce offerings. We believe that maintaining a high level of care, communication and understanding with our team leads to a pleasant and engaging work environment and customer experience.

We are currently hiring for full-time retail staff. Full time is defined as 4 to 5 8hr shifts per week.

Shifts fall between 8am and 7pm Monday through Sunday and are scheduled consecutively.

Full time staff are scheduled Sunday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Saturday.

The starting wage for full time is $22/hr.

Retail staff are part of a small team operating a busy and farm-adjacent store front, and as such the retail responsibilities are very active and physically demanding in nature.Though most of the working hours are spent within the store, various other duties regularly require working in different conditions, such as the unheated prep area, walk-in coolers and outdoors. Applicants should review the qualifications section below before applying.

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

-Positive: has a good attitude and strong social stamina

-Enthusiastic: Genuinely interested in contributing and collaborating

Our ideal candidate, aside from the bullets above, is someone with a love for good food and community, and the intersection of the two. We are a hub in our little corner of the world for avid eaters and shoppers, and the ideal team members will have a passion for inspiring food and atmosphere.

Routine Duties & Responsibilities:

● 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 customer purchases

  • 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: rehydrating, trimming, etc.

  • Composting vegetable scraps & keeping shrink logs updated

  • General 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

  • Maintaining the outdoor space in front of the store

● Cleaning Duties:

  • Vacuuming and mopping

  • Cleaning windows, light fixtures, doors, shelves, displays, floor etc.

  • Taking out compost, indoor & outdoor trash and recycling

  • Other miscellaneous cleaning duties as needed. {cleaning duties extend to our communal break room and bathroom which is cleaned by all staff on rotation. Please refer to the employee manual}

Qualifications & Expectations:

● At least 1 year of experience in a retail business

  • Bonus: 1+ years in the food industry: retail, restaurant, farming

● Proficiency using Square POS systems

● Ability to keep up with physicality of job: standing, bending, reaching, lifting 40lbs safely

and comfortably

● Comfortable working in a range of environments

● Friendly and motivated to work independently as well as with a team

● Strong social skills and professional customer-facing attitude

● Ability to work quickly and efficiently without supervision

● Ability to stay focused, organized and on task in active work environments

● Strong communication skills

● Strong attention to detail