Saturday 7h15 to 12h15
Vision To model sustainable agriculture that has a positive impact on the environment, our communities and our economy.
Mission To sustainably grow the highest quality organic vegetables while making them as accessible as possible to the community.
Nature’s Route Farm We grow a wide variety of great tasting vegetables on our beautiful farm overlooking the New Brunswick / Nova Scotia border. We are CERTIFIED ORGANIC!
Key Work Habits and Attributes
You must thrive in a highly productive environment, we make a lot of stuff happen!!!
• Punctuality. You are expected to be ready to work at the designated time every day.
• People Skills. To be kind, gracious and respectful of customers and coworkers. To contribute to a contagious positive environment.
• Safety. To identify and adopt safe work habits.
• Communication. You must understand instructions, take critical feedback positively and be assertive in asking for clarification when you do not understand a task. Clear oral communication in French and English is desirable.
• Math. Must understand numeracy, have strong mental math skills (addition, subtraction and multiplication). Must understand how to make change and how money works, some training will be provided.
• Resilient. Must remain calm under pressure. We can have large line-ups and people in a hurry to pay and go.
• Fit. You must maintain a level of physical and mental fitness that enables you to work at the market, standing on concrete without regular breaks for up to 2 hours at a time.
• Professional. There will be zero tolerance of any type harassment. Our work environment is based on respect, dignity and kindness. Failure to respect these values will result in your dismissal.
• Experience. We hire for attitude.
Main Tasks • Be a customer service representative. This includes learning about our vegetables, answering basic questions about the farm as well as polite and courteous cash transactions. • Stock Shelves. To keep vegetables on display, manage stock and displays to maximize sales. To see what has to happen next and take initiative to make it happen. • Multi-Task. To find ways that are respectful to clients that enable customers to be served, vegetables to be weighed, prices calculated, change made and shelves stocked at the same time.
Schedule
We have staff at Saturday Markets including Dieppe Market (7h15 to 12h15), The Moncton Market (7h30-14h00) and the Sackville Market (8h15 to 12h15) all year long. Market Staff are trained in Dieppe and then may have the opportunity to work in either Moncton or Sackville independently.
Organic
Nature’s Route Farm is organic. Anything that goes on/in the soil and contacts food must meet organic certification requirements. This includes fertilizer, seeds, soil amendments, equipment cleaning supplies and so much more. If you are unsure of something, please ask.
Benefits • Pay. $16 per hour; • Benefits. All benefits are in accordance with provincial standards including workers compensation, employment insurance, CPP, vacation pay.
Applications
Candidates should apply with a cover letter to: coates@naturesroutefarm.ca. Please use “Market Staff” as the subject line. Cover letters should include why they would be a good candidate for this position along with relevant work and school experience.
Nature’s Route Farm started in 2007 when Kent gave up his engineering career to grow vegetables. The farm started small with no staff and limited equipment and has grown and grown. We grow certified organic mixed vegetables from carrots and potatoes to lettuce and tomatoes. We pride ourselves in producing the highest quality and best tasting veggies, thanks to our dedicated staff and our committed customers.
Starting as a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm we have expanded into local Farmers’ Markets as well as small wholesalers from Halifax, NS to Woodstock, NB.
Growing small scale organic vegetables relies on a tremendous amount of hand work and attention to details. Our team works hard to make it possible. From our farm workers and their families in Mexico to our farm management staff to our market staff and our customers, our vegetables’ path bring us abundance and nourishment. It feels great to feed so many communities.
We sell our vegetables at the Dieppe Market, Moncton Market and Sackville Farmers’ Market all year long.
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