Floater
Phillips Farms Employment Phillips Farms LLC
MilfordOn-siteEntry levelPart-time
The job in short
Farm market floater doing baking, gardening, register and stocking tasks.
Details
- Found
- 28 d ago · posted 2024-06-26
- Location as listed
- Milford, NJ
- Role
- Retail Associate (other)
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
About Phillips Farms LLC
Phillips Farms is a 300 acre, family-operated farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. We produce a wide range of fruits and vegetables. We also grow a variety of ornamental plants in our greenhouses. During the summer months, we invite customers onto our farm to pick their own fruit and enjoy a day outside with their families.
About the role
• The Floater position is able to perform a variety of roles at our Market, including baking, caring for plants, working on the register, stocking, or helping out at Pick-Your-Own.
What you'll do
• This position is for someone who prefers variety
• You will be trained in several different areas, including baking, gardening, and working the register
• Your schedule will be created in advance, so you will always know which job you are doing before the start of the day
• You will be scheduled as needed across these various jobs
• In the baker position:
• Complete daily list of items to be baked
• Adhere to food safety standards
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment
• Gardening:
• Water plants, using the correct fertilizer as needed
• Keep outside/ plant area looking orderly and appealing
• Assist customers in answering plant-related questions
• Ensure plant items are barcoded and have correct price signs
• Keep plants healthy and attractive
• Stocking:
• Complete required inventories
• Help restock produce on the floor, communicate with the farm if more produce is needed
• Ensure quality of any produce items sold at our Market
• Organize produce coolers and receiving area
• Cashier:
• Ring up customer purchases, weigh produce, run the cash register, give correct change, and accurately process credit card transactions.
• Count the money in the register drawer precisely at the beginning and end of the shift and recap all sales/transactions accurately.
• Be up-to-date on product changes including price, sizes, and types
• Correctly identify fruits, vegetables, and plants when entering items into the system during a transaction
Qualifications
• Weekend and holiday hours are required
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
• Able to work in all weather conditions
• Minimum age 18
• Able to stand for long hours at a time
• Strong work ethic
• Must be flexible to perform different tasks and adapt to a constantly changing work environment