Rynwood Farm- Farmers Market Associate

Responsibilities

• This position assists in set-up/breakdown, sales/distribution of of products, and record keeping for farmers markets.
• While on site at any Farmers’ Market provides sales service to all customers and ensures a high quality market site is maintained at all times.
• •This includes product knowledge, accurate and attractive signs, and fully stocked and appealing displays, convey familiarity, assurance, and gratitude while promoting the product.
• Site set-up and breakdown assisting the Market Lead of that site.
• This can include setting up tables, canopies, stocking, writing and/or hanging signs, and making the market site ready for sales.
• Attends marketing meetings to maintain knowledge of weekly share, produce source, seasonal availability, growing methods, and fruit quality standards.
• When live meetings do not occur, check text and/or email correspondence for updates regarding that week’s products.
• Responsible for making notes of special(s), discounted items, free items offered.
• Includes tracking of products.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• Passion for agriculture industry, with an understanding of our mission.
• Ability to operate professionally and positively in a sales representative position.
• Ability to operate safely in the workplace.
• Ability to operate in a fast paced environment and promote our products to customers fluidly and accurately.
• Enthusiasm, good attitude, trustworthiness, personal integrity, and honesty.
• Ability to work autonomously and understand when a superior or peer needs to be involved in decision making.
• Good attention to detail, being mindful of asset security, state of the market station, accuracy of share assembly, and employee/customer relations.
• Accurate and quick basic mental math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, discount calculation).
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Ability to successfully pass a background check and other pre-employment screening.
• Availability year round Saturdays, and Sundays.
• Able to lift and carry up to 30-50 lbs independently.
• Able to tolerate extreme temperatures while maintaining a good attitude.
• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to bend, kneel, slide, shuffle, push, and pull safely with 25 lbs of product.
• Reliability: no call outs day-of and timeliness is a must.

Employment Type

Part-time

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 10 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Shift:

• Morning shift
• Night shift

Ability to Commute:

• Lynchburg, VA 24504 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lynchburg, VA 24504: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person