Summer Lawn and Grounds Maintenance

May/June to August
32 hours per week

The Summer Lawn and Grounds Maintenance person is a vital part of our team, maintaining safe and welcoming grounds for visitors and supporting healthy production and retail environments. Your primary responsibility will be to operate a tractor mounted mower, push mower, and hand held string trimmer to cut grass in our fields and to maintain our perennial landscape beds.

Our organization has a deep commitment to developing regenerative agriculture practices for our vegetable and flower production farm and to educating consumers about the need to support farms who are committed to growing food in a manner that improves and nourishes the soil. We are looking for a team player who likes to be outside and is eager to be involved in a mission driven organization.

If you would like to work more than 32 hours/week, for the right candidate there is the possibility of working with other departments to fill out a fuller summer schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain field edges, lawn panels, farm roads and retail areas by mowing grass and string trimming
  • Pruning woody trees and shrubs as needed to facilitate ease of mowing
  • Maintaining orchard and blueberry patch: mow, string trim, mulch, prune
  • Maintain perennial beds: weed, mulch, edge, plant, prune
  • Ensure equipment is in good working order prior to and during use and communicate any issues with Facilities Manager
  • Proactively communicate workload and equipment needs with FM
  • Assist with event and workshop setup on occasion
  • Assist FM with occasional projects (moving picnic tables, mower maintenance, fence repair)
  • Assist other teams and departments with special projects as requested
  • Contribute to welcoming, dedicated work environment
  • Participate in educational activities or events as required and pre-arranged by Education Program Manager

Qualifications and Skills

  • Ability to operate mowers and trimmers independently. Training can be provided.
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to self manage in the field
  • Consistent attention to detail
  • Clear, consistent communication skills
  • Ability to take directions and receive feedback gracefully
  • Ability to work independently most of the time and with teams on occasion
  • Sufficient physical strength, mobility and endurance to operate string trimmer and push mower for several hours at a time, and to get off of riding mower frequently to remove or lift obstacles
  • Ability to work for long durations in inclement weather – standing, sitting, bending over, or kneeling
  • Some weekly availability for early morning or evening hours necessary (retail area maintenance to be completed outside of business hours- approximately 4-6 hours per week)
  • Availability from mid-May or June through August
  • Valid Driver’s License to operate farm vehicles on the road

Compensation

The Summer Lawn and Grounds Maintenance position is a seasonal, hourly position with benefits including sick time accrual, a 403(b) retirement plan, fresh produce, and a discount to our farmstand. Salary range is $15-17/hr, depending on qualifications.

To Apply

To apply, submit a resume and professional references through our employment application below or email your application to growing@cedarcirclefarm.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.


Cedar Circle Farm is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to reply to every applicant individually. We will be in touch via e-mail if we are interested in scheduling an interview with you.