Company description

Treadlight Farm (est. 2015) is a certified-organic cut-flower farm and native plant plug nursery operating on 20 acres of fields at the Arrowhead Agricultural Center in Kerhonkson, NY. We grow annual, biennial, and perennial plants in our fields and greenhouses and sell cut flowers and nursery stock from March through November to wholesale customers in the Hudson Valley, Westchester and NYC.

At Treadlight Farm, we take pride in our work and believe in the responsible production of ornamental plants. 

Among our highest priorities are working in ways that minimize our environmental impact, and maintaining a positive, constructive, and comfortable work environment. We value honesty, clear communication, a can-do spirit, and intellectual interest in all things plant-related. We believe that every task and every team member is important, and that every job is worth doing well.

Job description

If you have mechanical/handy skills but love to work outside, this is the job for you!

This person drives the tractors and sets up the field watering. Much of their work is performed alone, but frequently includes activities in a small team.

The equipment and irrigation technician is a Part Time or Full Time, seasonal position. This person will be responsible for operating and maintaining equipment both large (tractors, implements and vehicles) and small (mowers, string trimmers). They will be on a tractor a lot to till soil, cultivate weeds, mow, transplant, dig plants, and more.

In addition, this person is tasked with repairing, running, installing and uninstalling various types of irrigation equipment (drip, field sprinklers, and greenhouse sprinklers).

The following list encompasses most of our equipment:

Modern tractors (under 100HP)
An old cultivating tractor
Brush hog
Flail mower
Rear cultivators
Belly mounted Basket weeder
Belly mounted cultivators
Tine weeder
Chisel plow
Field cultivator
Water wheel transplanter
Seed drill
Harvest vehicles (two)
Potato digger

Qualifications

Candidates should:

• Have a driver’s license, and reliable transportation to/from work. This position requires use of a personal vehicle to transport necessary items for work and will be reimbursed for mileage at the federal rate.
• Live within a reasonable commute of our farm in Kerhonkson, NY.
• Use best practices to ensure SAFETY FOR ALL around equipment.
• Enjoy self-directed, 'solo' work
• Be able to work effectively with a small team
• Pay attention to detail
• Communicate clearly with co-workers and management
• Have experience and comfort with a wide range of hand and powered tools.
• Have at least two seasons of tractor or large equipment operation experience
• Be comfortable/proficient in operating and maintaining a wide range of common farm equipment, including gas powered vehicles.
• Be comfortable with common, minor repairs of the above equipment.
• Know how to install seasonal irrigation equipment, including filters, timers, valves, hydrants, drip irrigation and sprinklers, and various kinds of PVC and hose fittings.
• Know how to do all of the above safely and efficiently.

Hours/Schedule

Seasonal, March through November
Part-time, Full-time, or mixed PT/FT up to 40 hours/week
Some flexibility around schedule

Responsibilities

• Tractor Operation
  • Mowing, tillage, cultivation, transplanting, spreading of soil amendments, digging crops, moving and unloading of pallets with forks, scooping and spreading with the bucket, etc.
• Production Record Keeping
  • Keep records required by organic certification: amendment/fertilizer applications, planting or seeding dates and locations, etc.
• Equipment maintenance
  • Keep a maintenance schedule and log of all powered equipment.
  • Includes all fluids, filters, lubrication points, and tire pressure
  • Schedule maintenance operations such as filter and fluid changes
• Irrigation
  • Setting up, operating, and repairing irrigation equipment as needed, in tunnels and in the field.
  • Fertigation

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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Deadline

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