Now Hiring for Spring 2019 (and beyond)

Elgin Harvest is a farm-to-table concept based food business offering seasonally inspired wood-fired pizza using locally sourced ingredients, much of it grown and harvested themselves in cultivated gardens with the remainder being sourced from local producers. A secondary business, Harvest Eats, offering take-out farm fresh foods for lunch in downtown St. Thomas, will operate year round.

We are looking for inspired, skilled, committed and self-motivated food-lovers to join us on our quest to make the world a better place, one beautiful pizza and sandwich at a time, by growing from seed a wide variety of plants and vegetables using sustainable practices. The gardens are located on a 3/4 acre plot on the edge of St. Thomas complete with a weathered barn (with resident feral cat to keep the critters at bay), hoophouse, and a chicken coop.

The position will be part-time to start with the opportunity to work full-time hours by working in both the gardens and kitchen. The position from then will be year round. Experienced applicants are welcome to apply and will be compensated appropriately to skill level. Accommodation may be available.

Position: Kitchen and Garden Assistant
Type: part to full time (begins 2019)
Location: St. Thomas, Ontario

Job Description:

• Tend to a small flock of egg laying chickens
• Assist chef/owner in the set-up, maintenance, production, and harvest of small sustainably operated vegetable gardens to provide high quality produce for our wood-fired pizzeria and take-out lunch operation.
• Assist the chef/owner in all facets of operating a farm-to-table concept based mobile wood-fired pizzeria and retail location. Tasks include but are not limited to the preparation of fresh produce from our gardens, sourdough preparation, pizza & lunch assembly, set-up and tear-down of operation at remote sites, dishwashing, customer service, and retail sales.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work in all weather environments including sun, heat, cold, rain, and bugs
• Physically capable of lifting 30-50lb and standing for long periods of time
• Self-motivated to work both independently and as part of a team and have flexible schedule to accommodate mobile events, including weekends.
• Knowledge of basic gardening tasks and seasonal foods
• Must have reliable transportation (gardens are located in a rural environment; retail location within the city; mobile pop-up events are various locations across the region)
• Must have some food handling experience at a minimum

 
To apply: email cover letter outlining why you would like to work at Elgin Harvest and resume with relevant experience to:  info@elginharvest.ca