2025 Job Opportunities

Job Description:

This position will be focused on supporting our wash/pack/delivery team on harvest days: Tuesdays and Fridays. Harvest days are the busiest days of the week on the farm - our crews harvest thousands of pounds of vegetables and thousands of flower stems from the field, process and pack them, and load them into walk-in coolers and delivery vans. We take pride in the quality and freshness of our product, and this role will be critical to moving our products from the field to our customers. Your time will be split between our pack house, delivery routes and the field.

Task list:

• Assist with early morning vegetable harvest

• Wash/pack tasks:

• Support wash/pack manager with vegetable processing 

• Pack wholesale orders in accordance with Bumbleroot pack/labelling system

• Communicate with wash/pack team throughout the packing process

• Sort, fulfill and review orders to ensure they are complete before leaving the farm

• Clean and tidy workspace after each use

• Delivery driving responsibilities:

• Determine most efficient delivery route with support from wash/pack manager and safely execute numerous stops in the Greater Portland area

• Carefully load products onto delivery vans, carefully unload at each stop

• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance and a high level of customer service when interfacing with customers

• Empty, tidy and reset delivery vehicles after each use

• Troubleshoot in the event of unexpected challenges

Requirements:

• Must have a current drivers license with a clean driving record

• Ability and willingness to drive a large van up to 4 hours at a time, with multiple stops in a busy commercial area

• Must be able to lift and move up to 50lbs. on a regular basis, including loading and unloading crates, flower buckets and stacks of crates onto shelving and in/out of vehicles

• Must be able to stay on your feet for long periods on the farm, and conversely sit for long periods in the delivery vehicle

• Strong communication skills and customer service skills

• Positive, team-oriented attitude

• Interest in working both independently and as a part of a team

• Attention to detail, organization and quality standards

We are looking for candidates with a strong work ethic and a positive attitude, excellent listening and communication skills, and ability to work with efficiency in a team setting. We value positivity, kindness, focus, speed, and attention to quality and detail in all of our team members. 

Work Environment & Schedule:

• 2-3 days per week, totaling 18 - 24 hours

• Tuesdays and Fridays are required

• Shifts are 9 hours per day on Tuesdays and Fridays (6am - 4pm including a 1 hour unpaid lunch break)

• Potential for additional, shorter shifts (4-6 hours) on Wednesdays or Saturdays based on the farm’s needs and your availability 

Bumbleroot's daily field operations are managed by Bumbleroot's owners and managers with whom you will work closely. Time will be spent working both independently and as part of a team in our wash/pack building, in the field helping with harvest, and alone on delivery routes. Please note that this work will be physically demanding and we work in all weather conditions. We offer paid time off among other farm benefits (workers compensation, food and flowers from the farm, paid holidays, etc).