Farm Support Specialist - Farming Experience Preferred

The Farm Support Specialist position is a full-time opportunity with Brick Street Farms. Brick Street Farms is a St. Petersburg based company focused on growing leafy greens in our proprietary shipping containers to provide nutrient dense greens to our local community. With this position there is a strong opportunity for advancement.

We can offer part-time for the right candidate. Part-time is a minimum of 16 hours per week. Benefits are available for full time employees only.

Job Description and Roles:

• Learn to properly take care of the plants and maintain the farm containers.
• Reset the farms for each new crop cycle.
• Learn how the NFT systems works and get exposure to climate control software.
• Monitor the plants as they grow from seedlings to full size and learn to spot/scout for potential plant issues.

*This is a relatively physical job which requires standing, lifting, bending, and walking up and down stairs throughout the day*

The main responsibilities for this position are: Harvesting, cleaning, transplanting and maintaining a healthy farm.

• Harvesting product from the farm (there are multiple products that require different techniques)
• Packaging product
• Labeling product
• Organizing product
• Cleaning the inside of the farm
• Removing trash/debris
• Sanitizing the farm
• Resetting the farm for the next crop.
• Transport plants to the proper farm
• Ability to learn the different products we grow and sell.
• Perform daily checks on farms to ensure mechanical items are working properly.
• Assist team with transporting of product and logging product accordingly.
• Learn about the health of the plants and how to mix nutrients properly.
• Learn about mechanical equipment, how to maintain certain aspects of it and change out items as needed.
• Learn how to use farm software and analyze data.
• Learn and understand the labels on nutrients and sanitizers.

Physical demands (This is a very physically demanding job that requires the following):

• Must be able to be on your feet all day.
• Must be able to: lift, bend, squat, reach, climb, twist.
• Hand dexterity is a must.

Preferred qualifications:

• Farming/Growing experience
• Hydroponic and/or Irrigation systems experience
• Mechanical and/or Plumbing knowledge
• Construction experience
• A love for working with plants is a plus!