Copia Farm is hiring a dependable, energetic, and highly responsible person to support our farm store and help make many of the foods and products our customers love.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced position that begins at 7:30 a.m. and requires regular availability on either Saturday or Sunday. The workday will usually begin with stocking and preparing the farm store, followed by production work for most of the day.
This role requires someone who takes ownership of their responsibilities, notices what needs to be done, and follows tasks through to completion without needing constant direction.
What You’ll Do
You will help stock, organize, and maintain the farm store, then spend most of your time producing items in our kitchen and workspace, including:
Dairy products
Breads and baked goods
Prepared meals
Bath and body products
Candles
Soaps
Other seasonal Copia-made products
Store responsibilities include receiving deliveries, rotating inventory, filling coolers and freezers, organizing displays, checking product quality, cleaning, and making sure the store is fully stocked, orderly, and inviting for customers.
Production responsibilities include following recipes and procedures, accurately measuring ingredients, preparing and packaging products, labeling finished goods, maintaining a clean workspace, washing dishes and equipment, tracking what needs to be made, and helping improve production flow.
You will be expected to take ownership of assigned tasks from start to finish, including preparation, production, packaging, stocking, cleanup, and communicating when supplies are low or something is not working correctly.
The Right Person
This role is a strong fit for someone who:
Enjoys making things and working with their hands
Has prior experience in food production, a commercial kitchen, baking, prepared foods, or a similar environment
Naturally notices what needs to be done and jumps in
Takes ownership of tasks and follows through without constant reminders
Works quickly and efficiently without sacrificing quality or accuracy
Can stay organized and productive in a fast-paced environment
Is dependable, punctual, and ready to begin work at 7:30 a.m.
Can follow recipes, procedures, and detailed instructions accurately
Keeps work areas exceptionally clean and organized
Can transition between stocking, kitchen production, cleaning, packaging, and receiving deliveries
Is comfortable with repetitive physical work throughout the day
Can repeatedly lift, carry, and move boxes, crates, dairy products, and inventory weighing approximately 40–50 pounds
Is comfortable standing, bending, reaching, lifting, and moving for most of the shift
Communicates clearly and works well with a small team
Is available to work either Saturday or Sunday each week
Experience in food production is required. Experience with retail stocking, baking, dairy production, prepared meals, soap making, candle making, or bath and body production is strongly preferred. Training will be provided on Copia’s specific recipes, products, and systems.
Schedule
Full-time
7:30 a.m. start time
Weekday availability required
Regular availability on either Saturday or Sunday required
About Copia Farm
Copia Farm is a regenerative farm and local food market focused on producing and sourcing real, nourishing food. We are a growing, hands-on operation where every team member contributes to the quality of our products, the readiness of the farm store, and the experience of our customers.
Pay: $22.48 - $27.07 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
Application Question(s):
- This role starts at 7:30 a.m. and requires reliable availability on either Saturday or Sunday every week. Are you able to meet that schedule consistently? Please explain any limitations.
- Describe your prior food-production experience. What products did you make, what equipment did you use, and what level of responsibility did you personally hold?
- Tell us about a time you were responsible for completing a repetitive, physically demanding workload accurately and on time. How did you maintain speed, quality, and focus?
- Give an example of a task or problem you noticed and handled without being told. What did you do, and what was the result?
- This role requires repeated lifting of up to 40–50 pounds, standing and moving for most of the shift, detailed cleaning, and taking ownership through final cleanup. Which part would be most challenging for you, and how would you manage it?
- What about this role do you connect with - what are you excited about? What are you hesitant about?
Work Location: In person
