Type: paid position with room & board (see below)
Organization: Salt Spring Apple Company
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Salt Spring Apple Company is looking for a committed, hardworking orchard
manager interested in taking a leadership role at our small certified organic
apple orchard, which is among Canada’s most diverse. We are growing more than
333 varieties of heritage and connoisseur apples and have 3,356 trees planted
on our spectacular five acre property on Salt Spring Island, B.C.
We’re looking for someone to work with us starting immediately for a one-year
term, with the possibility of renewal for an additional term. The successful
candidate will be someone who’s smart, dedicated, flexible, good-natured,
passionate and willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather. You’re
healthy, willing to work hard and able to supervise and manage others in a
positive manner.
This position is both supervisory and hands-on, so be prepared to manage farm
volunteers (WWOOFers) as well as working directly in our orchard and nursery on
an every-day basis.
This position is for you if you love the idea of getting your hands dirty in
our orchard and our nursery, want to be involved in serving our customers at
the farm gate and local farmers markets and like the idea of providing
leadership to an always-changing crew of WWOOFers. We’ll teach you what we know
and count on you to share what you learn with our WWOOFers.
Our Orchard Manager will be involved with the entire process, from creating new
trees in our nursery to caring for the ones already planted in our orchard,
dealing with the harvest and with the sale of apples, apple trees and
value-added products. We are also working toward the establishment of a cidery
and expect our Orchard Manager will have some involvement with that project.
In exchange for your full-time-plus efforts five days per week, we provide
compensation valued at $24,700 per year. Part of this is in the form of room
and board (valued at $450 bi-weekly) and the rest is in the form of a cash
payment of $450 bi-weekly, plus bonuses after successfully completing six
months ($300) and one year ($1,000) in the position. The first three months on
the job are probationary.
The room and board portion includes private and comfortable accommodation in a
compact, fully furnished space (with heat, lights, wi-fi and a kitchenette all
included) and shared use of our main house’s kitchen, bathroom and living area.
You prepare your own breakfasts, lunches and snacks and the three of us take
turns preparing each night’s dinner for the whole crew.
As a salaried management position, there is no additional payment for overtime.
We do guarantee you two days off each week and provide two weeks per year of
paid vacation.
This is a new position on a young and growing farm, so it’s a great opportunity
for you to make the job your own and help us do something creative, exciting and
memorable here on Salt Spring.
For more information, including a copy of a detailed list of duties, or to
apply (include a resume and covering letter), please email us at:
admin@saltspringapplecompany.com