Floater

Phillips Farms

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Milford, NJ Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description

About Phillips Farms LLC

Phillips Farms is a 300 acre, family-operated farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  We produce a wide range of fruits and vegetables.  We also grow a variety of ornamental plants in our greenhouses.  During the summer months, we invite customers onto our farm to pick their own fruit and enjoy a day outside with their families. 

About the role

  • The Floater position is able to perform a variety of roles at our Market, including baking, caring for plants, working on the register, stocking, or helping out at Pick-Your-Own.

What you'll do

  • This position is for someone who prefers variety
  • You will be trained in several different areas, including baking, gardening, and working the register
  • Your schedule will be created in advance, so you will always know which job you are doing before the start of the day
  • You will be scheduled as needed across these various jobs
  • In the baker position:
    • Complete daily list of items to be baked 
    • Adhere to food safety standards
    • Maintain a clean and orderly work environment
  • Gardening:
    • Water plants, using the correct fertilizer as needed
    • Keep outside/ plant area looking orderly and appealing
    • Assist customers in answering plant-related questions
    • Ensure plant items are barcoded and have correct price signs
    • Keep plants healthy and attractive
  • Stocking:
    • Complete required inventories
    • Help restock produce on the floor, communicate with the farm if more produce is needed
    • Ensure quality of any produce items sold at our Market
    • Organize produce coolers and receiving area
  • Cashier:
    • Ring up customer purchases, weigh produce, run the cash register, give correct change, and accurately process credit card transactions.
    • Count the money in the register drawer precisely at the beginning and end of the shift and recap all sales/transactions accurately.
    • Be up-to-date on product changes including price, sizes, and types
    • Correctly identify fruits, vegetables, and plants when entering items into the system during a transaction

Qualifications

  • Weekend and holiday hours are required
  • Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
  • Able to work in all weather conditions
  • Minimum age 18
  • Able to stand for long hours at a time
  • Strong work ethic
  • Must be flexible to perform different tasks and adapt to a constantly changing work environment
About this role

Summary

Perform various farm store tasks including baking, gardening, cashiering, and stocking.

Job title

Floater

Experience level

none

Industry

farming

Location requirements

Milford, NJ; on-site; flexible schedule with weekends and holidays

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

lifting up to 40 poundswork in all weather conditionsflexible tasks

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

bakinggardeningcashieringstocking
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Milford, NJ 08848, USA

On-site City