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GREENFIELD - Production Assistant Position Description Introduction: Real Pickles is a worker-owned co-operative in Greenfield, MA, producing organic fermented vegetables from Northeast-grown produce. Our mission is to promote human and ecological health by providing people with delicious, nourishing food and by working toward a regional, organic food system in the Northeast. As a co-op, each worker has the opportunity to become an owner of the business and participate in shaping its future. We are strongly committed to creating good jobs that support the dignity of all workers in an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are seeking to hire a well-qualified individual to join our production team as a Production Assistant. We are looking for someone with a strong interest in organic food production and Real Pickles\' mission, and with a desire to explore worker-ownership in our co-op (available upon completing 1 year of employment with us). Job duties: The Production Assistant position involves working as a member of our production team to produce safe, healthy, and delicious fermented foods for sale to our customers throughout the Northeast. The work is physically demanding, repetitive, and requires standing for long periods of time. During the harvest season, the production team prepares fresh ingredients for fermentation in barrels, with tasks including (but not limited to): washing, peeling, and cutting vegetables by hand; operating food machinery; and using a pallet jack to transport large vegetable bins. Throughout the year, the production team packages finished product into jars and buckets for sale, which includes a mix of manual and machine-oriented tasks. Duties also include facility and distribution tasks. Production shifts run from 8am to 4:45pm, Monday-Friday. Qualifications: Experience with commercial food production and/or farming is strongly preferred. Able to do physically demanding and repetitive work (while standing) for a full 8-hour shift. Easily able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. A collaborative and respectful team player with good verbal communication skills. Compensation: Starts at \$17/hour (with 50? raises twice annually for 4 years, followed by annual cost-of-living adjustment). Paid time off benefit. SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with 3% company match. Employer-sponsored health insurance plan available (for 36+ hour/week schedule). Eligibility after one year to become a worker-owner in our co-op.