Fruit Sales & Handling Associate

Peak Season Produce is hiring for the Fruit Sales & Handling Associate position in Gering/Scottsbluff, NE. This hands-on role supports the operation's day-to-day production and care work. Reliable execution and early communication matter because the work directly affects plants, animals, equipment, coworkers, customers, or the surrounding property. What you will do • Receive, stage, sort, pack, load, or deliver farm products according to the day's orders, quality standards, and food-safety procedures. • Use assigned containers, carts, packing equipment, vehicles, and material-handling tools safely and only within completed training. • Maintain accurate counts and labels, protect product condition, and communicate shortages, damage, delays, sanitation concerns, or order exceptions promptly. • Receive and handle peaches, melons, sweet corn, and other seasonal fruit and produce carefully, checking quality and keeping the stand's inventory rotated, organized, shaded, and presentable. • Set up, stock, and tidy displays; run the sales process accurately; answer customer questions; and provide the friendly service expected from the public face of a small seasonal fruit stand. • Track low stock, damaged fruit, customer requests, weather impacts, and supply needs, and help with loading, unloading, cleanup, and closing so the next operating day begins with usable product and an orderly stand. How the work fits together Packing and distribution work begins with confirmed orders, product availability, route or packing priorities, and a clean, ready work area. The team receives and stages product, checks quality and counts, packs or loads in the required sequence, and records exceptions before anything leaves the farm. Containers, work surfaces, vehicles, and remaining inventory are reset for the next production or delivery cycle. At Peak Season Produce, the employer also makes these role-specific priorities clear: Receive and handle peaches, melons, sweet corn, and other seasonal fruit and produce carefully, checking quality and keeping the stand's inventory rotated, organized, shaded, and presentable. Set up, stock, and tidy displays; run the sales process accurately; answer customer questions; and provide the friendly service expected from the public face of a small seasonal fruit stand. Track low stock, damaged fruit, customer requests, weather impacts, and supply needs, and help with loading, unloading, cleanup, and closing so the next operating day begins with usable product and an orderly stand. What the employer is looking for • Friendly, dependable, and comfortable working with customers and fresh produce in a warm outdoor summer setting, with the organization and care needed to protect perishable inventory. • Availability for approximately 25 to 40 hours each week through early September at the Gering/Scottsbluff location, plus reliable transportation and accurate disclosure of work authorization and schedule commitments on the application. • Dependable attendance, direct communication, and willingness to follow the employer's safety, quality, and customer- or production-care procedures. • Ability to complete the role's active, in-person work and to ask for instruction before using unfamiliar tools, equipment, products, or animal-handling methods. Schedule, conditions, and compensation This seasonal role runs during the July-through-early-September fruit season and is expected to provide about 25 to 40 hours per week. The stand normally operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and may close early because of extreme heat or bad weather. The employer publishes $20 per hour. It does not list overtime treatment, guaranteed hours, paid leave, insurance, or other benefits, so applicants should confirm the final start date, season end, assigned days, breaks, weather procedures, and any loading or closing time outside public hours. The employer publishes $20 per hour. Applicants should confirm the final hours, overtime treatment, starting assignment, travel or reporting point, supplied equipment, and benefit eligibility directly with the employer before accepting an offer. This is an in-person agricultural production position with a small operation. Daily priorities can change with weather, plant or animal condition, equipment availability, customer schedules, and the season. The successful person should arrive ready to work, communicate early when a task or condition is unclear, follow the employer's safety and quality procedures, and leave tools, vehicles, production areas, and job sites secure and ready for the next shift. Applicants should expect active work that may include long periods of standing or walking, bending, lifting, repetitive hand tasks, noise, dust, mud, pollen, heat, cold, rain, or work around moving equipment. The exact physical demands differ by assignment. Candidates should discuss any accommodation needs with the employer and confirm the final schedule, overtime treatment, training period, travel expectations, and benefit eligibility before accepting an offer. Only compensation and benefits expressly published by the employer are included here; unpublished terms have not been estimated. How to apply Complete the short application linked here for the Gering/Scottsbluff fruit sales and handling role. Provide contact information, work authorization, days and dates available, desired hours, relevant retail, produce, food, cash-handling, farm-stand, loading, or customer-service experience, and an optional resume. Questions may be emailed to support@peakseasonproduce.com.