Seasonal Outdoor Farm Team Member

Center Grove Orchard is hiring for the Seasonal Outdoor Farm Team Member position in Cambridge, IA. 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 • Prepare the assigned farm attraction, guest area, produce display, equipment, or supplies before opening and keep the area orderly through the shift. • Welcome visitors, explain the assigned activity or farm procedure clearly, and follow the employer's rules for safe guest movement and participation. • Communicate crowd, weather, equipment, product, safety, or customer-service concerns to the farm lead promptly. • Prepare and reset the assigned outdoor orchard, pumpkin, farmyard, activity, or guest area according to the farm lead's opening and closing checklist. • Help visitors understand the assigned farm activity, route, product, or procedure while maintaining clear walkways, supplies, signs, and boundaries. • Assist with outdoor product movement, cleanup, attraction support, or other farm priorities when reassigned and report crowd, crop, equipment, weather, or safety issues. How the work fits together Agritourism work connects visitors with a working farm during a concentrated seasonal window. The team prepares before opening, checks the assigned area and supplies, welcomes and directs guests, resets the space throughout service, and completes an orderly close. Employees must balance warmth and efficiency with clear boundaries around farm equipment, animals, crops, traffic, food, and weather. At Center Grove Orchard, the employer also makes these role-specific priorities clear: Prepare and reset the assigned outdoor orchard, pumpkin, farmyard, activity, or guest area according to the farm lead's opening and closing checklist. Help visitors understand the assigned farm activity, route, product, or procedure while maintaining clear walkways, supplies, signs, and boundaries. Assist with outdoor product movement, cleanup, attraction support, or other farm priorities when reassigned and report crowd, crop, equipment, weather, or safety issues. What the employer is looking for • Positive, energetic approach to outdoor work and willingness to help create the memorable farm experience described by the employer. • Dependable availability for assigned September and October shifts, with particular value placed on October weekend help. • 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 New-hire training starts September 21, with seasonal scheduling from September 28 through October 31. The employer advertises flexible scheduling, season passes, and family discounts but does not publish a numeric wage or fixed weekly hours on its own page. The employer does not publish a numeric wage range on this page, so no compensation has been estimated. 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 horticulture and outdoor 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 Follow the open-roles and application route embedded on Center Grove Orchard's Join Our Team page and identify interest in an outdoor farm placement.