We are hiring hardworking, kind, and energetic individuals for the 2025 flower season! Our farm loves growing beautiful flowers! If you enjoy the outdoors and the reward of working in the dirt with your hands to produce gorgeous blooms, then consider joining up with Pinnacle Farms!

Title: Field Assistant

Objective: We are looking for a hard-working person with a positive attitude and a love for the outdoors. We are hiring for a part-time field assistant position 10-15 hours per week spread over 2 or 3 weekdays starting at 9 am with a one hour nonpaid lunch break. May - November. Our field production is an integral part of our day-to-day activities on the farm. The Field assistant is responsible for all the growing, maintenance, and harvesting of the flowers sold on our farm and will be working along side me the majority of the time. I am not an organic or spray-free farm, so please consider this before applying. I handle 100% of the spraying and employees will not be permitted in the field for 12-24 hours after spraying depending on the label requirements. Employees are responsible for bring their own water bottle (which can be refilled at the farm) and sunscreen daily.

Field Assistant Responsibilities:

• Planting quickly and efficiently in the field. This task requires long periods of time bent over or in a crouched position.

• Cultivation of beds. This requires hand weeding, hoeing with hand tools, bed tear down or mechanical cultivation.

• Preparing beds, which includes but is not limited to laying landscape fabric, spreading compost, laying irrigation lines, installing t-posts, and support netting.

• Starting seed

• Harvesting and processing flowers quickly and efficiently.

• Bouquet preparation for market and retail locations.

• Dividing Dahlia tubers

• Making dried flower items including pumpkin arrangements, Christmas ornaments, and wreaths

• Working at our Events. Such as the Sunset You-Pick Event, bouquet bars, pop-ups, etc.

• Occasional fill-in for the you-pick field attendant.

Qualifications:

• Experience in a greenhouse or on a farm is strongly preferred but not required. Work experience in a fast-paced work environment that requires multi-tasking, such as a restaurant or team-oriented job, is helpful.

• A hard-working, energetic person who works quickly and efficiently.

• Able to work on your feet and in all weather conditions. Such as the heat and occasionally, harvesting flowers in the rain.

• Must be teachable. This job involves a lot of training in proper harvest and general care of flowers.

• High attention to detail and quality and must be able to take direct performance feedback.

• Physically fit and able to perform demanding and repetitive farm tasks (bending, squatting, lifting, kneeling, standing on a daily basis). You must be able to lift items up to 50 lbs. We do not sit to plant, harvest, or for bed cultivation.

• A positive team-oriented attitude is required. I don’t deal with drama.

• You must have a valid driver's license and social security number. Employees must be punctual and reliable. Call-offs and tardiness are not tolerated. Except for emergencies.

Schedule:

The schedule will vary weekly and seasonally. I try to avoid working weekends when possible. Additional hours may be required during the Spring and Fall and near holidays. The daily schedule is weather-dependent, so flexibility is required. Shifts are generally 4 hours long and include an hour lunch break when applicable. The typical start time is 9 am, but it varies with the weather and time of year.

Compensation:

Salary is based on previous experience and employee performance. Starting pay is $15 an hour. Employees are paid bi-weekly.

To apply: Please email your resume and a letter of intent to PinnacleFarmsNC@gmail.com, subject title “Field Assistant Position.”

Flower farming is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had, but it’s not always glamourous. I know most people envision gathering arm loads of flowers while wearing sundresses but unfortunately that it not the reality of this job. It’s hard work and that’s why I require that you can lift 50 pounds and are able to do many, many squats over the course of the work day. This job is about 20% flower picking and arranging and 80% dirt work. This is a farming job, not floristry. So, please keep that in mind when applying. I also suggest you watch the YouTube video below by Floret about some of the ups and downs of flower farming. It’s very enlightening!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoFaYzxYMiI

To apply: Please email your resume to PinnacleFarmsNC@gmail.com, subject title “Field Assistant Position” and fill out this Google form by clicking the link. Apply Here