Jobs Alert: Culinary Positions At Brooklyn Navy Yard And Brooklyn Grange
Calling all bakers, prep cooks, dishwashers, and farm managers! The Brooklyn Navy Yard is hiring for companies housed on-site at the Yard, and Yard tenant Brooklyn Grange is hiring on their urban farm.
Bring your resumes and photo ID to the Yard Employment Center at 63 Flushing Avenue TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 2 at 9:45am SHARP for the interview event for bakers, prep cooks, and dishwashers/porters.
According to the Yard, they are “seeking talented and motivated people who care about quality to join our company’s dedicated bakery, production and shipping facility: R&D Quality Production.” Jobs include health insurance options, a dining discount, paid vacations, and salary based on experience.
Over at Brooklyn Grange Farm, which sits on the roof of a Yard building, Farm Managers are being sought for both the 1.5 acre Yard farm and the 1-acre Long Island City rooftop farm. Interested applicants should email info@brooklyngrangefarm.
Each Farm Manager will report to the Head Farmer, and will be responsible for all day-to-day operations at their respective site, including directing staff, preparing beds, cultivating and harvesting field crops and greenhouse operations, planning and packing weekly wholesale orders and CSA shares, managing the compost program, coordinating with our sales director on the availability of wholesale crops, undertaking infrastructure projects and maintenance, and occasionally managing weekly farm stands.
The Farm Manager should be personable and an excellent communicator and motivator. A team player, the ideal candidate demonstrates good judgment and maturity in leading a team. Organized and energetic, the Farm Manager should set a brisk pace for their team and take pride in in completing all daily tasks. The Farm Manager should also continually demonstrate initiative in tending to the farm.
The Farm Manager is required to be on site five days a week, and available Monday through Saturday during the regular season (May through October), including many early mornings. The position affords a great deal of flexibility November through April.