Agricultural Technician and Animator (m/f)

Functional Area: Market garden

Reports to: General Management 

  

Mission 

To take part in the development and maintenance of the operating system implemented in the market garden and edible forest, in accordance with customer requirements and Areias do Seixo's strategy. 

 

Job description 

▪ Performing the daily tasks required to grow vegetables for the restaurants and customers (vegetable garden); 
▪ Developing and maintaining perennial areas (Food Forest);
▪ Communicating with customers and developing activities with them; 
▪ Managing green waste and local resources in order to produce good quality compost and mulch; 
▪ Carrying out and systematically monitoring the plantations throughout the established cycle, from the sowing process, planting, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and moving the chickens; 
▪ Working with wood, reeds, or other materials on small constructions.
 

Responsibilities 

▪ Organizing activities with customers;
▪ Harvesting vegetables and seeds;
▪ Looking after the seedbeds; 
▪ Planting; 
▪ Watering; 
▪ Pruning; 
▪ Making compost and natural fertilizer; 
▪ Grinding green waste; 
▪ Taking care of the chickens; 
▪ Keeping spaces clean and tidy.
 

General requirements for admission 

▪ Willingness to learn and implement alternative agricultural methods (Regenerative, Agroforestry, Permaculture);
▪ Organization and autonomy; 
▪ Assertiveness and proactivity; 
▪ Good communication skills with the team and with the customers; 
▪ Flexibility and creativity; 
▪ Good knowledge of English; 
▪ Have some physical strength; 
▪ Regular personal practice of sustainability measures; 
▪ Availability to work weekends and public holidays.
 

APPLICATIONS

Send your CV by email to rh@areiasdoseixo.com with the position you are applying for in the subject line.

NOTE: we will only respond to candidates selected for the next stage.