Employment Opportunities

HELP WANTED: Production Person. Larson Farm and Creamery has opening for creamery production person making yogurt, bottled past and raw milk, gelato. 30 cow organic grassfed operation. Contact Rich Larson 802.884.5288 ADDED 3-3-23 Location: Wells, VT

Organic Staff Inspector

MOFGA Certification Services, LLC (MCS) is hiring a full time Organic Staff Inspector to join our team. MCS is a USDA-accredited organic certifier, certifying over 500 crop, livestock, and handling operations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The staff inspector will conduct onsite inspections year round throughout our service area (primarily in Maine), and provide high quality customer service along with skilled inspection auditing and verification to support positive organic certification experiences for organic producers certified by MCS. In addition, the staff inspector will be tasked with conducting unannounced inspections, pesticide residue sampling, and generating reports and other documents for MCS, as well as training, auditing, and evaluating inspectors in our inspector pool. The staff inspector will be expected to perform a significant percentage of MCS annual inspections (one-fifth of total inspections annually, or roughly 100).

This position requires travel within MCS’ service territory, off-site visits to clients, as well as office-based work. This position is required to be Maine-based, but the inspector will be able to work from home. IOIA training (or equivalent) and prior organic inspection experience preferred. Visit our Employment Opportunities page (https://www.mofga.org/our-community/about-mofga/employment-opportunities/) for the full job description, benefits, and employment details. Please send your cover letter and resume to certification@mofga.org. Priority will be given to candidates who apply before February 1, 2023.

Certification Director, Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO)
Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) announces a job opening for Certification Director. The Certification Director is responsible for the leadership of the Certification department and the growth and continual improvement of the PCO Certification Programs. This position oversees all certification program processes, resources, and results-based outcomes. This position will collaborate closely with the Director of Operations and Executive Director as part of the Leadership Team of PCO.
PCO is a growing non-profit organization that works with organic farmers and food producers across the US. PCO provides organic certification services to more than 1600 operations, employs approximately 35 staff, and sub-contracts with around 40 field inspectors. Our staff are dedicated to our vision: all communities are enriched by organic food and farming, and we are committed to a work culture of purpose, caring, and results. This is a full-time, exempt, remote telecommuting position.Salary range: $83,100 -$114,300, depending on experience. This position will remain open until Jan 4th, 2023. Please submit a resume and cover letter to PCO Job Openings by Jan 4th, 2023.

Posted: to Classifieds on Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Updated: Fri, Mar 3, 2023