Experienced market gardener required!
JAre you passionate about growing healthy food and sustainability? Do you thrive in a vibrant, community-focused environment? Hapi, your local destination for delicious organic food, is looking for enthusiastic and experienced market gardener to join our team.
At Hapi, we believe the future lies in the soil and we are looking for an experience market gardener who can maintain our existing operation as well as develop and extend our produce offering.
Duties & Responsibilities this position will include -Maintain existing market gardening operations & development of new gardening operations:
Regular sowing & transplanting plantings to ensure consistent supply of produce; Seed raising, seedling maintenance and seed saving; Maintaining fertility through making & applying composts, liquid manures, biodynamic preps; Timely management of pests and disease; Harvesting for the cafe & ensuring crops are stored appropriately; Weeding, Weed-eating, pruning & mowing to keep the maara in order; Light construction, maintenance and repair of infrastructure & irrigation; Liaising with cafe & supporting cafe operations as required; Daily record keeping; Maintaining compliance with organic certification, health and safety regulations; Safe management of garden hands and volunteers who come to help in the gardens; Nurture friendly relationships with cafe staff, customers and suppliers to increase loyalty and boost our reputation; Maintain excellent lines of communication with owner/operator/manager.
Experience and skills required -- Proven work experience in market gardening;
- Sound gardening skills and understandings;
- Excellent organisational skills;
- Availability to work within opening hours (including weekends and holidays if required);
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to maintain a culture of efficiency and waste minimisation in the workplace to ensure viability & sustainability at all levels;
- Demonstrated commitment to the principles of Hua Parakore and organic production systems.
- Sound experience in use of heavy agricultural machinery such as tractors, plough, direct drills etc;
- Sound experience in management of health and safety in an agricultural workplace.
Organised, well maintained and hazard free production system; Consistent provision of fresh produce to meet the cafe and other supply chain needs; Ongoing evolution and development of the production system.
What We Offer:- Competitive pay and flexible scheduling.
- Employee discounts on our delicious menu items.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment.
- The chance to be part of a mission-driven team that values health and wellness, resilience and food sovereignty.
If you’re ready to make a difference we’d love to hear from you! Please apply today.
ABOUT US
Hapi are known for making the food we serve from scratch using organic ingredients, and specialising in plant-based, raw and fermented foods. We recently launched our organic maara kai where we grow much of the produce used in the cafe. We are a fun and dynamic wahine-driven workplace, and our team genuinely enjoy each other's company.
Hapi has been a thriving organic health food takeaway in the heart of Art Deco Napier since opening in Dec 2015. Our 45 Hastings Street shop is open 7 days a week 7-4pm and serves the local community as well as being a destination spot for national and international tourists seeking clean organic food.
We run our cafe alongside our production kitchen which creates a range of products for sale in our online and at the weekly HB farmers markets. Key events where Hapi make a regular appearance include the Hawke’s Bay International Marathon, Hawke’s Bay A&P Show, F.A.W.C!, Te Takanga o Te Ra, Matariki Celebration and Te Matatini.We cater for private and public events (including the odd wedding) and catering clients include Hastings City Art Gallery, Department of Conservation, MTG, Trubridge Design Studio, Te Atea a Rangi Educational Trust and Te Puni Kokiri.
Hapi has been featured by: Cuisine, Taste, Sunday Star Times, Kia ora, Bay Buzz, Hawke’s Bay Today, Dominion Post, Lonely Planet and National Geographic Traveller, Organic NZ, Bay Buzz and Living HB.
Recent awards include: Outstanding Cafe, HB Hospitality Awards 2018; Excellence in Sustainability, HB Business Awards 2021; Sustainability Star, Napier CBD Star Awards 2021; Outstanding Producer HB Hospitality Awards 2022; Coralus 2023 NZ Venture Finalist; Napier CBD Star Awards 2023 Community Spirit Star and Supreme Star Runner Up; Hawkes Bay Business Awards 2023 Finalist Excellence in Sustainability and Outstanding Social Impact; Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards 2024 Supreme Individual Award.
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Webstore: www.hapi.nz