Life at the Grainery is dynamic and seasonal, so at any given time we are open to hearing from experienced bakers or eager millers who might want to join our crew. Our operation is unusual— organically grown, farm-based, village-scaled, vertically integrated to be our own ‘supply chain’ and diversified processor, and operating at the end of a dirt country lane in rural Chimacum. So we seek hardworking, bighearted, and broad minded people to work with us to do this unique and remarkable job of feeding community wholesome grains and growing a rural economy with reverence for the land. To inquire about a potential position, please send a letter of interest, resume and accurate list of your availability, including start date and days/hours available to: Keith@chimacumgrain.com

Current openings!

MILLER

Miller Job Description

Chimacum Valley Grainery in Chimacum, WA is hiring for a part-time flour milling and packaging position at our organic farm and grain production facilities.  We are looking for a positive, capable person to join our small, committed team. This position supports all elements of production in our unique model of diversified local grains processing. The position starts at 16-20 hours per week, with an hourly wage of $23-26/hr depending on experience. We do not provide health benefits.   PTO/sick leave offered per WA state guidelines.

This is a dynamic operation and this is a dynamic role! We provide training for many essential skills and functions related to grain milling, production and processing. Join us if you’re excited to learn, do many different things in a day, work hard and well with others, and make good food happen.

Work Place expectations:

• Receive instruction and embrace feedback from coworkers and owners.

• Some flexibility in work schedule

• Communicate clearly and cleanly

• We show up here with a purpose to make the business work and to grow regional food resilience and vitality. We enjoy what we do and want to work with others who are positive, caring and committed to our shared success.

Working within training, best practices and safety guidelines, responsibilities

include but are not limited to:

• Operate seed cleaner

• Operate stone mills and monitor flour quality

• Package flour

• Label and fill out tracking sheets

• Assemble orders to be shipped or delivered.

• Assist when needed with bakery and brewing tasks

• Assist in doing deliveries to local accounts.

• Operate a forklift to move bins of grain from the warehouse to the seed cleaner

*  Some examples of side jobs we all as a team participate in include: bathroom cleaning rotation, sweeping and mopping floors, shoveling snow, splitting and stacking firewood for the bread oven, watering and weeding around plants in the court yard, helping in the fields on occasion etc.

Success criteria:

• Interest in learning the local grain production and processing trade

• Can-do attitude with a strong work ethic

• Can self assign and perform tasks independently. Ability to work with little supervision

• Clean and tidy mindset. Clean as you go ethic   

• Prioritize safety and product quality and consistency

• Impeccable personal and work place hygiene a MUST

• Lift 30# buckets during a work shift

• Physically stand and work up to 8 hours

• Multi-task with a high degree of awareness and attention to detail

• Be around machinery

• Wear PPE ( personal protective equipment) such as ear plugs and dust masks

• Complete in-house forklift training course

• Complete WSDA food handlers course

The Grainery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TO APPLY:

• To inquire about this position, please send a letter of interest, resume, several references and accurate list of your availability including start date and days/hours available to: Keith@chimacumgrain.com