| Apothecary Assistant at Sweet Birch Herbals, LLC
Sweet Birch Herbals is seeking an individual to oversee production and packaging of our products. We are a woman owned herbalism business on three acres with gardens in Ashfield, MA. Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, founder will be your manager to ensure we are creating the highest quality products for our customers, stores and clients. Learn more about us here.
Job Description:
- Making herbal teas, tinctures, salves, creams, oils and syrups
- Following recipes, recording batches, updating inventory and cleaning after projects are complete
- Filling bottles, labeling and packaging them for orders
- Shipping and packaging of orders
- Ensuring the farm store is organized, stocked with items, clean, tidy and inviting
- During the growing season there will be work in the gardens including: preparing beds for planting, seeding, weeding, harvesting and processing the herbs
- Maintain an organized, clean and enjoyable work environment
- Social media marketing and educational programming could be included in the job if the applicant has those interests/skills
- Helping to oversee the design and manufacture or products and how to market them to the public
Hours: 12-18 hours/week (2-3 days per week) with a ½ hour unpaid lunch break
Start Date: Late winter – Exact Date TBD
Compensation: start at $22/hr with the opportunity to increase to $25/ hr. after showing competency at the job at least 6 weeks from when training ends. We do not offer housing for the position.
Skills:
- Expertise in herbal product making and development preferred, though not required
- Knowledge of herbalism preferred, though not required
- Attention to detail and focus and multitask
- Computer literacy with excel, docs, and a bonus would be social media
- Trustworthy, reliable and responsible
- Ability to lift heavy objects and be on your feet most the day is required
- Someone who truly values the herbal craft and infuses that energy into the products
- Dedication to organic growing practices, ecological balance and holistic healing with herbs
- Self motivated when working independently and engaged when working with others
- Awareness of quality control while working quickly and efficiently
Apply via email with a resume, letter of interest and three references. |
