Work With Us

Help us grow unique, beautiful, high-quality cut flowers in the Flathead Valley.

One part-time position for a Farm Assistant is open for the 2026 season.

You'll handle plants, dirt, compost, hand tools, wheelbarrows, organic fertilizers and a wide variety of flowers. Every week will be a little different, as the weather, growing conditions and seasonal changes have a direct affect on the work. You'll learn about flower varieties and cultivation, insects, weeds, harvesting practices and cut flower care. Farm/garden experience is preferable but not required. Each shift typically includes routine tasks as well as new opportunities to learn and expand your skills. Starting pay is $18-$20/hour depending on experience.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received. Application deadline is Friday, April 10.

Here’s what a past employee had to say:

A wonderful way to spend the summer outdoors, easy going but also a lot more physical labor than you would expect. It is not all just picking flowers in fluffy unicorn dream world. Be prepared to have dirt under your fingernails for the entire summer and you have to be comfortable being in close proximity to bugs especially spiders and bees.

 

Farm Assistant Job Opening

Schedule:

  • June through September

  • 8-10 hours per week

  • Ideally Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8am-12pm

  • For the ideal candidate, we may be able to adjust the start/end dates or weekly schedule

  • Optional: assist with wedding setups (usually Friday or Saturday afternoons)

Note: In the heat of summer, we typically adjust to an earlier start time. We may occasionally cancel a shift due to heavy rain/mud or poor air quality.

Job Overview

The Farm Assistant provides routine care and maintenance for garden and high tunnel crops, primarily cut flowers. A successful Farm Assistant works quickly and carefully, is able to continually learn as well as efficiently perform repetitive tasks, and is attentive to changes in the environment and the growth of a wide variety of plants. Training is provided for all tasks. Once trained, the Farm Assistant works independently much of the time and reports directly to the owner.

Work Environment

The work is primarily outdoors and requires frequent adaptation to changes in weather and growing conditions. The Farm Assistant uses a variety of hand tools and spends time standing, walking, kneeling and bending, with some lifting and carrying.

Responsibilities include:

  • Monitoring and tending specific crops

  • Identifying and removing weeds

  • Observing and controlling pests and plant diseases using organic methods

  • Applying fertilizers and foliar sprays

  • Assisting with planting, watering, transplanting, harvesting, composting, bucket washing and other related tasks

The ideal candidate is:

  • Conscientious with an eye for detail

  • Eager to learn and gain hands-on experience in small-scale farming

  • Curious and observant

  • An independent worker with a positive attitude

 
 

Equal Opportunity Statement

Flathead Farmworks is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We make hiring decisions based on qualifications, merit and business needs at the time.