Jobs at Fungi Jon
Join our growing team to spread the fungi in Florida! Located in Saint Cloud, FL. See below for information on our available positions:
Delivery Driver
Join the Fungi Jon team as a Delivery Driver to help spread our beautiful gourmet & medicinal mushrooms throughout the state. Tasks include (but not limited to) driving, sales, and cleaning. There is potential for part-time farm hand duties like trimming, packing orders, and cleaning as needed. We're looking for someone to grow with us as a dedicated, long-term, team member.
Position Info:
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$14/hr first month, $17/hr after one month
- Part-time to begin - 20-30 hours per week, with room to grow as we expand.
- Delivery of fresh mushrooms to our clientele
- Delivery van cleaning and organization
- In-person sales and demos
Requirements:
- Minimum 9 month commitment to position
- Clean driving record
- Has a working smartphone with data
- Is on time and consistently reliable
- Has good communication skills
- Has a positive, upbeat attitude
- Has good problem-solving skills
- Friendly and professional with customers and crew
- Has genuine interest and passion for our product
- Detail oriented, thorough, quick learner
- Intrinsically motivated to excel and do a great job every day
- Desires personal growth and values honesty and responsibility
- Willing and able to drive a large van
- Willing and able to drive for extended periods
- Sales experience preferred
- CDL preferred
- No prior experience with mycology or mushrooms necessary, but passion and some level of prior understanding about mushrooms preferred
- Must be willing to learn and closely follow sterile procedure and general sanitation practices
Benefits:
- Employee discount on all products
- Uplifting team environment and workplace
- Potential for long-term growth with our company
- Hands-on mycology education
To Apply:
Please send your resume & cover letter to Hello@fungijon.com and include a summary of your skills, work experience, experience or involvement with mushrooms, and answers to cover letter questions at the bottom of this page.
Marketing Coordinator
Join the Fungi Jon team as a Marketing Coordinator to spread the word about our beautiful gourmet & medicinal mushrooms. Tasks include (but not limited to) email communication, executing marketing plans, photography, newsletter design, web design, social media management, market events, and in-person demos. Potential for part-time farm hand duties as needed, such as harvesting, packing orders, and cleaning. We're looking for someone to grow with us as a dedicated, long-term, team member.
Position Info:
- $14/hr first month, $17/hr after one month
- Part-time to begin - 10-20 hours per week to start, with room to grow as we expand.
- Works closely with management to plan & create marketing content
- Responds promptly and professionally to all customer emails
- Takes professional photographs for promotional material
- Maintains consistent brand image across all social media platforms
- Demos product at markets and special events
- Updates company website as needed
Requirements:
- Minimum 9 month commitment to position
- Experience working in a related field
- Experience working in customer service and communication
- Graphic design experience preferred
- Knowledge of Mailchimp, Shopify, GSuite, and Canva preferred
- Basic knowledge of coding preferred
- Has a working smartphone with data
- Is on time and consistently reliable
- Has good communication skills
- Has a positive, upbeat attitude
- Has good problem-solving skills
- Friendly and professional with customers and crew
- Has genuine interest and passion for our product
- Detail oriented, thorough, quick learner
- Intrinsically motivated to excel and do a great job every day
- Desires personal growth and values honesty and responsibility
- Able to handle criticism and adjust accordingly
- Listens thoroughly
- No prior experience with mycology or mushrooms necessary, but passion and some level of prior understanding about mushrooms preferred
- Must be willing to learn and closely follow sterile procedure and general sanitation practices when on site.
Benefits:
- Employee discount on all products
- Uplifting team environment and workplace
- Potential for long-term growth with our company
- Hands-on mycology education
To Apply:
Please send your resume & cover letter to Hello@fungijon.com. Include a summary of your skills, work experience, involvement with mushrooms, and answers to the cover letter questions at the bottom of this page.
Farm Hand
Join the Fungi Jon team as a Farm Hand to help produce gourmet & medicinal mushroom abundance. Tasks include (but not limited to) cleaning, organizing, mushroom media preparation, harvesting, trimming and order fulfillment.
Position Info:
- $12/hr training period, $15/hr after 1 month
- Full-time preferred - 25 hours minimum, up to 40+ hours per week
- Preparation of substrate growing medium
- Harvesting mushrooms
- Cleaning and organizing mushroom grow environments
- Fulfilling customer orders and arranging fresh mushrooms to our high quality standards
Requirements:
- Minimum 9 month commitment to position
- Has a working smartphone with data
- Is on time and consistently reliable
- Has good communication skills
- Has a positive, upbeat attitude
- Has good problem-solving skills
- Friendly and professional with crew
- Has genuine interest and passion for our product
- Detail oriented, thorough, quick learner
- Intrinsically motivated to excel and do a great job every day
- Desires personal growth and values honesty and responsibility
- Able to lift 50 lbs and remain standing for several hours
- No prior experience with mycology or mushrooms necessary, but passion and some level of prior understanding about mushrooms preferred
- Prior restaurant experience preferred
- Must be willing to learn and closely follow sterile procedure and general sanitation practices
Benefits:
- Employee discount on all products
- Uplifting team environment and workplace
- Potential for long-term growth with our company
- Hands-on mycology education
To Apply:
Please send your resume & cover letter to Hello@fungijon.com and include a summary of your skills, work experience, experience or involvement with mushrooms, and answers to cover letter questions at the bottom of this page.
COVER LETTER QUESTIONS:
Why do you want to work here?
What are your passions?
What makes you happy?
What do you hope to gain from this?
What do you want to do?
What do you not want to do?
What is your availability and flexibility in scheduling?
Are you willing to work 8-12 hour shifts?
Are you willing to commit to this position for at least 9 months?
How did you hear about this position?