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Meaningful work rooted in nature, respect for the land, and good food.
“We’re wild about foraging nourishing, world-changing foods.”
Assistant Processing Facility Manager
Location: Port Alberni, BC
Type: Temporary position (November to December)
Compensation: $18–$22/hour, depending on experience
About the Role:
We’re looking for a temporary assistant to help support production and logistics during our busiest season. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in food production or strong organizational skills who wants to learn more about wild foods and small-batch processing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with production of preserved wild foods (jams, jellies, pickled mushrooms, teas, etc.)
- Support labeling, batching, and inventory tracking
- Follow food safety protocols (VIHA standards)
- Help prepare orders and packaging for holiday sales
- Maintain cleanliness and organization in the workspace
- Support the Production Manager in daily tasks as needed
Qualifications:
- Experience in food handling, kitchen work, or light manufacturing
- Food Safe Level 1 preferred (or willingness to obtain)
- Reliable, organized, and able to work independently
- Comfortable working on your feet and lifting boxes up to 40 lbs
- Interest in wild food, sustainability, or small-scale food production is a plus
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Market Manager
Shipyards Christmas Market
Location: North Vancouver, BC
Type: Seasonal Contract (November 28 to December 22, 2024)
Compensation: $23–$28/hour + travel stipend if applicable
About the Role:
Forest for Dinner is attending the Shipyards Christmas Market in North Vancouver, and we’re hiring a Market Manager to lead the booth operations. You’ll be our brand ambassador onsite—engaging with customers, setting up and maintaining the booth, handling payments, and coordinating stock.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage daily booth operations for the full duration of the market
- Set up and take down booth materials each day
- Educate customers about our wild-foraged products
- Track inventory, handle payments, and submit daily reports
- Coordinate deliveries and restocking as needed
- Represent Forest for Dinner with professionalism, friendliness, and product knowledge
Qualifications:
- Experience with retail, markets, or customer-facing roles
- Highly independent and reliable
- Strong communication and sales skills
- Physically able to handle set-up, lift boxes, and work on your feet
- Passion for wild food and local products is a big plus
- Must be available for full market schedule (mostly evenings and weekends)
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Market Vendor
Shipyards Christmas Market
Location: North Vancouver, BC
Type: Part-time seasonal (shifts between Nov 28 and Dec 22, 2024)
Compensation: $18–$21/hour
About the Role:
We’re looking for a friendly, enthusiastic Market Vendor to help sell our wild-foraged products at the Shipyards Christmas Market. You’ll work under the Market Manager to create a welcoming, festive atmosphere and share the story behind Forest for Dinner’s handcrafted goods.
Key Responsibilities:
- Greet customers and explain products clearly and warmly
- Handle sales transactions and assist with booth upkeep
- Restock items and assist with end-of-day clean-up
- Share knowledge about our wild ingredients and foraging practices (training provided)
Qualifications:
- Positive attitude and strong customer service skills
- Experience in retail or markets is an asset
- Reliable and punctual
- Available for evening and weekend shifts throughout the market schedule
- Passion for local food and wild products is a bonus
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Our Core Values
High Quality + Hard Work
High quality is our signature. We carefully select only the very best wild foods and work hard to deliver the perfect products, each and every time.
Ethical + Trustworthy
Our ultimate aim is to be fair, loyal, and respectful toward our clients, our partners, and above all, the natural world.
Authenticity + Enthusiasm
We’re a small business working with local products. Being authentic and transparent is more than just words—we live it every day. We want to share our knowledge about plants and foraging with future generations.
Our Team
After completing my master’s degree in agroforestry, I focused on wild edible food and Western Canada’s wild edible mushrooms in particular. Combined with a passion for cooking, I created my dream job with Forest for Dinner. We hope you love eating the delicacies we find in the forest as much as we enjoy picking them!”
With my bachelor’s degree in business administration in Quebec, I soon understood that business could be carried out in many ways. Forest for Dinner is a perfect combination of my love of nature, the Canadian wilderness, and my desire to run my own business. Now my office is in the wild, and my work feels in line with my values of preserving the ecosystem, educating people about ways we can do that, and transmitting food knowledge to future generations.”
If you’re interested in working and collaborating with us, please get in touch!