About this role
*Company Overview*
Our farm specializes in cultivating and marketing fresh, high-quality mushrooms, ranging from small buttons to large stuffing sizes. Operating continuously throughout the year, we are dedicated to providing top-tier produce and maintaining sustainable farming practices.
Job description:
* Operate hand-jack and/or forklift to load/unload trailers * Ensure that equipment is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized * Ensure that Growing Rooms, Hallways, and Back Hallway are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized * Unload tractor of peat moss, etc. and verify quantity and any receiving issues. * Filling and Emptying Growing Rooms * Follow companies Food Safety Plan (SQF Code) i.e. GMP?s, SOP?s * Set up packaging machines for orders, set up wrap and labels * Check metal detector and complete checklist as required * Transport harvested mushrooms from the harvesting area to the Packing/Weighing Department * Ensure that Daily Checklist ? Handjack sheet is completed at the beginning of the day * Ensure mushrooms harvested are acceptable and within specifications * Ensure harvested mushrooms are all accounted for and recorded accurately and correctly on all paperwork * Vacuum cool the bulk fresh picked product * Organize coolers based on the FIFO (First In, First Out) methods * Other tasks as assigned
Elemental Job Components
* General labourers will be working indoors in a temperature-controlled, well-lit environment. They may be subject to conditions such as humidity and cold as they travel throughout the farm. Applicants will work closely with the management team and other staff. * General labourers must have good physical stamina to endure long days in an agricultural environment. Applicants should be comfortable lifting 50+lbs on a regular basis. They may be expected to work in areas that have repetitive tasks including but not limited to standing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and reaching. * Co-workers must communicate at all times, especially when operating heavy equipment and machinery.
Hours of Work
* The regular shift begins daily at 5:30 AM or 6:30 AM and ends when the general labourers are dismissed or as negotiated by management.
Pay: $18.32 per hour
Benefits: * Casual dress * Dental care * Extended health care * Life insurance * On-site parking * Vision care
Work Location: In person