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 setting. 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 workplace. 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
In office parking
Vision care