Mushroom Grower Trainee

South Mill Champs • Kennett Square, PA

15d

About The Position

The Grower Trainee is responsible for developing as a Grower while assisting the Grower Farm Manager with managing the quality and quantity of mushrooms in the farm mushroom houses.

Requirements

• High School or GED required, but bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Mushroom growing knowledge preferred, but willing to train.
• Private Pesticide License.
• Assists with oversight of employee staff and on-site contracted services.

Responsibilities

• Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
• Keeps up daily records that monitor growing houses as assigned
• Assists in crop data entry and trend monitoring tasks
• Keeps a daily report with the Growing Management
• Attends and participates in weekly Growers' meeting, if needed
• Assists in the management of the crop throughout the growing cycle.
• Assists with continuous improvement approaches to waste and cost reduction, crop improvement, labor efficiency and machine reliability.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regs.
• Evaluate production and quality and adjust growing techniques accordingly.
• Understand disease influences in the houses and take proper actions to curtail impact.
• Watch trends in compost quality and ambient weather changes.
• Checks assigned houses and enters data in appropriate charts and programs.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• health and wellness coverage
• retirement savings options
• paid vacation
• sick time
• short term disability and life insurance
• employee discount program
• opportunities for growth and development within a supportive, team-oriented environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees