Harvester/Pickers – #6597 – L
Job Developer:
Paul Robertson
The general duties of the Harvester/Pickers, is to Harvest the mushrooms following the Supervisors instructions. They are also responsible for the grading of the mushrooms and to inspect the picked product for quality. Upon completion of the daily picking schedule they are also responsible for the sanitation of all equipment used during the picking, this shall include, knives, ladders, trolleys, hangers and buckets. Once the picking has been completed for the day the Harvester-Pickers will clean the room.
Duties:
- Follow daily instructions provided by the Harvest Supervisor
- Work safely following all safety, HACCP/SQF rules and training
- Any safety concerns must be reported to immediate supervisor
- Pick, weigh, package, scan and sort mushrooms in terms of grading and size quickly and efficiently
- Be a runner as needed
- When finished picking, sanitize all tools and equipment
- As per training, you are required to ensure a high level of quality in grading and cleaning mushroom growing beds
- Pick on average 10-15 boxes per hour as a benchmark based on our grading, quality factors
- Physical Requirements: must be able to lift 30 pounds and be required to push, pull, stand and crouch
- Work in damp, cold conditions inside or outside
- Other duties as assigned due to production needs as required
