Mushroom Harvesting Labourer

• Posted by : Champ’s Fresh Farms Inc

 October 02, 2024 - Expire after -56 days

• Job category : Agriculture & farms

         

Job Description

MUSHROOM HARVESTING LABOURER POSITIONS AVAILABLE

COMPANY NAME: Champ’s Fresh Farms Inc

HEAD OFFICE: 3151 260th St, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 2Z6

JOB LOCATIONS: Various locations in the lower mainland see below:

1. 28345 King Road, Abbotsford, BC, V4X 1C9
2. 4933 264th St, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 1K4
3. 2092 232nd St, Langley, BC, V2Z 2Z6
4. 7630 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC, V4X 2B6
5. 3151 260th St, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 2Z6
6. 889 Lefeuvre Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1H7
7. 25359 16 Ave, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2R7

JOB TITLE: Mushroom Harvesting Labourer 

START DATE: As soon as possible

JOB TYPE: Full time, Permanent positions available

WAGE: $17.40-19.40/hour (Depending on experience)

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 180 

JOB DUTIES:

• Harvesting, picking, sorting, packing, and weighing mushrooms
  • Decide which mushrooms to pick to encourage good quality harvest by selecting which mushrooms to harvest and which to leave to grow, to maximize size, quality and output of mushrooms
  • Sort picked mushrooms by sizes and quality into boxes
  • Cut mushroom manually on the portabella line
  • Slice mushrooms on slice machine using SOP and ensure safety guards are followed as trained i.e. machine shut down, chains properly attached, steel covered
  • Manual Handling of pre-pack blue trays on the end bench of conveyor
  • Placing empty blue trays on the tub wash conveyor
  • Placing filled mushroom (all sizes such as 8oz, 16oz, etc.) into boxes and placed on the conveyors
  • Ensure all trays goes through OMORI – wrapping, stickering, and metal detector
  • Wrap and label mushrooms
  • Weighing of mushroom box on the weigh machine
  • Weigh and package mushrooms in a manner that the product is safe and legal
  • Assist in operating and maintaining various farm machinery and equipment

• Loading/unloading farm produce and supplies for transport
  • Bringing stack of mushrooms of pre-pack blue trays pallets using electric pallet jacks
  • Picking of wrapped mushroom boxes and placing on the cardboard
  • Placing of cardboard and stacking on the wooden pallets
  • Move empty cardboard boxes to the trashing machine outside area using hand pallet jack
  • Moving the pallets to the warehouses
  • Unloading farm supplies from trucks using various mobile equipments
  • Operate mobile equipment, such as forklifts, skid steers, front-end loaders

• Cleaning and preparing mushroom beds, growing and working areas
  • Ensure all fallen mushrooms are cleaned off mushroom beds
  • Cleaning mushrooms beds properly to help promote good crop for the next flush of mushrooms
  • Cleaning, washing off floors, machines, hoppers, bunkers, etc.
  • Ensure fallen mushrooms on the ground are swept and cleaned
  • Ensure fallen mushrooms on the rotating parts are cleaned using air-guns
  • Ensure all trash are cleaned outside in the big bin

• Sanitizing picking tools and working area
  • Stacking blue tubs
  • Moving clean tubs and palletizing skid
  • Checking for cleanliness of the tubs
  • Wrapping skids of empty tubs
  • Sanitizing picking tools, buckets, etc.
  • Ensuring cleanliness, tidiness, and safety of work environment.

BENEFITS: Extended health and dental benefits are provided to successful candidates who are hired and have passed their 3 months probationary period.

Skills and abilities:

• Ability to work a high height level, using ladders, lorries/man lifts to harvest mushrooms
• Ability to bed, crouch, stand, and kneel for long extended periods
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (20kg)
• Ability to work in various conditions, indoors, outdoors, cold, wet/damp, dust, distinct odours
• Ability to utilize fine motor coordination with hands and arms
• Ability to work long hours, with repetitive tasks
• Ability to work under minimal supervision  

LANGUAGE: No formal language requirement.

EXPERERIENCE: No Education or experience required; successful candidates will be trained on job duties.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply only in the manner specified below:

Email: hrjobs@champsmushrooms.com

• In the subject line, please indicate the position you are applying for

Fax: 1-604-625-1185