Mushrooms Harvester
- Type: Full Time
- Location: 7345 Guelph Line, Campbellville
- Employer Type: Business
- Wage ($/hr): $17.20 per hour or piece work whatever is greater; bonus eligible
- Published on: 2024-11-07
- Application Deadline: 2025-02-06
- Job ID: 889621124
- Job Category: Agriculture
Website Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd
Job Description
Main Duties:
1 Harvesting Mushrooms (which includes picking, sorting and packing)
2 Position elevating lorry to appropriate height (up to six feet from ground)
3 Harvest mushrooms using several passes, ensuring proper separation
4 From mushroom trays, select which mushrooms to harvest and which to leave growing for maximum size, quality and yield
5 Pick mushrooms by hand; ensure mushrooms are of the required size and stem length to satisfy customer requirements.
6 Trim roots to correct length with knife
7 Sort mushrooms for quality and size and place in appropriate container; ensure punnets are of the required weight.
8 Keep work area clean, tidy and free from loose mushrooms at all times.
9 Other associated duties
Required languages: English
Education level: N/A
Required skills: Qualifications: 1. Physically fit; capable of crouching, reaching, stretching, bending and standing for long periods comfortably; ability to lift up to 20 lbs. 2. Excellent manual dexterity; must be able to pick mushrooms without bruising. 3. Safety conscious; ability to follow Health, Safety and Hygiene standards in accordance with Company rules and regulations.
Closest intersection: Guelph Line and Derry Road Milton