What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mushroom Packer position at Mousam Valley Mushrooms?
Job Position: Mushroom Packer
As a packer, you make decisions on what is acceptable mushroom quality for our customers and what isn’t. At the same time, you must attempt to maximize the saleable fruit and minimize trash. You must strike a balance between quality and profitability according to company standards.
Job Title: Mushroom Packer – Farming Fungi LLC Position location: Springvale, Maine
Full-/Part-Time: Full-time Regular/Temporary: Regular
Compensation $15 hourly paid bi-weekly, including 2 weeks paid vacation, one week paid sick time, 8 paid holidays per year
Major Responsibilities
- Mushroom Sorting; Premiums, Seconds and Scrap for quality, ripeness and damage
- Mushroom Packaging: Cluster/Mushroom count, Stem positioning, Debris removal
- Mushroom Weighing, Pack House Sanitation, Box Making, Utility
Required Skills
· Quick decision making, high level of dexterity, detail oriented, flexible in your duties
· Available on Saturdays & Sundays (on occasion and will have 2 weekdays off)
· Positive attitude
· The goal for an employee on the pack line is to complete "x" boxes/hour while meeting our high-quality standards.
· Packhouse employees must conduct their duties in accordance with USDA and GAP instructions.
Required Qualifications & Working Conditions
· You may spend the workday standing stationary at a single work station while moving to and from the cooler.
· You may be required to lift from 10-25 pounds and operate a pallet jack
· You may also be required to bend, stoop, twist and lift overhead.
· You may be required to perform extensive walking--putting boxes on carts and parking carts in the holding area.
· 30 min paid lunch/2 x 15-minute paid breaks within an 8-hour shift
Education High School Diploma or GED preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Language:
- English (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15