Farm Hand Fill / Empty Crew
Looking for a role where you can stay active and make a difference? We may have shroom for you. Come grow with us and be part of a team that's passionate about producing quality mushrooms.
Highline's Vision and Values:
Passionately nourish people, the environment and the community, through embracing our core values, which include:
We do the right thing, always. We lead the way. We are fanatical about quality. We are transparent in our relationships. We always consider the human element. We embrace diversity and inclusion.
General Duties:
Disinfecting growing rooms and materials
Setting up nets for harvest beds
Assisting in machine set up with the Senior Crew
Assisting or operating the filling winch
Guiding nets into growing rooms
Operating a forklift
Helps ensure the mushroom compost fills into the growing beds
Driving vehicles on the farm, such as wagons, casing trucks, or dump trucks
Wash and sanitize heavy machinery, casing trucks, wagons and dump trucks
Operating handheld drill to secure plastic sheets with growing room
Pulling the cables from the winch across mushrooms beds, up to 8 feet
General hygiene practices: cleaning aisles, shovelling, squeegee, etc.
Driving vehicles on the farm, such as wagons, casing trucks, or dump trucks
Wash and sanitize heavy machinery, casing trucks, wagons and dump trucks
Operating handheld drill to secure plastic sheets with growing room
Pulling the cables from the winch across mushrooms beds, up to 8 feet
General hygiene practices: cleaning aisles, shovelling, squeegee, etc.
Washing growing rooms
Disinfecting the growing rooms and any materials
Assisting the operator for the emptying winch and conveyor
Helps ensures growing beds are emptied post-harvest
Removing nets from the winch
Operating a forklift to remove nets and equipment
Setting up nets across the growing beds after cleaning and sanitizing
Assisting the operator in setting up any heavy equipment
Driving vehicles on the farm, such as wagons, casing trucks, or dump trucks
Wash and sanitize nets, casing trucks, wagons and dump trucks
General hygiene practices: cleaning aisles, shovelling, squeegee, etc.
Environment:
This position requires work outdoors 365 days a year, in all weather conditions.
Qualifications:
Must be at least 16 years of age.
Must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer, without restrictions.
Background or exposure to mushrooms, horticultural, or agricultural environment is an asset.
Hours of Work:
5 to 6 days / week
Approximately 30 to 60 hours / week
Daily shift end times vary based on production needs
Earnings:
$18.67 per hour
Benefits:
Extended health, vision and dental for associates and their eligible family members
Life insurance, dependent life insurance, STD
Annual safety shoe allowance
Pension matching
Overtime eligible
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Open Vacancies: 3
Locations of Work:
506 Mersea Rd. 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 (2)
2646 Division Rd., Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E5 (1)
How to Apply:
Through careers.highlinemushrooms.com,
On Indeed,
In Person at 506 Mersea Rd. 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5
Highline encourages applications from all qualified candidates. When requested, Highline will accommodate people with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment, assessment and hiring process.
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- Department
- Growing
- Role
- Farm Hand Fill/Empty Crew - Level 1
- Locations
- Essex
About Highline Mushrooms
Highline Mushrooms is one of North America's leading mushroom growers, proudly producing fresh, organic, and sustainably grown mushrooms. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, driving innovation, quality, and a more sustainable future. Join a team where you can grow your career while making a meaningful impact.