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, Canada - V4X 1C9
2. 889 Lefeuvre Road, Abbotsford, BC, Canada - V4X 1H7
3. 4933 264th Street, Aldergrove, BC, Canada - V4W 1K4
4. 25359 16 Avenue, Aldergrove, BC, Canada - V4W 2R7
5. 3151 260th Street, Aldergrove, BC, Canada - V4W 2Z6
6. 2092 232nd Street, Langley, BC, Canada - V2Z 2Z6
7. 7630 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC, Canada - V4X 2B6
8. 6191 264th Street, Aldergrove, BC, Canada - V4W 1K8
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
o 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
o Sort picked mushrooms by sizes and quality into boxes
o Cut mushroom manually on the portabella line
o 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
o Manual Handling of pre-pack blue trays on the end bench of conveyor
o Placing empty blue trays on the tub wash conveyor
o Placing filled mushroom (all sizes such as 8oz, 16oz, etc.) into boxes and placed on the conveyors
o Ensure all trays goes through OMORI – wrapping, stickering, and metal detector
o Wrap and label mushrooms
o Weighing of mushroom box on the weigh machine
o Weigh and package mushrooms in a manner that the product is safe and legal
o Assist in operating and maintaining various farm machinery and equipment
• Loading/unloading farm produce and supplies for transport
o Bringing stack of mushrooms of pre-pack blue trays pallets using electric pallet jacks
o Picking of wrapped mushroom boxes and placing on the cardboard
o Placing of cardboard and stacking on the wooden pallets
o Move empty cardboard boxes to the trashing machine outside area using hand pallet jack
o Moving the pallets to the warehouses
o Unloading farm supplies from trucks using various mobile equipments
o Operate mobile equipment, such as forklifts, skid steers, front-end loaders
• Cleaning and preparing mushroom beds, growing and working areas
o Ensure all fallen mushrooms are cleaned off mushroom beds
o Cleaning mushrooms beds properly to help promote good crop for the next flush of mushrooms
o Cleaning, washing off floors, machines, hoppers, bunkers, etc.
o Ensure fallen mushrooms on the ground are swept and cleaned
o Ensure fallen mushrooms on the rotating parts are cleaned using air-guns
o Ensure all trash are cleaned outside in the big bin
• Sanitizing picking tools and working area
o Stacking blue tubs
o Moving clean tubs and palletizing skid
o Checking for cleanliness of the tubs
o Wrapping skids of empty tubs
o Sanitizing picking tools, buckets, etc.
o 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
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