Grower Trainee

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionThe Grower Trainee is responsible for developing as a Mushroom Grower while assisting the Grower Farm Manager with managing the quality and quantity of mushrooms in the farm mushroom houses.

Job Responsibilities:

• Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
• Keeps up daily records that monitor growing houses as assigned
• Assists in crop data entry and trend monitoring tasks
• Assists with visual observation of Staff and Contractor performance
• Keeps a daily report with the Growing Management
• Attends and participates in weekly Growers' meeting, if needed
• Assists in the management of the crop throughout the growing cycle.
• Assists with continuous improvement approaches to waste and cost reduction, crop improvement,
• labor efficiency and machine reliability.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regs
• Evaluate production and quality and adjust growing techniques accordingly.
• Understand disease influences in the houses and take proper actions to curtail impact.
• Watch trends in compost quality and ambient weather changes.
• Checks assigned houses and enters data in appropriate charts and programs

Qualifications:

• High School or GED required, but bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Mushroom growing knowledge preferred, but willing to train.
• Private Pesticide License.

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