Mushroom grower

Everharvest Mushrooms Inc. in Chilliwack, British Columbia is hiring a Mushroom grower at $20.00 per hour for 40 to 50 hours per week. This is a permanent full-time farm role, and the successful candidate will start as soon as possible. The job suits an organised, hands-on grower with mushroom experience who can run daily farm operations and supervise a small team in a rural setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform general farm duties and manage the overall operations of the farm
• Plan and coordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
• Determine the quantity and types of crops to be grown and the livestock to be raised
• Detect and identify disease in mushrooms and keep up-to-date knowledge of pests and diseases
• Inspect the quality of mushroom produce and prepare items for market or sale
• Monitor mushroom growing conditions such as water line placement, air flow and barn temperature
• Inspect already planted crops to ensure they are growing properly and address any issues
• Protect crops from weeds and pests, including spraying pesticides where needed
• Keep daily progress reports of the farm and keep the farm working area clean
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Harvest seedlings, clean crops, carry out clipping, suckering, weeding, grading, tying, lowering and seed cutting, and mix fertiliser in correct proportions

Requirements

• Fluent in English
• Minimum qualification of secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 to 3 years of working experience in a similar industry
• Able to supervise 3 to 4 people, with good communication, decision making and problem solving skills
• Good physical and healthy state, punctual, flexible, accountable and authentic, with strong time management and organisational skills
• Good team player with values and ethics and an eye for details
• Willing to work outdoors for long hours in wet or damp, dusty, hot and cold or refrigerated environments, and in walking, bending, crouching, kneeling and standing positions
• Willing to work under pressure, perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks and handle heavy loads
• Own vehicle for transportation; work is in a rural area

Salary & Benefits

The salary is $20.00 per hour for 40 to 50 hours per week. The posting states permanent full-time employment. No other benefits are stated on the source posting, and no LMIA or who-can-apply status is stated, so none is claimed here.

How to Apply

Apply through this listing on gulfvisasjobs.com using the direct link to the original Job Bank posting.