Harvesting Operator

Job Details:

Job Location:

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $19.00 - $19.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Production Operations, Harvesting Operator

We grow the world’s BEST Strawberries & our Harvesting Operators are a huge reason why!

As part of our Production Team, a Harvesting Operator is responsible for the execution of farming and related tasks in a production farm contributing to our exceptional product and plant health. Individuals execute the day-to-day operations of the Farm which includes pruning, harvesting, cleaning, sanitizing and transferring plants.

• Ensure tasks such as pruning, harvesting, and cleaning/sanitizing are completed timely.
• Operate and troubleshoot new farming technologies.
• Manage all stages of the strawberry plant life cycle - propagation, cultivation, pruning, and harvesting.
• Communicate and work cross functionally with packaging and distribution.
• Engage in information and data collection as necessary so that we can continually improve our strawberries.
• Escalate concerns to leadership as necessary to ensure the health and safety of our plants and our people.

The role is hands-on with about 90% of time spent in the farm tending to our plants.

Individuals who identify with our Core Values and exhibit skills within those values will thrive at Oishii.

• Ability to quickly shift priorities to meet deadlines and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with purpose.
• Outgoing and collaborative work style
  - Ability to work cross functionally at all levels and collaborate at various levels of the organization.

• Ability to remove obstacles in order to prioritize which could include problem solving, working through ambiguity and using fact based or sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently, with a high attention to detail, and ability to create structure & process where none may exist.

• Capable of prioritizing tasks and always considering the resources available when doing so.
• A bias for action! Ability to hold yourself accountable and take ownership of driving results that impact company outcomes.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to maintain excellent punctuality and attendance.
• You love strawberries and learning new things!
• You love the natural rhythm of farming and would thrive spending hours every day in a farm caring for plants–experience with gardening is a plus
• Attention to detail & ability to recognize imperfections in products/produce.
• Prior Experience in a commercial kitchen or commercial packaging operation is a plus! Food Safety Certification is also a plus!
• No growing experience necessary, on the job training will be provided.

• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs
• Ability to climb a ladder
• Ability to crouch or kneel
• Ability to reach and stretch
• Hand dexterity
• Comfortable in an active non sedentary role for lengths of up to 6 to 8 hours at a time
• MUST NOT be allergic to bees

• 4 days/week, onsite
• Schedules:
  Sunday–Wednesday or Wednesday–Saturday (weekend availability required)
• Shifts:
  
  Day (6:00am–4:30pm) or Night (7:30pm–6:00am)

• Compensation: $19/hr
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(K)
• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance + Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental leave, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Time
• Paid Training
• Office social events including happy hours, events, and parties
• Employee activity groups for basketball players, Yoga Enthusiasts, runners

Oishii (which means “delicious” in Japanese) is the innovative company behind the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm. On a mission to…