Job Description
Eastridge Workforce Solutions is now hiring a Farm Operations Associate to join our team. In this role, you will assist in all aspects of indoor farming, and food processing.
Your role will include routine activities across a variety of stations, including plant handling, harvesting, farm operations information monitoring and collection of environmental and production data.
Reporting to the Supervisor, Production, the Farm Operations Associate will be working in seeding, transplanting, harvesting, packing produce in a refrigerated environment, cleaning, sanitizing before and after, packaging and order fulfillment.
What you’ll do
- Seeding, transplanting, harvesting and packing crops in a hands-on role
- Lead with proper use of personal protection equipment, workforce safety and food safety practices.
- Perform post-harvest packaging of a variety of produce harvested daily
- Follow standardized work process and defined work instructions and sequences at a defined pace, repetitively for an extended period of time, and rotating as required
- Perform sanitation procedures following company guidelines (SSOPs)
- Perform data entry (hand written and electronic)
- Work in cold environments (32 degrees) for extended periods of time if assigned to post-harvest
- Pitch in and help other Farm Operations Associates as needed
- Quickly communicate any health and/or safety concerns to Lead or Supervisor
- Maintain a safe and collaborative environment
- Follow proper use of personal protection equipment, workforce safety and food safety practices
- Operate complex manufacturing equipment, such as packing machines, harvest machines, transplanter, etc.
- On the job training will be provided for the role once an associate starts (Training includes: Food and Worker Safety Training and other role specific skills training as applicable)
What you’ll bring to the table
- Ability to practice safe work habits in a food safe work environment at all times
- Self-starter, gets involved quickly, takes on difficult tasks with enthusiasm. Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required
- Maintains high activity/productivity level. Operates with sense of urgency, efficiency, effectiveness and determination over extended periods of time
- Strives to understand the details. Solid planning, detail oriented and organization skills
- Presents ideas effectively, actively listens, and works across functional boundaries
- Can work in group or alone; oriented towards teamwork and the goals of the farm
- Ability to effectively document seeding, transplanting or harvesting activity accurately
- Maintains stable and professional performance under pressure or opposition
- Enjoys working in an active environment with the majority of the day being spent on your feet
- Ability to effectively take direction and implement changes quickly
- Humble, teachable, team-player who is enthusiastic and hard-working
- Ability to lift 40 pounds and at times work in refrigerated environment
Benefits: From time to time Eastridge’s clients may offer additional benefits to Eastridge employees while on assignment.Information about those benefits will be communicated when applicable.
Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.
We value diverse experiences, including prior contact with the criminal legal system, and applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance (a copy of the notice of rights under the Philadelphia Ordinance is available by clicking on this link).