Company description
We are a first-generation, family-owned farm focusing on year round production of certified organic gourmet culinary mushrooms. We also grow a very limitied amount of produce for market and home use. The farm is located in the valleys and ridges of southwestern PA, outside the town of Everett. The mushrooms are all cultivated indoors in a pole barn, nestled on a beautiful 60 acres of rolling hills and woods, with nearly half a mile of creek frontage along Shaffer Creek.
We will be hiring a few new full-time employees to grow with us into 2025 as we expand our current production.
Job description
This position will be a part of all aspects of mushroom cultivation, from substrate production, inoculation, harvesting, packing, and lots of cleaning in between! Will be 1 of 3 or 4 team members in charge of all mushroom production.
Requirements:
No mushroom cultivation experience required, training will be provided.
Be physically fit enough to comfortably lift 50 lbs, work on your feet for 8 hours and repeatedly lift 10-15 lbs throughout the day.
Be a hard worker, with attention to detail, efficiency, and quality.
Daily Responsibilities
Grow room Maintenance
Harvest- Record
Cut open blocks, consolidate racks
Clean as needed
Fulfill production schedule
Load steamer- Record
Inoculate- Record
Move racks from incubation to fruiting
Dispose of spent blocks to compost pile
Clean, sanitize, and rinse harvest crates and racks
Assist with packing of orders as needed
Assist with general maintenance as needed
Compensation
this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $17.00 - $22.00
Application instructions
This job expired on March 31, 2025
Deadline
July 01, 2025