Company description North Spore Mushroom Company, based in Portland, Maine, is expanding and has several new positions available. North Spore was founded in 2014 by three friends and graduates of The College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. They cultivate a variety of mushroom species, including Oyster Mushrooms, Shiitake, Lions Mane, and Chestnut Mushrooms. North Spore also produces mushroom spawn for home growers, small farms, and other mushroom producers, participates in a multitude of local farmer's markets, and works directly with Portland area restaurants and specialty shops. Job description North Spore Mushroom Company is seeking a qualified team-centered production manager with farm management experience. This is a key role for our mushroom farm and requires strong leadership skills, the ability to organize and maintain a facility with many mechanical parts, communication skills for managing employees, and a love and passion for urban farming, mushroom cultivation, or food production.
    
Ideal candidates will be self-motivated individuals willing to take a managerial role and oversee the daily operations of North Spore's production facility in Westbrook. Experience working at or managing a mushroom farm is preferred but not required as we would be willing to train the right person. The primary responsibility of this position will be overseeing production staff and coming up with systems to ensure North Spore meets its weekly production goals of fresh mushrooms and spawn. Tasks include keeping stock of and ordering supplies and materials, coordinating employee/intern schedules, maintaining production equipment, monitoring and adjusting fruit room parameters, and optimizing production methods for a wide range of different culinary and medicinal mushrooms. The production manager is also expected to take a hands on approach to the often repetitive tasks associated with fresh mushroom production and will work along side the production assistant to ensure weekly production goals are met. 
    
This is not an easy job, it requires a certain level of strength and stamina and often requires the willingness to perform repetitive tasks while keeping the composure and professionalism of a strong leader. Very strong organization and time management skills are an absolute necessity. 
     
This position is a great opportunity for someone willing to work as a long term employee and grow with the business. We are a tight team that values good communication skills, a strong work ethic, and lightheartedness. We work hard but like to have fun doing it! Compensation this position is : salaried Work visa This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants Application instructions Deadlineno deadline