Harvester

BrightFarms is The Place to Grow!

At BrightFarms were on a mission to revolutionize the way leafy greens are grown. But we dont just want to grow great tasting greens we want them to do good as well: for the planet for the health of people and for the wellbeing of our employees. We give BrightFarmers the tools training support and opportunities they need to do better for themselves and the world every day. Because when you do good for your people they do good for the world.

BrightFarms is a national leader in the booming indoor farming industry transforming how produce is grown and delivered with its expanding network of hightech sustainable hydroponic farms. We currently operate six hightech greenhouse farms with four new regional salad greenhouse hubs breaking ground to begin opening in 2024. BrightFarms fresh lettuce options from classic greens to crunchy mixes and salad kits are available in more than 3700 retail stores across the East Coast and Midwest.

At our greenhouse in Culpeper County we grow more than 1 million pounds of leafy greens per year serving the Greater Washington D.C. Baltimore and Northern Virginia areas. We are currently in need of a Harvester to support our team.

Compensation starting at: $16.00/hr

Shift: 4:00am 2:30pm

Benefits: Full benefits package starting day 1 of employment

• Medical Dental & Vison
• Up to 4 match on 401k
• Short term disability long term disability life insurance and AD&D
• Paid maternity andpaternity leave
• Paid holiday sick and vacation days
• Employeeassistanceprogram offers counselingservices
• Tuition reimbursement

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Remove boards from ponds and place on conveyor to be put through a cutting machine.
• Ensure clean sanitary machines and equipment throughout the process
• Learn and follow the best food safety standards consistent with ourSOPs procedures inspections and quality requirements
• Contribute to high quality by communicatingwith supervisor when irregularities with product or equipment occur
• Help fulfill daily harvest plan to satisfy our consumers and customers
• Take credit for your teams accomplishments by accurately recording charts related to performed labor inspection and results asrequired
• Work safely andmaintaina safe clean organized workarea
• Operate Hand Pallet Jack safely to help add efficiency asneeded

Qualifications:

• No experience needed! Just a BRIGHT attitude!
• Some food or agriculture industry experiencepreferred
• Ongoing training in Food Safety and Sanitation is a bonus!
• Ability to fulfill routine logs related to food safety and inspection reports either in paperwork or digital form

Key Values & Characteristics of Candidates:

• Authentically Green.Candidates mustsincerely careabout leading the movement to improve the environmental impact of the food supply chain. Candidates must be passionate about creating a healthier planet environment and food supply. The background and experience of candidates should reflect a true passion for improving the way we feed Americans.
• Drive to Succeed.Candidates must have hunger and ambition and must get out of bed and want tostrongly performevery day internally motivated. Candidates must demand excellence and strive to achieve greatness. Candidates should have a high clock speed and imbue energy in those around them.
• Humility & Integrity.Candidates must have personal humility and must want the organization to succeed (not focusing solely on personal success). Candidates must care about people and clients and bestrong teamplayers. Candidates mustpossessthe highest degree of integrity and must project the proper image ofBrightFarms.
• Productive.Colleagues and clients should be quick to describe candidates as famous for getting things done.

Work Conditions:

Working in a Greenhouse is generally a warm and sunny place to be! Occasionally Harvesters may be asked assist in the coolers where the produce is packed and those coolers are kept at around 40 degrees (coats are provided). Also Harvesters are often working near moving mechanical parts. There will be exposure to cleaning chemicals. The noise level of machines and cooling units can be loud. All safety gear will be provided and expected to be used for conditions involving extreme weather noise and chemical exposure.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job employees are expected to constantly use hands to finger handle or feel as well as talk and hear. There is frequent standing walking reaching with hands and arms as well as stooping kneeling crouching and climbing. The lifting requirements are to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds often lift up to 25 pounds and constantly lift up to 10 pounds. In addition the operator will have to pull dumpsters filled with material using the pallet jack this will be done together with other operators. The employee should have clear correctable vision at close and distance range as well as peripheral vision to notice safety hazards.

BrightFarms is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age race color religion or creed national origin or ancestry sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender gender identity physical or mental disability veteran status genetic information ethnicity citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.