Packer

Packer

Compensation starting at: $16.00

Shift: 7:00 am 5:30 pm / Wednesday Saturday / Off every other Wednesday

Benefits: Full benefits package starting day 1 of employment

• Medical Dental & Vison
• Health Saving Acct with starter funds
• Up to 4 match on 401k
• Short term disability long term disability life insurance and AD&D
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Paid holiday sick and vacation days
• Employee assistance program offers counseling services
• Tuition reimbursement

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 Loudon we grow more than650000 poundsof leafy greens per year forNew Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts Maine Connecticut and New York. We are currently in need of a packerto support our team.

Job Description:

Duties&Responsibilities:

• Responsible for carrying out the labor required to complete the daily weighing and packaging plan of leafy greens in a safe and efficient manner.
• Adheres to food safety protocols in all aspects of job requirements.
• Follows supervisors instructions in adhering to standardized practices and achieving required results.
• Accurately record charts related to performed labor inspection and results according to company and regulatory guidelines
• Maintain a safe clean organized work area
• Operate Hand Pallet Jack
• Report food safety and quality problems to Supervisor the SQF Practitioner or directly to Senior Management.

Qualifications:

• 01 years of experience in a production environment or related work experience
• Food or agriculture industry experience preferred
• Ongoing training in Food Safety and Sanitation
• Ability to fulfill routine logs related to food safety and inspection reports.

Key Values & Characteristics of Candidates:

• Authentically Green.Candidates must sincerely care about 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 to strongly perform every 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 be strong team players. Candidates must possess the highest degree of integrity and must project the proper image of BrightFarms.
• Productive.Colleagues and clients should be quick to describe candidates as famous for getting things done.

WorkConditions:

Coolers/Warehouse/Greenhouse. Employees will work mostly in cooler temperatures ranging between 3555degrees. Employees will have some exposure to seasonal conditions which may range from extreme heat and humidity in the summer to cold in the winter. Often working near moving mechanical parts. There will be exposure to cleaning chemicals. The noise level of machines and cooling units can be loud.

PhysicalRequirements:

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 to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds and on a rotating basis constantly lift up to 10 pounds. The employee should have clear correctable vision at close and distance range as well as peripheral vision to notice safety hazards.

BrightFarmsis 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.