Greenhouse Technician Full Time

Greenhouse Technician (General Laborer / Production Worker)

Superior Fresh is an industry-leading aquaponics facility specializing in organic leafy greens and Atlantic salmon. Our Wisconsin facility is situated on a private 800-acre Native Restoration Preserve nestled in the picturesque Coulee Region. Our state-of-the-art, land-based recirculation aquaculture system is the first in the United States to raise Atlantic salmon. In conjunction with salmon, Superior Fresh grows the highest quality organic produce in an ultramodern hydroponics greenhouse. At Superior Fresh, we produce the freshest, healthiest food available year-round, while maintaining the highest sustainability standards.

As a Greenhouse Technician, you will be a key player on the team responsible for the daily operations in our state-of-the-art, organic greenhouse. Your responsibilities will primarily consist of harvesting and packing organic leafy greens (lettuce), along with planting seeds, transplanting plants between grow beds, and daily cleaning of equipment and work areas.

• Starting at $13/hour
• Full-Time, Part-Time (typical average of 28 hours/week), and seasonal positions available
• First/Day Shift
• During the fall & winter, the team operates Monday through Friday. Weekends will be included in the harvest/work schedule again by next spring.
• Schedule will include some holidays, as the farm does operate 365 days/year.
• Must be flexible and willing to work extended hours, when necessary.

You do not need to have any previous greenhouse experience to apply. However, you must be reliable, punctual, and work well with others as part of a team. You must also have basic reading, writing, and math skills, and be able to comprehend basic communication.

Physical Effort and Work Environment
Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Seeing (75% – 100%): Must have close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Communication (75% – 100%): Must be able to effectively communicate with coworkers in order to perform the requirements of the position.
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling (75% – 100%): Must be able to perform repetitive tasks with both hands to include planting seeds, moving rafts, and cutting produce.
• Standing/Walking (75% – 100%): Will remain standing for long periods of time and must be able to move about from one area of the workplace to another.
• Climbing/Stooping/Bending/Kneeling/Reaching (50% – 74%): Will bend, twist, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach at or above shoulder level.
• Lifting (75% – 100%): Must be able to lift and carry objects up to 25 lbs. regularly, 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Pulling/Pushing (0% – 24%): Will transport loads of up to 100 lbs.
• Work Environment (75% – 100%): Predominately in greenhouse and refrigerated packing room environment. Although not substantially exposed to adverse external weather conditions, the packing room is cool and damp (38 degrees F), and the greenhouse is exposed to direct sunlight and therefore warm/hot and humid (minimum of 70 degrees F).

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The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Application Question(s):

• Please describe your interest in this job and any experience you have that is relevant to this role.
• How did you hear about this job opportunity (e.g. Indeed, newspaper ad, postcard, personal referral)?

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Food production: 1 year (Preferred)
• Farming: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location