Brown Mushroom Picker
Department: Packing and Shipping
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: Varies, 1 day off every 5 days, including a weekend every 5 weeks
Pay: $12 per hour
Description
A picker is part of a picking crew in the Packing and Shipping department. They are responsible for picking, trimming, and sizing the brown mushrooms, including portabellos and criminis. Brown Pickers also support the packing department, as needed. Watch a short video below to learn more.
Duties
Picking, trimming, and sizing crimini and portabello mushrooms into tubs
Sort the Ports into the right boxes and keep them organized in the cooler and ready to ship. Help with any paperwork and estimates
Clean up your work area in each room
Prepare mushroom beds for the next day’s harvest
Requirements
Ability to work in cooler temperatures; rooms are about 65 degrees F
Lift up to 50 pounds
Baskets with picked mushrooms weigh about 2.5 pounds
Work from a portable platform called a picking trolley at elevated heights and Work quickly