Picker
Department: Picking
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: Varies, 1 day off every 5 days, including a weekend every 5 weeks
Pay: $0.125 per pound picked or $12 per hour, whichever is greater. (The crew average is $16 per hour.) Plus, an additional $1 per hour when scheduled on the weekend.
Description
A picker is part of a crew in the Picking department. They are responsible for picking, trimming, and sizing mushrooms, including white button, crimini, and portobello. Watch a short video below to learn more.
Duties
Picking, trimming, and sizing mushrooms into baskets
Use a knife to trim the product according to our customer’s specs
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
Work quickly