Whole Leaf Looking for Greenhouse Harvester (Whole Leaf) at Coaldale, AB Full Time

Greenhouse Harvester
Whole Leaf
Star Produce Ltd. (The Star Group)
Coaldale, AB
Status: Full Time, Permanent
Hours/Shift: 5:00am -1:30pm, 5 days per week (excluding Sundays)
Starting wage: $16/hour

Whole Leaf, part of the Star Group of companies, houses five greenhouse technologies all under one roof and is truly state of the art in all facets. Whole Leaf is a world leader in sustainable greenhouse grown, one of a kind leafy greens with just over 11 acres of growing space. We are the exclusive grower of Inspired Greens and Inspired Leaves and our lettuce is grown clean year round without the use of pesticides. Robotic equipment is used ensuring that our many varieties of lettuce are untouched by human hands throughout their life cycle in the greenhouse. Whole Leaf is proud to be the first greenhouse in North America to use this advanced technology. With products listed at all major retailers and foodservice companies Whole Leaf continues to set a high bar as the best greenhouse grown greens available in the world.

**The greenhouse is located outside of Coaldale and we ask that individuals have reliable transportation to and from work**

Focus

The primary focus of the Greenhouse Harvester position is to manually harvest, package, stack, and store product in a safe, efficient manner, ensuring productivity and quality goals are met or exceeded.

Key Accountabilities:

• Harvest product by hand, inspect product for quality defects, remove quality defects, and place product into the proper packaging; use a knife to remove soil pots from specific types of produc
• Stack boxes of product by hand onto wood pallets
• Label and wrap pallets of product; move finished pallets of product into the cooler with either a pallet jack or forklift
• Transport pallets of packaging using a pallet jack
• Remove broken plant gutters from the greenhouse system and feed plant gutters that have been repaired back into the greenhouse system
• Clean worksite during production to avoid tripping and slipping hazards; clean worksite after production
• Operate a box machine to produce cardboard boxes for use in production
• Operate a tractor loader to move and unload metal disposal bins
• Additional tasks as required

Key Attributes and Skills

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to focus on a single task for extended periods of time
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Punctuality
• High manual dexterity

Education and Experience:

• No education or experience required
• Past greenhouse or warehouse experience is an asset
• Forklift experience is an asset but we are willing to train
• Tractor loader experience is an asset but we are willing to train
• Pass a background check

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in hot and humid climates found in greenhouses
• Hours may be irregular and in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, work outside of ordinary office hours (including weekends and holidays) may be required

Physical Requirements

• Safely lift up to 50lbs
• Stand and walk for up to three hours at a time
• Climb up and down stairs
• Crouch and kneel
• Perform repetitive physical tasks

About the Star Group

We love fresh produce! The Star Group operates in every facet of the produce industry, growing fruits and vegetables in our Canadian greenhouses, partnering with growers across Canada and importing the best and freshest from around the world. Our brands are Just Picked, Big Taste and Inspired Greens, and we believe our products are raising the bar for Canadian produce. If you embody our values of Passion, Persistence and Teamwork and would like to be part of the future of food in Canada, we would love to meet you!

We invite you to visit our website to obtain more information about our companies, divisions, brands and products – www.starproduce.com

Why us?

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Positive and fun work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Be part of an exciting industry

H*ow to Apply*

Please submit your resume in PDF Form. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $16.00 per hour