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, is on a mission to grow Canada’s best-tasting and most sustainable lettuce, 365 days a year. Our 12-acre greenhouse facility near Coaldale, Alberta, is one of the most technologically advanced lettuce greenhouses on earth, producing Inspired Greens and Inspired Leaves for customers across Canada. Innovations in the use of robotics, integrated pest management, water conservation and automation help make Inspired Greens a clean, healthy and delicious choice. Thanks to customer-favorites products such as our whole-head living lettuce and ready-to-eat cut greens, Whole Leaf’s products are in high demand across the country. Join Whole Leaf and set the bar for Canadian-grown fresh produce.
**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 product
• 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

How 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
Pay: From $16.00 per hour
Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• Please state if you are looking for full-time or part-time employment.
• Do you have reliable transportation as the greenhouse is located outside of Coaldale?

Work Location: In person