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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
We are a team of growers, plant scientists, engineers, artists, foodies and plant romantics working to improve the lives of plants, people, and the planet. We currently operate in South San Francisco, CA, and Laramie, WY. Our new Compton, CA site set to open in 2021 will be the world’s first, high-capacity indoor vertical farm.
Plenty believes food justice is social justice. Equal access to healthy, nutritious food is fundamental to a quality life. We build farms in communities that need better access to food and jobs. Plenty provides living-wage, year-round jobs along with flavorful, nutrient-rich food to the communities we serve. We use automation and robotics so machines do the backbreaking labor while people perform new kinds of skilled agricultural, science and high-tech jobs.
Now is the time to help Plenty achieve its mission to feed the world healthy food in a sustainable way. We are a start-up with expanding career growth opportunities.
We are actively seeking those who embody our core values: find a way, down to earth, & grow together. These values guide how we work together as teammates, approach innovation and engage with customers. Does this sound like you? Join the mission as we improve human and planetary health by increasing access to craveable fruits and vegetables.
About Plenty
Plenty is on a mission to make fresh, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables more accessible to everyone. Our cutting-edge indoor, vertical farms produce extraordinary yields using a fraction of the land and water outdoor farms need. Nutrient-rich, mouth-watering and locally grown, our crops help people, communities and our planet to be healthier and more resilient.
The people and teams who make up Plenty are at the core of how we do this. We are a collaborative and innovative bunch. We are passionate about our contributions to Plenty, the communities around us and our planet, but never take ourselves too seriously. We’re down to Earth, we grow together, and we always find a way. Most importantly, we’re here to improve the lives of plants, people and our planet.
About the role
Plenty is looking for an Operations Technician who will assist in all aspects of indoor farming for the Plant Science team. In this role, your skills and training will be applied to plant production in a modern, fast paced, high-technology hydroponic research facility. You will support our optimization efforts for a diversity of crops through routine activities centralized around research trial establishment, environment monitoring and maintenance, and data collection.
What you'll do
- Supports the operations of Laramie's leafy greens, strawberry and tomato programs
- This will be a hands-on role where you will be seeding, transplanting, and harvesting crops
- Perform routine end of shift daily cleaning of lab, equipment, and work areas
- Work with high-intensity plant production equipment
- Collect, enter, organize, and validate data related to plant health, yield, and morphology
- Consistently monitor environmental data, and conduct regular systems checks to identify abnormalities in test environment operation
- Mix or handle chemicals as needed
- Follow established data collection and maintenance protocol for a diversity of environments and crops.Prepare samples for external analysis
- Work dynamically across a variety of teams, cross-train to support multiple projects
- Participates in light troubleshooting of equipment to reduce downtime
- Actively seek out ways to support the team
- Finish activities to the quality standard expected and within a reasonable amount of time
- Work Schedule: *Must be flexible
What you'll bring to the table
- Basic horticulture experience preferred
- Ability to practice safe work habits and follow lab protocols
- Ability to effectively take direction and implement changes quickly
- Ability to prioritize and operate with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and determination
- Ability to work in groups or alone
- Ability to effectively document tasks and observations accurately, experience with Google Suite preferred
- Ability to proactively communicate blockers and problems with relevant stakeholders
- Ability to maintain stable and professional performance under pressure or opposition
- Must be a humble, teachable, team-player who is enthusiastic and hard-working
- Compensation; we’ll pay you a competitive wage, give you a stake in the company via equity and contribute toward your 401K
- Health & well-being; we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits from day one, in-office gyms, and an Employee Assistance Program to help with mental health, financial & legal matters
- Food; in-office lunches, snacks and access to our leafy greens & new produce in development -- are you up for a side gig as a taste tester?
- Grow together; learning & development opportunities including unlimited access to our Upstart University platform, LinkedIn Learning, lunch & learns, training certifications, and more
- Equipment; we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful, including $75/month toward your phone bill and $250 every 2 years to upgrade your phone
- Paid time off; we know you’ll do your best if you’re taking time to recharge, so we offer 2 weeks of paid time off + 6 days of paid sick leave per year in addition to the paid holidays we observe
Food safety requirements
- Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations
- All employees must show proof of COVID vaccination before starting work, other than in limited circumstances where the law requires an exception
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