Labourer / Production Worker

6 months ago


Canterbury, New Zealand Meadow Mushrooms Full time

**Full Time Permanent Position**
- **Monday - Friday**:

- **6am / 7am start rotating each week**:

- **Dunsandel Location**:

- **$31.30 p/hr + daily travel allowance**

This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit team, working together to begin the compost process for Meadow Mushrooms. Our compost is produced locally to grow our quality mushrooms. Your flexibility and willingness to learn and pull together with other team members to achieve this will help you stand out in this role.

A great opportunity if you are practically minded and looking for a change in career. Meadow Mushrooms are the leading producer of mushrooms in NZ and are a thriving business with strong family values.

**The Role**:
This role is working in Phase 2 & 3 of our composting facility. The objective of this position is to support the preparation, filling, spawning and loading-out of compost in preparation for growing mushrooms. This role is physically demanding so would suit someone who enjoys being fit and active.

**Duties**:

- Effective operation of technical machinery (of which training will be provided)
- Assisting with general duties in compost preparation, filling, spawning and loading-out
- General hygiene, hosing and cleaning duties with chemicals
- Ensuring the machinery and equipment you are operating is performing efficiently and highlighting any issues as they arise
- Driving a forklift (training provided)
- Working at heights, once trained
- General labouring duties
- Being pro-active with health and safety and hazard management
- Operate other machinery and processing equipment
- Some of the role will require you to work outside

**You Will Have**:

- Positive attitude and good communication skills
- Physically fit (able to lift up to 20kg), motivated and practically minded
- A passion for working in a rural/agricultural sector
- Positive attitude to working as part of a small team
- Be able to safely work at heights and in confined spaces (of which training will be provided)
- The ability to count and judge distance, weights and volumes
- Be able to operate and clean technical machinery
- Have a health and safety mindset
- Loader driving experience and a Forklift certificate from an OSH registered trainer would be a definite advantage but training for the right person will be provided
- Prepared to be clean shaven, as parts of role require a fitted respirator to be worn
- **New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work Visa, and currently be residing in New Zealand - we are unable to Sponsor a visa for this position.**

**Key considerations**:

- This role is Monday-Friday however there is a need to be flexible with days of work and hours as some weekend work and overtime may be required from time to time. This position is also required to work public holidays.

**This role is a full time, permanent position, and would not suit someone looking for short term employment.**

Please note that any short-listed applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment health assessment, ACC background check and drug/alcohol test.

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