Operation Technician

Overview

About Role We are an ag-tech company looking for an Operations Technician who will assist in all aspects of indoor farming for the Plant Science team. Your skills and training will be applied to plant production in a modern, fast paced, high-technology hydroponic research facility. This role 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 We're Looking For • 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 Food Safety Requirement • Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations. About Us We are here to change the way people eat, making extraordinary flavor and nutrition more available in a way that's better for people and the planet. We build farms that can put craveable flavor first while delivering exceptional yields. And our produce is always pesticide-free and grown using less than 1% of the land and 5% of the water of outdoor farming.

Benefits

Company

We are a new kind of farm for a new kind of world. We’re on a mission to bring healthy food to the world while protecting the environment. Our pesticide-free, non-GMO leafy greens taste fresh-picked from the garden because they were. We grow and deliver locally, cutting transportation miles and reducing emissions. Our indoor farms mean fresh produce is always in season. 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. We believe 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. We provide 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 us achieve our 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.