Job Details
About Sensei Ag
At Sensei Ag, we align technology with the environment to protect and preserve natural resources while optimizing how we grow food. Merging agriculture and innovation to achieve sustainable farming practices allows us to grow delicious and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Our Vision: Improve Human Nutrition and Preserve the Environment by Growing Food Indoors.
Our Commitment: Growing More with Less:Our greenhouses use less water and take up less space than traditional farms, while maximizing flavor and freshness.
Achieving Climate Compatibility: Whether we're growing fruits or vegetables, our goal is to deliver fresh produce efficiently and sustainably in any environment.
Harvesting at Peak Ripeness: Our fresh produce is grown year-round and picked at the peak of ripeness to deliver high quality and great taste.
Learn more from our website or by following us on LinkedIn. If you'd like to see what we are doing with our consumer-facing brand Sensei Farms, please check our Instagram!
Position Description
The Site Support Associate is responsible for ensuring that farm personnel are supplied with the resources required for the continued performance of their regular duties, ensuring the safe and timely transportation of harvest, and for providing support services for general farm operation.
Responsibilities
- Harvest transportation for lettuce & vine crops within farm site, including transportation from greenhouse to packing/cold storage.
- Ensuring supply of harvest containers to greenhouses for harvest, including cleaning/sanitizing of harvest containers, and delivery of harvest containers in advance of harvest.
- Supply/removal of greenwaste bins to greenhouses, ensuring that greenhouses have empty greenwaste bins, as needed, and that full greenwaste bins are not left on site overnight. This includes transportation and emptying of greenwaste bins at greenwaste facility.
- Trash disposal of bulk loads at the landfill.
- Transportation of empty pallets from local vendors to farm.
- General forklift and logistics support for site needs, as they arise.
- Responsibility for ensuring that forklifts and other rechargeable vehicles are charged, as necessary, and that any damage or malfunctions are reported immediately.
- Maintaining general site cleanliness and order, including removal of weeds and miscellaneous debris.
- Safely operate forklift and farm vehicles while adhering to all applicable policies and regulations.
- Support of Maintenance and Special Projects, as required.
- Other duties as assigned and as required to maintain continuity of operations.
Minimum years of experience required- Minimum of six (6) months of warehouse or distribution experience.
Required Skills, Abilities and Qualifications- Must adhere to physical and food safety protocols.
- Ability to adapt quickly to the needs of the business.
- Self-motivated and proactive in identifying and adapting to opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Effective at collaborating with various teams; excellent interpersonal and communication skills and positive attitude.
- Ability to complete assigned tasks within a given timeline and to meet deadlines.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to work in an environment exposed to elements such as UV and heat.
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
Preferred Skills, Abilities and Qualifications - Knowledge or experience with food safety and recall tracking, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) techniques, and food handling practices that minimize contamination and preserve product condition.
- Mechanical experience (working on vehicles or shop equipment, etc.)
- Construction experience.
- Forklift experience.
Educational Requirements- High School diploma or equivalent.
Certifications and Licenses- Ability to obtain forklift, manlift, scissor lift, articulating boom lift, certifications within 90 days of employment.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver's License issued by the State of Hawaii, with a clear driver's abstract.
Travel RequirementFLSA StatusCompensationTraits We Value- Appreciation for transforming health and the future of food
- Smart, not arrogant
- Humble and hardworking
- Entrepreneurial, not risk averse
- Kind and genuine
- Grit and lots of it
Benefits- Comprehensive Medical Plans
- Prescription Drug Benefits
- Employee Wellness
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- HSA/FSA
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Travel Assistance Program
- Paid-Time Off
- 401K
NOTE: Residents of Hawaii, receive a Comprehensive Healthcare Bundle consisting of: Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx prescriptions, different from US Mainland plans/programs.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. Other duties may be assigned.