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We're mushrooming! Specifically, we help people grow mushrooms. And given the rise in the popularity of mushrooms, we are growing at an unprecedented rate. We're passionate about cultivating food, foraging for mushrooms, and 'spreading the spore'.
When we launched in 2014, we were a vertically integrated mushroom farm, but have now grown into the Northeast's premier mushroom supply and cultivation ecommerce company with a state of the art in-house laboratory, mushroom spawn production facility, research farm, and digital education center. We're at that perfect stage of growth, where we're still small enough for you to make a major difference, while big enough to have resources to do amazing things.
Material Handling, Freight, and Inventory Specialist
Schedule: 40 hour week, in-person. Five 8-hr days: 8AM - 4:30PM
Synopsis: The Material Handling and Inventory Specialist is responsible for receiving all incoming deliveries, placing these materials into inventory, and moving to designated locations in a safe and efficient manner with high attention to detail. They are also responsible for auditing and organizing North Spore inventory on hand. They set up incoming and outgoing freight for the company using our freight broker system.
Description: The Material Handling and Inventory Specialist role can be further broken down into the following responsibilities:
• Receive all incoming shipments at North Spore’s 921 Riverside St location.
• Inspect all received goods for any damage, file damage claims as necessary, and adjust incoming inventory numbers as necessary.
• Receive relevant freight info (pallet dimensions and counts, addresses) from North Spore teammates for incoming and outgoing shipments, arrange freight with our freight brokers. You arrange the freight and then you know when it is coming in or going out. These shipments may or may not be set up by teammates using a Google form or similar, but you will be informed and responsible for tracking the shipment.
• Material handling of all incoming shipments as well as all materials on site, with placement based on current designations for each material, and daily movement of product to make accessible to the rest of our warehouse team.
• Stays up to date on all certifications related to material handling and safety.
• Following all safety protocols related to material handling, including maintaining an up-to-date certification on all material handling equipment (forklift, pallet jacks, scissor lift), daily inspections of all equipment, daily maintenance as required.
• Restacks/organizes pallets and materials, including wrapping pallets, to either relocate or to make safer for raising onto pallet racking. This job requires the ability to lift 50lbs repetitively to complete tasks.
• Audits all inventory on site following audit schedule, taking manual counts and updating inventory counts in our digital system (Prodsmart).
• Restocks work stations with pallets, cartons, bundles, and stacks of material daily to keep individual station stock levels above required amount for daily operations.
Position requirements:
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs multiple times daily
• Must be able to work on their feet for full 8-hr shift
• Must be able to attain and maintain forklift operator’s certification
• Prior forklift experience required (at least 6 months)
• Must be able to use inventory management software correctly
• Must be able to navigate digital freight broker system and use email effectively
Supervision: The Material Handling, Freight and Inventory Specialist reports directly to the Director of Data and Logistics, who is their supervisor. Time off requests are relayed to their supervisor. Performance reviews for the Material Handling, Freight and Inventory Specialist and employee development reviews are carried out by their supervisor. This position does not carry any supervisory responsibilities, however they may be requested to temporarily oversee certain operations related to inventory and material handling on a functional and limited basis.
Pay rate: $21/hr.
Benefits: Regular benefits for full-time position (1 week sick PTO per year without accumulation, 1 week vacation PTO year 1 earned throughout year, 2 weeks vacation PTO year 2 earned throughout year 2, 3 weeks earned PTO year 3 and beyond earned throughout the specific year, with carryover of vacation between years). Retirement benefits are 2% of employee’s gross income to a simple IRA. North Spore provides no more and no less than 2% regardless of any employee contributions, though an employee may contribute up to $15,500 per year.
To apply for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to applications@northspore.com.
Year-Round Full-Time Flex Assistant
Schedule: We currently have openings for a Wednesday-Saturday (four 10-hr days) and a Thursday-Sunday (four 10-hr days) shift.
Synopsis: The Flex Assistant works as the essential flexible part of our team that makes it possible to have every department succeed with our rapidly changing needs in our busy season. Works with either the production, fulfillment, or product prep team, as requested, with daily activities switching between teams on a day to day basis. Occasionally department assignments will change within a day.
Description:
• Carries out all fulfillment processes as requested by their supervisor, including picking, labeling, packing, and palletizing, and running the monotub and BoomRoom line. Has knowledge of the process flow of each fulfillment station and ability to pick and/or pack quickly and accurately at each of those stations. Meets standards of efficiency and quality for all stations and processes. Keeps an eye out for any quality issues, including product contamination, product order errors, and makes sure that all products are handled with great care and all packages are finished to a high standard.
• Works in a production team typically consisting of two other production workers and performs daily activities following SOPs and schedules. Keeps up high quality work, while maintaining good pace and efficiency. Keeps space and equipment clean and organized.
• Carries out all Product Prep processes as requested by their supervisor, including spawn processing, organization, and labeling, plug break up, resale product bagging (i.e. millet, pellets, wax, etc), branded boxing (i.e. Boomr Bags, Spray and Grow Kits), case packing (8-packs, etc), restocking the Carton Flow and VLM, deductions and boxing up cartons for Amazon shipments. Has knowledge of the process flow of each station and ability to work quickly and accurately at each of those stations. Meets standards of efficiency and quality for all stations and processes. Keeps an eye out for any quality issues, including product contamination, product order errors, and makes sure that all products are handled with great care and all packages are finished to a high standard. Supports all team members with any tasks.
• The Flex Assistant follows good safety practices and understands North Spore safety procedures for routine work, equipment, chemicals, etc. and understands how to access safety information for any task. Additionally, the Flex Assistant is responsible for completing all ‘Safety Skills’ modules within the required timeline as mandated by OSHA and North Spore.
Minimum qualifications:
• Must be able to repetitively and safely lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work on feet for whole shift (either 8 or 10 hrs).
• Must be able to show up on time and work fully scheduled 40-hr work. Any deviation from the schedule if plannable (i.e. vacation) will be communicated ahead of time to manager, preferably 60 days. Any unplannable absence (i.e. sick time) must be communicated before the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled work day.
• Must be able to meet productivity standards for every process they engage in as set by the department supervisor, while still meeting our quality standards.
• Must be able to take direction from supervisor and complete all tasks as requested.
Pay rate: $18/hr weekday hours, $20.50/hr weekend hours
Benefits: Health, vision, dental, and retirement after 60-day probationary period. Vacation and sick PTO accrual starts on your first day.
If you'd like to work with us but don't see any listings posted, please reach out to us at applications@northspore.com and let us know what skills you can bring to our growing company!
North Spore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, national origin, age, disability, religion, genetic predispositon or sexual orientation.