We know of 5 jobs at AppHarvest as of May 2024, including roles such as Grower, Assistant Grower - Berea, KY, Supervisor Assistant Grower - Richmond, KY, and Supervisor Assistant Grower - Morehead, KY.
More than 30+ days
About Role:
As an Assistant Grower at AppHarvest, you will be joining a team at the forefront of reinventing sustainable agriculture by assisting with the management of growing operations for AppHarvest 30-acre hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture facility in Berea, KY.
What You'll Do:
- Assists with growing produce commodities.(Strawberry / Cucumbers)
- Works with the Grow team to plan and execute crop work.
- Ensures crop work is completed on time and within quality requirements.
- Works with IPM team to manage pest and disease control.
- Assists in fertilization, irrigation, and climate control needs.
- Interprets measured data from crop and climate registration.
- Validates scouting reports to confirm accuracy and reliability.
- Assists with the timely implementation of management's plant health plan directives.
- Performs soil, water, and disease tests as needed.
- Facilitates trials of new products prior to use within the facility.
- Ensures on-time placement of product orders for scouting needs.
- Maintains up to date records and reports.
- Provides support for and adheres to food and health safety standards.
What We're Looking For:
- Degree in Chemistry, Horticulture, or Agriculture or equivalent experience.
- Minimum three years' experience in horticulture.
- Management experience is a plus.
- Bilingual / Spanish is a plus
- Knowledge of horticultural pests, diseases, and safety standards identification.
- Experience in greenhouse growing facilities preferred.
- Knowledge of PRIVA and experience with technical greenhouse systems is a plus.
- Stand, walk, twist, bend, sit, enter data into a computer, and / or frequently lift objects up to 55 pounds (may require sustained repetitive motion)
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About The Role:
As the Supervisor, Assistant Grower, you are a key, frontline leader, responsible for managing a group of individuals and ensuring successful growth of our crop.
- Supervise daily activities for a team of Group Leads and Crop Care Specialists to ensure greenhouse productivity, quality and food and health safety standards are met and exceeded while promoting a positive work atmosphere and building team spirit.
- Mentor and monitor Group Leads, providing direct coaching and training as needed while delegating workflow and daily activities.
- Maintain a frequent and open dialogue with the Head Grower, Labor Manager, and HR regarding coaching, disciplining and corrective action plans.
- Assist the Head Grower in executing the crop management plan including but not limited to ensuring daily completion of Pre-Op and Post-Op activities, maintaining up-to-date records and reports; interpreting measured data from crop and climate registrations; performing water and diseases tests as needed; assisting in fertilization, irrigation and climate control needs; working with the IPM team to manage pest and disease control, facilitating trials of new products; and supervising and executing annual activities including the planting of new crops, cleanout and crop-turn.
- Partner with Food and Environmental safety leaders to ensure hygiene, cleanliness, pest, disease, and equipment protocols are adhered to by all team members.
What We Are Looking For:
- 2-year college degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience leading individuals working on production lines.
- MS Office suite proficiency and a general understanding or ability to be trained on the Priva labor system.
- Training in Food Safety and Sanitation
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal & communication skills, and attention to details
- Ability to work with/manage 30+ team members
- Available to work weekend rotational duties, holidays and respond to after hour needs.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:
- Stand, walk, twist, bend, sit, enter data into a computer, and / or frequently lift objects up to 55 pounds (may require sustained repetitive motion
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. AppHarvest reserves the right to change duties, responsibilities, and activities at any time with or without notice.
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About The Role:
As the Supervisor, Assistant Grower, you are a key, frontline leader, responsible for managing a group of individuals and ensuring successful growth of our crop.
- Supervise daily activities for a team of Group Leads and Crop Care Specialists to ensure greenhouse productivity, quality and food and health safety standards are met and exceeded while promoting a positive work atmosphere and building team spirit.
- Mentor and monitor Group Leads, providing direct coaching and training as needed while delegating workflow and daily activities.
- Maintain a frequent and open dialogue with the Head Grower, Labor Manager, and HR regarding coaching, disciplining and corrective action plans.
- Assist the Head Grower in executing the crop management plan including but not limited to ensuring daily completion of Pre-Op and Post-Op activities, maintaining up-to-date records and reports; interpreting measured data from crop and climate registrations; performing water and diseases tests as needed; assisting in fertilization, irrigation and climate control needs; working with the IPM team to manage pest and disease control, facilitating trials of new products; and supervising and executing annual activities including the planting of new crops, cleanout and crop-turn.
- Partner with Food and Environmental safety leaders to ensure hygiene, cleanliness, pest, disease, and equipment protocols are adhered to by all team members.
What We Are Looking For:
- 2-year college degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience leading individuals working on production lines.
- MS Office suite proficiency and a general understanding or ability to be trained on the Priva labor system.
- Training in Food Safety and Sanitation
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal & communication skills, and attention to details
- Ability to work with/manage 30+ team members
- Available to work weekend rotational duties, holidays and respond to after hour needs.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:
- Stand, walk, twist, bend, sit, enter data into a computer, and / or frequently lift objects up to 55 pounds (may require sustained repetitive motion
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. AppHarvest reserves the right to change duties, responsibilities, and activities at any time with or without notice.
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Position: Grower
Location: Morehead, KY
About AppHarvest:
AppHarvest is building large-scale, high-tech indoor farms throughout Appalachia with a goal to make the region the AgTech capital of America. Our cutting-edge sustainable technology includes circular irrigation systems that reduce water usage by 90% (and use only recycled rainwater at that), as well as completely eliminating agricultural runoff. Natural sunlight is augmented by a first-of-its-kind hybrid lighting system that uses LEDs 40% more efficient than typical lighting, as well as heat-emitting lighting designed to reduce natural gas usage in cooler months.
Beyond our large-scale indoor farms, we operate an educational container farm program to help grow our growers. Before starting operations, we invested $150,000 to build out the program.
By doing it all from within Appalachia, we are helping to build a resilient economy in a region that has long powered America. Our mission has garnered attention the world over with coverage by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, Forbes and CNBC. In less than 18 months, we have raised more than $125 million to support our efforts.
About Role:
You will lead a team responsible for 30 acres of AppHarvest’s 60-acre controlled environment agriculture facility in Morehead, KY. The position reports to the Head Grower and will be responsible for developing and training a team of Assistant Growers, Supervisors and Crop Care Specialists.
What You’ll Do:
Key Competencies:
Qualifications:
Our Core Values:
Position Type:
Full-time.
Travel:
Occasional local day travel may be necessary.
Compensation and Benefits:
AppHarvest, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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Position: Grower
Location: Morehead, KY
About AppHarvest:
AppHarvest is building large-scale, high-tech indoor farms throughout Appalachia with a goal to make the region the AgTech capital of America. Our cutting-edge sustainable technology includes circular irrigation systems that reduce water usage by 90% (and use only recycled rainwater at that), as well as completely eliminating agricultural runoff. Natural sunlight is augmented by a first-of-its-kind hybrid lighting system that uses LEDs 40% more efficient than typical lighting, as well as heat-emitting lighting designed to reduce natural gas usage in cooler months.
Beyond our large-scale indoor farms, we operate an educational container farm program to help grow our growers. Before starting operations, we invested $150,000 to build out the program.
By doing it all from within Appalachia, we are helping to build a resilient economy in a region that has long powered America. Our mission has garnered attention the world over with coverage by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, Forbes and CNBC. In less than 18 months, we have raised more than $125 million to support our efforts.
About Role:
You will lead a team responsible for 30 acres of AppHarvest’s 60-acre controlled environment agriculture facility in Morehead, KY. The position reports to the Head Grower and will be responsible for developing and training a team of Assistant Growers, Supervisors and Crop Care Specialists.
What You’ll Do:
- Oversee the training of new employees and techniques.
- Verify that recordkeeping of growing techniques, labor usage and costs are maintained for review with opportunities for improvement identified.
- Manage and lead a staff focused on the growth, care, and maintenance of the facility’s horticulture.
- Confirm the effective management of pest and disease control, using biological control measures.
- Consult with leadership regarding future yield targets.
- Participate in budget preparation and develop a growing plan to meet production goals.
- Ensure that growing schedules maximize production yield while minimizing expenses.
- Coordinate with the Head Grower to plan and execute crop work.
- Consult with Assistant Growers on matters including crop and climate registration data, scouting reports, food safety regulations compliance, health safety standards compliance, and the implementation of plant health plan directives.
- Manage fertilization, irrigation, and climate control needs.
- Ensure the administration of soil, water, and disease tests as necessary and confirm that
- proper follow-up actions are taken.
- Work with Assistant Growers to maintain inventory of growing supplies.
- Oversee trials of new products prior to use within the facility.
Key Competencies:
- Leadership
- Adept at solving problems
- Analysis
- Results-driven
- Decisive
- Collaborative
- Detail-oriented
- Proficient at verbal and written communication
- Organized
- Professional
- Passionate
- Flexible
- Self-starter
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Horticulture or Agriculture, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum five years’ experience in horticulture.
- Knowledge of PRIVA and experience with technical greenhouse systems.
- Knowledge of horticultural pests and disease identification.
- Familiarity with industry food and health safety standards.
- Experience in greenhouse growing facilities preferred.
- Previous experience as an Assistant or Head Grower.
- Advanced degree in Horticulture or Agriculture a plus.
- Must be capable of lifting up to 30 lbs.
- Literacy with Microsoft Office products.
Our Core Values:
- Grit and Tenacity. You embrace challenges with courage and resolve. Your strength of character and work ethic define you.
- Passion and Dedication to Sustainability. You constantly strive for excellence as you drive positive environmental change in the agriculture industry and seek to improve lives in the community.
- Proactive and Entrepreneurial. You embody a “we can figure it out” mentality and challenge any notion that “this can’t be done.” You’re not afraid to tackle big problems through rapid experimentation to create long-term impact.
- Radical Transparency and Trust. You operate openly and honestly, taking full responsibility for your actions.
- Collaborative and Inspiring Leadership. You seek opportunities to strengthen team culture and work more effectively. You constantly challenge and inspire your fellow team members.
Position Type:
Full-time.
Travel:
Occasional local day travel may be necessary.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) match.
AppHarvest, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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Position: Grower
Location: Morehead, KY
About AppHarvest:
We are building large-scale high-tech greenhouses in Appalachia with a goal to make the region the AgTech capital of America. Our cutting-edge sustainable technology includes a hybrid lighting system with $15 million in Philips GreenPower LEDs, as well as a water system using only rainwater that is collected in a 10-acre on-site retention pond.
By doing it all from Appalachia, we are helping to build a resilient economy in an area ravaged by the collapse of the coal industry. By farming here, we're creating hundreds of jobs for the hard-working men and women in a region that long powered America.
Our mission has garnered attention the world over with coverage from the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , 60 Minutes , Forbes and CNBC . Within just 15 months, we raised more than $100 million for our first greenhouse, which will span 60 acres and open in 2020 in Morehead, Ky. Investors include Rise of the Rest, which is managed by AOL Co-Founder Steve Case and best-selling author J.D. Vance; ValueAct Capital's ValueAct Spring Fund, led by activist investor Jeff Ubben; and Equilibrium, which created the first fund for controlled-environment agriculture.
About the Role:
As a Grower, you will assist with the management of growing operations for AppHarvest’s 60-acre hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture facility.
What You’ll Do:
Qualifications:
Our Core Values:
Working Conditions:
Position Type:
Full-time
Travel:
Occasional local day travel may be necessary.
Compensation and Benefits:
AppHarvest Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Location: Morehead, KY
About AppHarvest:
We are building large-scale high-tech greenhouses in Appalachia with a goal to make the region the AgTech capital of America. Our cutting-edge sustainable technology includes a hybrid lighting system with $15 million in Philips GreenPower LEDs, as well as a water system using only rainwater that is collected in a 10-acre on-site retention pond.
By doing it all from Appalachia, we are helping to build a resilient economy in an area ravaged by the collapse of the coal industry. By farming here, we're creating hundreds of jobs for the hard-working men and women in a region that long powered America.
Our mission has garnered attention the world over with coverage from the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , 60 Minutes , Forbes and CNBC . Within just 15 months, we raised more than $100 million for our first greenhouse, which will span 60 acres and open in 2020 in Morehead, Ky. Investors include Rise of the Rest, which is managed by AOL Co-Founder Steve Case and best-selling author J.D. Vance; ValueAct Capital's ValueAct Spring Fund, led by activist investor Jeff Ubben; and Equilibrium, which created the first fund for controlled-environment agriculture.
About the Role:
As a Grower, you will assist with the management of growing operations for AppHarvest’s 60-acre hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture facility.
What You’ll Do:
- Assist in all aspects of the production process, including integrated pest management, climate management, crop maintenance, and labor planning and scheduling.
- Assist in managing greenhouse climate control systems.
- Assist in crop inspections, removing substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards.
- Maintain current knowledge of growing techniques and technologies.
- Monitor the working environment to ensure compliance with company and statutory hygiene, health and safety standards, as well as policies and procedures.
- Report food safety and quality problems to authorized personnel.
- Ensure all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), and policies are followed.
- Climate management including daily and weekly plans/actions.
- Determine and monitor climate control system settings using Priva software for heating, venting, watering, and lighting.
- Oversee crop nutrition, including weekly and longer-term nutrition strategies for all stages of the crop cycle.
- Direct pest and disease management, including recommending and implementing weekly and long-term control strategies, incorporating integrated pest management (IPM).
- Manage water resources, including daily and weekly plans/actions, as well as operational troubleshooting of water systems and equipment.
- Monitor labor management and performance in conjunction with Growers and Supervisors.
- Lead and participate in projects to improve quality, safety, performance, and yield.
- Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and hygiene key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as policies and procedures.
- Other core expectations as defined by the company.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in horticulture or related field or between two and five years of controlled-environment agriculture industry work experience.
- Experience with fertilizers, chemicals, and water, including calculation of amounts, proportions, percentages, and volume for application.
- Knowledge of major plant groups and their culture and growth traits.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), health and safety, food safety, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and the PrimusGFS program.
- Identification of plant diseases and the existence of insects.
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to train team members and interact with all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with Priva software preferred.
Our Core Values:
- Grit and Tenacity. You embrace challenges with courage and resolve. Your strength of character and work ethic define you.
- Passion and Dedication to Sustainability. You constantly strive for excellence as you drive positive environmental change in the agriculture industry and seek to improve lives in the community.
- Proactive and Entrepreneurial. You embody a “we can figure it out†mentality and challenge any notion that “this can’t be done.†You’re not afraid to tackle big problems through rapid experimentation to create long-term impact.
- Radical Transparency and Trust. You operate openly and honestly, taking full responsibility for your actions.
- Collaborative and Inspiring Leadership. You seek opportunities to strengthen team culture and work more effectively. You constantly challenge and inspire your fellow team members.
Working Conditions:
- Hours are determined by the needs of a controlled-environment agriculture system.
- Conditions typically found in a greenhouse with high humidity and varying temperatures (50 degrees Fahrenheit to 99 degrees Fahrenheit) and background noise approaching 70 decibels.
- Must have manual dexterity to perform computer skills and operate equipment.
- Visual and audio sensory are needed regularly.
- Exerting force of up to 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly as part of lifting and moving product and equipment.
- Bending, stretching, twisting, crouching, grasping, reaching, and lifting above shoulders.
- Standing, sitting, and walking for prolonged periods of time may be required.
Position Type:
Full-time
Travel:
Occasional local day travel may be necessary.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- People-oriented culture
AppHarvest Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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