Job Description

At North Spore we want to make the world of mushrooms accessible to everyone, and we're looking for a Seasonal Flex Assistant to help us realize our vision.

About North Spore

We're mushrooming! Specifically, we help people grow mushrooms and as a result, are growing at an unprecedented rate. We're passionate about cultivating food, foraging for fungi, 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 e-commerce company with a state of the art in-house laboratory, mushroom spawn production facility, research farm, and digital education center.

As a leader in the field, we are constantly innovating and developing new products. Exponential growth, North American distribution, an ever-expanding product portfolio that goes well beyond grow kits, and a growing community of North Spore enthusiasts and social media followers around the world who sing our praises and treat their friends and family to their homegrown shrooms. 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. Visit us at www.northspore.comto learn a little more about what we do.

About the Position:

North Spore is seeking seasonal (November 1 - May 15) full-time assistants who will work mainly on our product prep team but will float between our product prep, fulfillment and production team. Our new, state-of-the-art mushroom cultivation supply and manufacturing facility is located in Portland, Maine.

The job includes a lot of repetitive manual labor, lifting up to 50 lbs, getting sawdust, grain, and manure on your shoes - great for those familiar with the pleasures of agricultural work or those with previous manufacturing experience!

We all work hard all day but we also like to have fun, listen to good music, keep clever company, and get stuff done. Pay starts at $18/hr with a $2.50/hr shift differential increase for the Saturday and Sunday work. There is a probationary period of 60 days for the position. After the probationary period you will be offered health, dental, and vision insurance as well as short term and long term disability and life insurance. 1 week sick PTO plus 1 week Vacation PTO earned in your first year, with more vacation as you stay with our team (2 weeks second year, 3 weeks third and onwards). Full time employees are also offered retirement benefits of a 401k with employer match.

The shift would be

Monday - Thursday 7am - 5:30pm

to start. There will likely be the need for seasonal positions to work a weekend shift later in the season, so applicants with schedule flexibility will be prioritized.

How to Apply:

Please respond to this post with a cover letter and resume or email a resume and cover letter to applications@northspore.com. Extra consideration will be given to those that submit a cover letter.

North Spore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, national origin, age, disability, genetic predisposition or sexual orientation.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Health insurance Life insurance On-the-job training Paid time off Parental leave Retirement plan Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:

Portland, ME 04103 (Required)
Work Location: In person