Greenhouse Production Assistant

Gotham Greens

Gotham Greens

United States · Stevensburg, VA, USA
Posted on May 3, 2025

Job Details

Entry
Virginia - Stevensburg, VA
Full Time
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Description

THE ROLE

Gotham Greens is seeking passionate, driven, and hardworking individuals to work in our Greenhouse. Greenhouse Production Assistants are hands-on and require individuals who enjoy rolling up their sleeves and are accustomed to manual labor-intensive jobs.

Prior experience in the natural and organic food industry is a plus, but not required. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized individual to assume a position at a rapidly growing, innovative, disruptive company in the 21st century food system.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Seeding duties include operation of seeding machines.
  • Transplant seedlings based on quality standards.
  • Identify and cull plants with pests or disease.
  • Harvest mature plants.
  • Move and rearrange growing equipment as needed.
  • Assist with the loading and unloading of greenhouse materials.
  • Compost unused plants.
  • Assist with daily cleaning of production areas, equipment, and supplies.
  • Assist with periodic cleaning of common areas in facility.
  • Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Company food safety policies, Company employee’s safety policies, and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

WHO YOU ARE

  • Be authorized to work in the U.S.
  • Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Work efficiently and pay attention to detail.
  • Must have a reliable form of transportation.
  • Open availability to work various work schedules, including holidays and weekends.

WHO WE ARE

Gotham Greens is on a mission to transform how and where fresh produce is grown. We are a pioneer in urban indoor agriculture and a leading fresh produce and food company. Through our national network of local high-tech farms, Gotham Greens delivers fresh, long-lasting, and delicious leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings, and pesto dip all year round to retail, restaurant, and foodservice customers.

Since its launch in 2011, Gotham Greens has grown from a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a multi-state greenhouse operator and one of the largest hydroponic leafy green producers in North America.