Grow Room Control Technician (Flight Controller)

Grow Room Control Technician 

• Day Shift (6 AM - 6 PM) Pay Rate: $18.00
• Night Shift (6PM - 6AM) Pay Rate: $19.00

Schedule based on a 2-2-3 pattern, alternating weekends.

Working Conditions: The AeroFarms facility has two areas: one is warm and humid: 80 degrees, the other is cold at 35 degrees. You are required to wear PPE provided by AeroFarms, including a facemask in the GMP/food production areas.

AeroFarms offers benefits that include enrollment in 401k, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, PTO, and more.

AeroFarms, the commercial leader in Vertical Farming is building the largest indoor vertical farm in the world in Danville Virginia! (We already have the Guinness world record for this in 2022 – this new farm is 4 times the output of that farm!) This flagship greenfield facility will service our growing customer base in the Mid-Atlantic Region once operational in 2022. This is an opportunity to help with the scaling of one of the most exciting AgTech Companies in the world (We won #1 spot in the Global Food Tech 500 list – 3 years in a row!)

At AeroFarms we are Non-GMO and use zero herbicides, fungicides, pesticides of any kind, along with using 95% less water compared to conventional agriculture and can grow the best leafy greens 365/24/7 without worrying about seasons!

The world needs our help. By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on the planet with less arable land than ever before. We need a solution to cultivate more using less and define the future of farming for generations to come. In 2004, AeroFarms began transforming agriculture with humans and our planet at the forefront. 

In 2022 AeroFarms is embarking on rapid growth in North America, with 20+ current patents, 60+ pending patents, and 200+ invention disclosures, AeroFarms agriculture technology continues to grow unprecedented sustainable products, delivering elevated flavor, taste, experience, quality, access, and unmatched nutrition to you. 

Here’s how we’re growing the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity: 

• Researching and understanding plants to be better, more intuitive farmers 
• Elevating local communities by increasing access to nutritious, high-quality, consistent, and safe products in a way that’s better for you and the planet 
• Protecting and sustaining our environment for future generations 
• Pioneering consistent, and scalable indoor vertical farming food safety & traceability practices, and manufacturing standards 
• Building and deploying state-of-the-art automated indoor vertical farms across the country using the latest technological advancements available today. 
• Investing in our AeroFarms humans and fostering our diverse company culture of inclusion, equity, excellence, teachability and curiosity 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPX7ZS0wqWI 

As AeroFarms approaches our next phase of explosive growth, we seek out creative, motivated humans who will join us in disrupting industry standards and lead the way in vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and plant biology breakthroughs to solve, and tackle global issues. 

If a team of 200+ intellectually curious and caring humans, expansive global operations, and our change-the-world mission resonates with you, apply today: 

Job Description:

The Grow Room Control Technician (Flight Controller) be passionate about horticulture science and plants and will share our values around all teams conducting high quality. He/she will be an energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high standards and good judgment. Also, our organization values individuals who can lead by example and keep focus in a team-centered environment. Under the direction of the Horticulture Team Leader (HTL), the Flight Controller will monitor grow room environmental and equipment-functionality variables using both software and visual/physical methods. The FC will be the “eyes in the sky” for the smooth and successful running of the growing operation and all related machinery from seeding to harvest. This includes directly operating and interfacing with equipment and troubleshooting during active production. The successful candidate will have superb attention to detail, must be an excellent communicator, and will be comfortable using computers and collecting organized data.

The Flight Controller (FC) will make sure he/she will always contribute to comply with safety and quality rules on the Company, to finish tasks promptly, to be always on top of communicated priorities, to collaborate to create and keep a positive work environment, and that he/she is effectively scouting, reporting and fixing things on the towers. The Flight Controller (FC) should be able to operate with minimal supervision and always ask questions, tell the truth, and express feelings.

You Will:

• Comply with Safety rules. Safety is everyone's responsibility.
• Comply with Quality rules.
• Collaborate and help to create and keep a positive work environment.
• Maintain horticulture equipment.
• Record and track EC, pH, temperature, and humidity.
• Monitor inventory of horticulture supplies.
• Identify and call out issues related to plant growth.
• Read and use grow room software as needed to verify plant condition and equipment calibration.
• Calibrate sensors.
• Call out and correct EC, pH, and irrigation issues when out of range

You Have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience with plants desired
• Experience with food safety and HACCP protocols desired.
• Positive, respectful attitude.
• Intermediate to advanced computer proficiency required – basic Excel required
• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Reliable attendance.
• Strong communication skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Able to operate and calibrate scales, calipers, EC/pH meter, HMI, and tablet (training provided).
• Able to stand and walk for long periods.
• Able to lift/carry items up to 35 pounds.
• Able to drive scissor lift and access plants 35 feet in the air after training.

Internal candidates seeking a promotion must have completed a minimum of six months in their current role before becoming eligible for consideration.

*Please note that AeroFarms does not work with any external staffing/recruitment vendors. Any unsolicited resumes shared with the AeroFarms team will be considered property of AeroFarms and no recruitment fees of any kind will be paid or owed unless an existing recruitment agreement exists alongside with specific engagement for the role in question.