Peat Moss Shed Worker and Driver

About South Mill Champs

For more than 90 years, South Mill Champs has been a leader and innovator in the mushroom-growing industry. Today, we proudly supply over 140 million pounds of fresh, frozen, and minimally processed mushrooms across North America. Our commitment to quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction allows us to serve retail, food service, wholesale, and processing partners with excellence.

At South Mill Champs, we believe in leading by example—embracing innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement in everything we do. Our strategic pillars connect our people, operations, community, and environmental practices, ensuring we make a positive impact from farm to plate.

As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to providing exceptional mushrooms, nurturing strong partnerships, and creating an environment where employees can thrive as part of an industry-leading team.

Benefits

At South Mill Champs, we value our people and the important role they play in our success. Our benefits offering include competitive pay, health and wellness coverage, retirement savings options, paid vacation, sick time, short term disability and life insurance, employee discount program, and opportunities for growth and development within a supportive, team-oriented environment.

Peat Moss Mixer Trucks

Position Summary: This position requires a capable candidate to prepare the peat moss for the growing houses.

Education: High School Diploma

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Able to take directions
• Available 6 days per week at 9 or more hours per day
• Must be able to drive a truck with standard transmission

Certifications / Licenses: Valid Driver's License with clean driving history

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Wash and secure peat moss building
• Keep area around the peat moss shed clean of debris
• Must maintain adequate supply of peat moss and lime
• Ability to monitor hours and days off efficiently
• Maintain and supply salt to the softeners
• Ensure CAC is available for the following business day
• Provides accountability and direction to Management for Company - Employee Interaction.
• Ability to train new employees
• Oversee the peat moss process
• Oversee all the peat moss personnel
• Ensure that all peat moss practices are followed at all times
• Monitor and evaluate performance of all peat moss staff under his / her supervision
• Ensure that follow up and / or discipline is implemented as per company policy
• Record water usage and bales for all mixers
• The job duties found below are not the only tasks required for the job.  You may be assigned other duties and tasks as well.

Physical Demands

• Always required to speak and comprehend English, Spanish or both.
• Always required to sit, stand or walk.
• Always required to see with or without corrective lenses.
• Frequently required to utilize fine motor coordination in hands and arms.
• Frequently required to lift up to 10 pounds; occasionally required to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Occasionally required to balance, stoop or crouch.
• Occasionally required to climb stairs.