Maintenance Technician (Overnight)

Maintenance Technician

We grow the world’s BEST Strawberries and that wouldn’t be possible without our Engineering team!

As an essential part of the Engineering team, Maintenance Technicians ensure Oishii's innovative indoor vertical farming technologies experience 100% uptime, operate at peak efficiency, and guarantee plant and worker safety. You will be responsible for executing standard operating procedures for systems maintenance and work on broad and diverse plumbing, electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical and automation systems. You will collaborate cross functionally with farm operations, engineering, and plant science to drive key initiatives in our new state of the art facility.

As a Maintenance Technician, you will: 

• Execute standard operating procedures for all key equipment and systems.
• Conduct equipment repair activities and facilitate contractor support. 
• Ensure system compliance for all relevant regulatory authorities. 
• Rapidly respond to all systems-related maintenance problems
• Support facility commissioning.
• Document facility issues for improvement 
• Expected to understand, implement, and enforce food safety policies, including worker hygiene, sanitation, and maintaining proper documentation.
• Additional project as assigned. 
   

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs with or without a team lift or a mechanical lift
• Ability to climb a ladder
• Ability to crouch or kneel
• Ability to reach and stretch
• Comfortable in an active non sedentary role for lengths of up to 8 to 10 hours at a time
• MUST NOT be allergic to bees

Who will love this job: Individuals who identify with our Core Values and exhibit skills within those values will thrive at Oishii. 

• One Team, One Fight!
  • Meticulous, dependable, and self-motivated team player eager to tackle complex projects
  • Able to work flexible hours and be part of the on-call rotation
  • Able to respond to system emergencies on nights and weekends
  • Strong communication skills
• Focus
  • Ability to remove obstacles in order to prioritize which could include problem solving, working through ambiguity and using fact based or sound judgment
  • Thrives working hands-on with plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or automation systems
  • Passionate about rapid prototyping and familiar with power tools
  • Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
  • Impeccable track record for safety
• GSD (Get Sh** Done!)
  • A bias for action! Ability to hold yourself accountable and take ownership of driving results that impact company outcomes 
  • You have an ownership mentality, and won't quit until you've driven a project to full completion
  • You’re passionate about rapid prototyping and familiar with power tools.

Qualifications for an Engineering Technician:

• 1+ years of relevant work experience
• HS Diploma or GED
• Comfortable with use of power tools
• Available on at least one weekend day per week and working week nights from 6 PM to 6 AM
• Formal technical training and certifications (trade school, technical degree)

Preferred qualifications:

• Associate in Engineering
• Extensive electrical, plumbing, mechanical, controls, or facility maintenance experience 
• Safety Certification (OSHA 10/30)

Perks at Oishii:

• Hourly rate starting at $22 an hour 
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Medical, Dental, vision and other ancillary benefits
• Paid Parental leave
• Office social events including happy hours, parties, and community service projects
• Employee activity groups for basketball players, Yoga Enthusiasts, runners, etc…

About Oishii: 

At Oishii, we grow the best fruit in the world by deploying ground-breaking vertical farming technology that pushes the boundaries of agriculture. We’re the first in the WORLD to grow fruit in an indoor vertical farm at commercial scale. We started with strawberries, which we debuted at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, the three star Michelin restaurant considered by critics to be among the best in the world. Since then, we have supplied our strawberries to food-loving consumers, world-class restaurants, and specialty retailers across NYC. Our proprietary technology enables us to grow the very best produce year-round, at the same high level of quality, all without using any pesticides. 

Oishii has been profiled in Eater, NPR, Time Magazine, and Fortune. Oishi was also one of the Fast Companies Most Innovative Companies of 2022. 

At Oishii, everything we do works toward accomplishing our mission of transforming agriculture sustainably while bringing produce that truly delights people everywhere. This requires farmers, engineers, scientists, product managers, and members of many other backgrounds to work together day-in and day-out to innovate, while operating increasingly large farms. We have an amazing mission-driven team of highly motivated and engaged members. 

Learn More https://oishii.com/