Grower
Are you our new Grower, looking to join an epic agtech adventure? Look no further.
WHO ARE WE?
ONNA is a widely diverse team of creative, resilient, kind, and driven people from more than 15 different countries. We are a group of engineers, agronomists, problem solvers, saleswomen, hustlers, food lovers and tinkerers on a mission to create a new green routine. We operate an indoor farm, where we produce delicious greens in a fully controlled and vertically stacked growth environment. Our technology is climate resilient and enables us to produce superior greens – plants that have an awesome shelf life, that are cleaner, tastier, and just a little different, and locally produced 365 days. We do this because we believe that changing the foodsystem is critical to building a more sustainable future. And, because we believe that people deserve to eat delicious greens.
The new green routine is just beginning! Our first farm started operating in Moss at the end of 2021, and we plan to expand throughout the Nordics in the coming years. More specifically, with our vertical farms and controlled environment technology ONNA seeks to make a 3fold positive impact:
1. Efficient and clean production: By growing plants inside, in a fully controlled environment, we can optimize for the ideal combination of climate, lights, nutrition and water – without the use of pesticides or other pesky chemicals. We reduce the environmental burden of food production by not emitting or leaking CO₂, fertilizers or use pesticides from our controlled facility.
2. Local production: Our farms are stacked vertically, ensuring a much greater yield per area and the opportunity to produce food closer to urban centres. As a result, ONNA facilitates the consumption of locally produced, nutritious vegetables while simultaneously reducing emissions and food waste through the supply chain.
3. Enabling a greener diet: Our products are amazing, and we believe that by increasing the local supply of fresh and delicious greens, we can also play a role in encouraging and enabling a greener and healthier diet.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
As our Grower, you will diligently investigate plant performance to optimize our hydroponic crop recipes. Working closely with our Agronomy team, you will analyse plant data, to guide the Ops teams in optimising plant development in its commercial growing systems. You will work closely with the Farm Manager & Team Leads to inform them on the quality and quantity of our plants to generate predictable production schedules, and achieve forecasted results.
More specifically you will be working with
§ Fresh Produce Production – Responsible for direct oversight of Fresh Produce production, although focused on growing and agronomy work streams. And work closely with ONNA wider team members to achieve operational and horticultural excellence, develop new projects, and otherwise grow ONNA’s business;
o Crop quality control from seed to harvest
o Monitoring, evaluating, and increase plant performance
o Monitor and adjust irrigation systems, nutrient recipes, lighting and climate to grow an uniform high volume, delicious quality crop
o Refine, implement, and guide all growing SOPs to produce predictable high yield fresh produce to meet weekly demand
§ HACCP and quality
o Perform optimisation of growth recipes to improve yields
o Conduct and analyse all HACCP related food safety tests
o Accountable for making sure that the Cultivation Room Team Leads are maintaining food safe environment and processes with their Plant Whisperers, including completing Food Safety tasks (monitoring activities, logs, sanitation duties, etc), and comply with all farm and government regulations, including HSE and hygiene policy
§ Reporting
o Track and report on KPIs related to plant performance. Use these metrics to inform and adjust strategies and production schedules
o Provide regular reports on production KPIs to leadership, offering insights and recommendations for improvements based on data analysis.
§ Project Development – Running and supporting all aspects of project development including: cultivar evaluation and selection, growing cycle considerations, indoor vertical farm equipment selection, and other ad hoc responsibilities;
§ Vertical Farming Industry Knowledge – Keep abreast of CEA trends and innovations in growing strategies.
The location will be our farm in Moss on a full-time basis. You will report into the Farm Manager, but also work closely with ONNA’s R&D-Team.
WHO ARE YOU?
We are doing something that has never been done before in Norway, and as a result we are weighting mindset and personality equally to previous experience. You are a structured doer with strong communication skills, and an eye for detail, and who is comfortable speaking up and confronting team members with advice. You are an enthusiastic, positive and practically minded person, supporting the ONNA Ops & R&D Team with commercial growth of our fresh produce.
Furthermore, we think these qualifications will help you grow and thrive as our Grower:
§ Ideally 3 year prior working experience in a high-tech greenhouse or indoor vertical farm, responsible for growing fresh produce with hydroponics (but if you have less experience don’t let that discourage you to apply)
§ Knowledge of controlled environment rooms and/or working in a greenhouse
§ Experience with growing plants, generating and analyzing data sets, plant physiology, diseases, and pests, and comfortable with using excel
§ Ability to structure, prioritize and organize own work, including work/equipment protocols and resources to achieve agreed objectives
§ Fluency in English, both written and verbal is essential, Norwegian is a plus
§ A BSc or MSc in Plant Sciences or related study is a solid plus
§ Innovation, research, and experiments generally excite you
§ A positive, flexible attitude, with a doers mentality, and a common-sense approach are essential
§ A possibility to work on weekends and as needed
WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?
· Professional challenges within a high growth technology company
· An awesome team of inspired and excited colleagues
· Significant room for professional growth and the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and ownership
OUR VALUES
1. ONNA is a rebel
2. We believe, to the very core of our being, in a more sustainable tomorrow
3. The world’s changing – let’s move on, people
4. The product is the hero
5. We can always get better
6. ONNA is a team effort. We work TOGETHER
7. A smile is a great accessory
8. You Can't Use Up Creativity, the More You Use the More You Have (thanks Maya Angelou for those great words of wisdom)
NEXT STEPS
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If you are passionate about revolutionizing the agricultural industry, we encourage you to apply for the position of Grower at our innovative vertical farm in Norway.
Position start date: Position is open now, ideally targeting a start ASAP
Please send cover letter and CV in English to [email protected]
Application deadline: Mid of September 2024
Seeing as this is an open application, we will evaluate candidates and fill roles on a continuous basis.