Nursery Technician Position Overview:
- We are looking for a hard-working, detail-oriented, dependable individuals with a friendly and collaborative attitude and startup mentality to join our growing team.
- The ideal candidate is detail oriented with prior experience in cannabis propagation and must be familiar with cloning techniques, watering plants by hand, and Mother plant care.
- The Nursery Technician will be reporting to the Nursery Lead and Director of Cultivation for daily tasks.
- Nursery Technicians will be required to learn how different cultivars/strains grow, and how to identify a variety of pests/pathogens.
- This is a labor-intensive position that requires good critical thinking skills and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing tasks.
Responsibilities include:
- Transplanting rooted clones into coco.
- Topping and pruning vegetative plants.
- Taking cuttings from Mother plants and sticking cuttings into rockwool.
- Pruning Mother plants according to cultivar and cloning needs.
- Preparing grow media for clones and/or transplants.
- Mixing and applying biostimulants/pesticides via foliar sprays and drenches.
- Releases beneficial/predatory insects.
- Irrigating by hand according to plants size and needs.
- Following strict biosecurity protocols, maintaining sanitation of tools and person.
- Working at a fast pace under warm and humid conditions - vegetative rooms average 75+ degrees and 65% relative humidity.
- Cleaning tables, mopping floors, and filling footbaths with sanitation solution.
- Standing/squatting/bending with arms extended for long periods of time.
- Affixing METRC tags to plant lots and individual plants.
- Scouting for and reporting any pests and pathogens (powdery mildew, botrytis).
- Any other task assigned by the Nursery Manager or Director of Cultivation.
- Perform basic mathematical calculations converting various units of measurements.
- Escalate issues to appropriate channels using clear written/verbal communication.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
- At least of legal age.
- Background check required.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Fundamental knowledge, as well as the ability and interest to be taught and guided in areas related to cultivation and processing operations and procedures.
- Shows self-motivation and the ability to work well with others.
- Ability to listen well and communicate effectively with various audiences, especially with the direct supervisors and other team member.