Cultivation Associate

About the role

This is a full-time position that will assist the Cultivation Manager and Vegetation Manager in all aspects of commercial cannabis cultivation at our Frederick Maryland facility. The ideal candidate will maintain a high degree of work safety, timeliness, and cleanliness, while also displaying the ability to work well within a team setting, and most importantly, be able to follow instructions. A flexible availability will sometimes be required, based on the needs of the plants.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Manage commercial garden needs on a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule.
• Defoliation and general canopy maintenance.
• Tracking and tagging plants for inventory and identification purposes.
• Trellising (weaving the plants into flowering environs).
• Cloning, propagation, transplanting, drying, curing, and trimming plants.
• Manage plant feeding schedules, nutrient recipes, and reservoir maintenance.
• Maintain daily logs for various processes throughout the facility.
• Manage proper waste disposal.

Requirements

• Ability to work varied hours and days, including nights, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the plants.
• Ability to collect and record accurate production data.
• Problem-solving and decision-making within the framework of a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and honestly.
• Use of computer systems, programs and applications.
• Ability to function in an always changing work environment.
• Ability to adapt to an evolving industry in an expanding organization.
• Basic understanding of local, state, and federal laws.
• Adherence to state cannabis laws and to OSHA requirements.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to pass a fingerprinting and background check with the MCA.

Skills

• Desired skills include 1-3 years horticultural experience, or in a related field.
• Ability to be exposed to bright lights, loud fans/filtration systems, and fluctuating temperatures.
• Daily work includes varying lengths of standing, sitting, and bending over.
• Employees will be exposed to the normal chemicals found in any crop production facility (i.e. fertilizers).

Pay

Salary $18 USD per hour.

Schedule

A flexible availability will sometimes be required, based on the needs of the plants.