Fertigation Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and mix nutrients.
• Cooking and mixing nutrients.
• Cooking and mixing nutrients.
• Coordinate watering and fertigation schedules.
• Ensure irrigation and fertigation are done accurately and meet quality standards.
• Perform routine testing of pH, EC, PPM filtration, irrigation systems, nutrient concentrations, etc.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas in addition to wearing proper PPE.
• Immediately inform the Fertigation Manager of any system discrepancies.
• Visually inspect plants for any diseases, insects, and mold, reporting concerns to management for remediation.
• Document all activity using the company’s track and trace system.
• Work within company continuous improvement system and strive to increase productivity.
• Regularly clean and sanitize fertigation equipment, tools, and work areas, including dusting tanks, plumbing, etc.
• Support additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.
• Cooking and mixing nutrients.
• Coordinate IPM spray schedules and accurately report in the logbook.
• Follow bug deployment schedule for the plants.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years' experience in a related position.
• Able to follow detailed instruction and capable of performing repetitive tasks.
• Must have a positive attitude and work well with others in a team environment.
• Willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment in a safe manner.
• Comfortable with heights, soil and water, and tight spaces.
• Able to safely climb, squat, bend, twist, kneel and stand for at least 8 hours per day, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (food, beverage, CPG, etc.) preferred.
• Basic knowledge of plant structure and horticulture preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 50 lb.
• Able to stand for 90% of the time.
• Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends/descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft.
• Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required.
• Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity.
• Exposure to chemicals and cleaners as directed as needed.
• Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Environment

• Work is performed in a warehouse environment.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.