Cultivation Associate - Nursery

Curaleaf•Ravena, NY

About The Position

The Cultivation Associate is cross-trained to support the full cannabis plant life cycle, from clone to harvest, helping grow premium cannabis while maintaining quality standards. The role includes hands-on plant care, environmental monitoring, harvesting, curing, inventory tracking, sanitation, and support for product preparation and packaging. The position is based in Ravena, New York, and pays $18.50 per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Requirements

Experience harvesting in a professional or home setting; gardening experience counts.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and contribute to a positive, professional atmosphere.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and consistency.
Reliable and detail-oriented, with strong documentation, inventory, and organizational skills.
Solid math and measurement skills and ability to operate a scale.
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of 8–10 hours per shift.
Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift heavier items with assistance.
Ability to perform frequent repetitive hand and wrist movements, bending, squatting, and reaching, and to climb ladders or step stools.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including items such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary.
Ability to work around high humidity, varying temperatures, strong odors, soil, water, fertilizer, dust, pollen, plant pathogens, cleaning solvents such as isopropyl alcohol, loud noises, and CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA-approved levels.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of growing technologies such as lighting, irrigation, soil, and nutrients.
Hands-on experience in landscaping, horticulture, or agriculture.
Understanding of different cannabis strains and their unique growing needs.

Responsibilities

Perform daily plant-care tasks including cutting, rooting, transplanting, watering, feeding, trimming, staking, and pruning.
Track humidity, moisture, and temperature to maintain ideal growing conditions and meet quality goals.
Inspect plants for leaf health, bloom size, pests, and disease, and remove plants that do not meet standards.
Assist with harvest by cutting plants, trimming, removing flowering tops, weighing products, and recording inventory in the electronic tracking system.
Support curing by hanging and dry-racking flowers, monitoring climate conditions, labeling and weighing products, and entering inventory data.
Operate and maintain lighting, irrigation, and climate-control systems.
Stock supplies and keep cultivation areas and tools clean and sanitized.
Help prepare and package products, including premium extraction items, during high-demand periods.
Follow state regulations and security procedures, accurately labeling plants and entering inventory information.