Cultivation Associate - Nursery

Curaleaf•Simsbury, CT

13d•$18 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Curaleaf is hiring a full-time Cultivation Associate to support the complete cannabis plant life cycle, from clone through harvest, at its Simsbury, Connecticut cultivation facility. The role is cross-trained across plant care, environmental monitoring, harvesting, curing, and related production tasks, with training and guidance provided. The posted pay rate is $18.00 per hour; the Connecticut hiring range is $18.00–$18.50 per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The associate helps grow premium cannabis while maintaining quality standards, accurate records, and compliance with state regulations and security procedures. Work involves monitoring growing conditions, identifying plant health issues, assisting with harvest and curing, maintaining cultivation equipment and clean work areas, and helping with preparation and packaging during high-demand periods. The position requires extended periods of standing, sitting, and walking; regular lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds; repetitive hand and wrist use, bending, squatting, and reaching; and occasional ladder or step-stool use. Work environments can include high humidity, varying temperatures, strong odors, plant materials and pathogens, cleaning solvents, loud equipment, and CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA-approved levels. Required PPE may include masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits.

Requirements

Experience harvesting in a professional or home setting; gardening experience counts.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and contribute to a positive, professional atmosphere.
Strong attention to detail and focus on quality and consistency.
Reliability and detail orientation, with documentation, inventory, and organizational skills to manage a tight schedule.
Solid math and measurement skills and confidence operating 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 lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally lift heavier items with assistance.
Ability to use hands and wrists repetitively, bend, squat, reach, and climb ladders or step stools.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment when necessary.
Ability to work in environments with high humidity, changing temperatures, strong odors, soil, water, fertilizer, dust, pollen, plant pathogens, cleaning solvents, loud noises, and CO2 procedures at OSHA-approved levels.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of growing technologies, including 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.
Monitor humidity, moisture, and temperature to maintain growing conditions and meet quality goals.
Inspect plants for leaf health, bloom size, pests, or 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.
Assist with product preparation and packaging, including premium extraction items, during high-demand periods.
Follow state regulations and security procedures, including accurately labeling plants and recording inventory information.