Cultivation Associate

Curaleaf•Hammonton, NJ

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Cultivation Associate performs day-to-day work to keep plants healthy and meet production and quality goals at Curaleaf’s cannabis cultivation facility. Duties include plant care and cultivation tasks such as cloning, pruning, transplanting, harvesting, curing, and maintaining grow rooms. The role also includes cleaning, sanitation, and organization to help maintain a sterile and pest-free environment, along with operating and maintaining cultivation equipment and systems. The position is full-time, non-exempt, and pays $17.00 per hour. The schedule is Saturday through Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Hammonton, New Jersey location.

Requirements

Passion for working with plants and experience harvesting plants in a work or home setting, such as gardening.
Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced team environment and contribute to a positive, professional atmosphere.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to learn and execute techniques consistent with company best practices.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regularly standing, walking, sitting, talking, using hands, and reaching; occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the position’s vision and focus requirements, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

Previous landscaping, horticulture, or agriculture experience.
Strong knowledge of weights and measurements.

Responsibilities

Work with cultivation leadership to plan growing activities that align with production schedules.
Prepare space for planned production.
Cut, root, and transplant clones; provide clone care, watering, and feeding.
Monitor growing conditions, including humidity, moisture, and temperature, and follow cultivation procedures to meet quality-control standards.
Inspect crops for conditions such as leaf texture, bloom size, pests, and disease, and remove substandard or diseased plants.
Care for plants during vegetative and flowering phases.
Harvest plants by cutting them, trimming cut plants, and removing flowering tops.
Cure flowers by hanging and dry-racking them and monitoring the curing process and climate control.
Operate and maintain cultivation systems and equipment.
Maintain daily compliance with policies and procedures, including state compliance, security, and access protocols.
Perform cleaning, sanitation, and organization tasks in grow rooms.
Perform other duties related to the health and efficiency of cultivation efforts.