Cultivation Associate - Flower

Curaleaf•Ravena, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Curaleaf is hiring a full-time Cultivation Associate in Ravena, New York, to support cannabis cultivation across the plant life cycle, from clone to harvest. The role is cross-trained and provides hands-on experience in plant care, environmental monitoring, harvesting, curing, and related production tasks. The position pays $18.50 per hour and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It is classified as non-exempt. The associate helps grow premium cannabis while maintaining quality standards, complying with state regulations and security procedures, and keeping cultivation areas and tools clean and sanitized. The job involves physically demanding work and exposure to cultivation and production environments, including humidity, varying temperatures, plant materials, cleaning solvents, and equipment noise.

Requirements

Experience harvesting in a professional or home setting; gardening experience counts.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment and maintain a positive, professional atmosphere.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and consistency.
Reliability and detail orientation, with documentation, inventory, and organizational skills to manage a tight schedule.
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 lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly, and occasionally lift heavier items with assistance.
Frequent repetitive use of hands and wrists, and repetitive bending, squatting, and reaching.
Ability to climb ladders or step stools to access plants or equipment.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, 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, loud noises, and CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA-approved CO2 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 cannabis strains and their unique growing needs.

Responsibilities

Perform plant care, including cutting, rooting, transplanting, watering, feeding, trimming, staking, and pruning.
Monitor humidity, moisture, and temperature to maintain growing conditions and quality goals.
Inspect plants for leaf health, bloom size, pests, and disease, and remove plants that do not meet standards.
Assist with harvesting 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 preparing and packaging products, including premium extraction items, during high-demand periods.
Follow state regulations and security procedures, including accurately labeling plants and entering inventory information.