Cultivation Associate

Curaleaf•Hammonton, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cultivation Associate performs day-to-day work to maintain healthy plants and meet production and quality targets at Curaleaf’s cannabis cultivation facility in Hammonton, New Jersey. Tasks include trimming, pruning, debulking, transplanting, canopy manipulation, harvesting, data entry, and general plant care. The role also includes cleaning, sanitation, and organization of grow rooms to help maintain a sterile, pest-free environment, using cleaning instruments and chemicals as required. The position works with cultivation leadership to plan growing activities and prepare production space. It involves caring for clones and plants through vegetative and flowering stages; monitoring growing conditions and crop health; harvesting, trimming, and curing flowers; and operating and maintaining cultivation systems and equipment. The associate must follow company policies and procedures, including state compliance, security, and access protocols. This is a full-time, non-exempt position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The stated pay rate is $17.00 per hour. The work environment may involve allergens, dust, pollen, plant pathogens, loud noises, and CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA-approved levels. Daily use of provided personal protective equipment is required as applicable. The role requires standing, walking, sitting, using hands, reaching, and occasionally climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Experience harvesting plants in a work or home setting, such as gardening.
Passion for working with plants and a green thumb.
Ability to work well with other employees 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 role, including occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds and performing the listed movements and tasks.
Ability to use required provided PPE as applicable.
Ability to tolerate high stress and adapt and remain flexible in an ever-changing environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Work with cultivation leadership to plan growing activities consistent with planned production schedules.
Prepare space required 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, or disease, and remove substandard or diseased plants.
Monitor and 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.
Follow daily policies and procedures, including state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols.
Perform other duties related to the overall health and efficiency of cultivation efforts.
Complete plant-care tasks including trimming, pruning, debulking, transplanting, canopy manipulation, harvesting, and data entry.
Complete grow-room cleaning, sanitation, and organization tasks using cleaning instruments and chemicals as required.