Cultivation Associate - Harvest

Curaleaf•Ravena, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Curaleaf is hiring a full-time Cultivation Associate in Ravena, New York, to support cannabis cultivation from clone through harvest. The associate will be cross-trained across plant care, environmental monitoring, harvesting, curing, inventory tracking, and general cultivation operations while maintaining product quality and following state regulations and security procedures. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The stated pay rate is $18.50 per hour. The role involves hands-on work in cultivation areas, including maintaining plants and equipment, supporting harvest and curing, recording inventory in an electronic tracking system, and helping prepare and package products during high-demand periods. Work may involve extended periods of physical activity and exposure to varied environmental conditions, plant materials, cleaning solvents, and operational noise.

Requirements

Experience harvesting in a professional or home setting; gardening experience counts.
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and contribute to a positive, professional atmosphere.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and consistency.
Strong documentation, inventory, and organizational skills.
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 regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift heavier items with assistance.
Ability to perform frequent repetitive hand and wrist use, bending, squatting, and reaching.
Ability to climb ladders or step stools to access plants or equipment.
Ability to use required PPE when needed, including masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits.

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 different growing needs.

Responsibilities

Perform daily plant care, including cutting, rooting, transplanting, watering, feeding, trimming, staking, and pruning.
Track 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 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 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.