Cultivation Technician

Vireo Health•Palatka, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cultivation Technician supports day-to-day work at Eaze/Vireo’s Palatka grow facility, where medical cannabis sold across Florida is cultivated. This is hands-on farm work that includes trimming, packaging, moving plant material, cleaning, and assisting wherever the production plan requires. The role requires adapting to changing tasks and work areas while following direction and maintaining consistent quality. The facility environment can be hot and humid in summer, cold in winter, noisy, dusty, intensely bright, and strongly scented with cannabis. Employees may also work in dark rooms using a green head lamp and on elevated platforms such as scaffolding. The position involves prolonged standing or sitting, frequent kneeling or crouching, extended hand-dexterity tasks, and occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of up to 50 pounds. The position is based at the Florida – Palatka Grow Facility. Compensation is $16 per hour. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance begin on the first of the month after employment begins. Additional offerings include HSA, FSA, dependent care, EAP services, 11 accrued PTO days, two Wellness Days, and volunteer hours that increase with tenure.

Requirements

Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to the Palatka facility.
Ability to obtain and maintain any state-required credentials for work in a licensed cannabis facility.
Strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
Clear verbal and written communication skills.
Dependability and punctuality; ability to show up on time for every shift.
Accountability for one's actions and work quality.
Ability to take direction, learn, adapt to change, and switch tasks as needed.
Self-motivation, initiative, and a strong work ethic.
Professional attitude, respect for others, effective teamwork, and a focus on quality.
Ability to tolerate hot or warm and humid conditions in summer and cold conditions in winter for the entire shift, as well as heat, bright lights, bugs, water, dirt, dust, strong cannabis odor, and noise.
Ability to tolerate very bright LED grow lights for extended periods; the posting notes these may trigger seizures in susceptible individuals.
Ability to work in dark rooms using only a green head lamp.
Ability to stand or sit for very long periods, kneel or crouch often for long periods, and perform extended tasks requiring hand dexterity.
Ability to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work on a high platform such as scaffolding for long periods without dizziness or issue.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in agriculture, cultivation, food handling, warehousing, or manufacturing is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Trim, package, and move plant material to keep production on schedule.
Keep the workspace and facility clean, neat, and organized throughout each shift.
Follow standard operating procedures and direction from leads and managers.
Move between tasks and work areas as crop and production needs change.
Maintain consistent quality in trimming, packaging, and other work.
Communicate progress, problems, and supply needs clearly to teammates and leaders.
Take ownership of assigned work and complete it.
Support other cultivation and production duties as assigned.