Flower Technician

Jushi•Scranton, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Flower Technician position provides manual labor to support the activities and operations of the Cultivation Department while abiding by all applicable policies, procedures and operational guidelines. This position is generally responsible to assist with all Cultivation operations. The Flower Technician will be responsible to complete any work assigned during scheduled shifts and provide any necessary support to the management team to ensure cultivation duties are efficiently and timely completed in a manner consistent with the company’s Standard Operation Procedure for each duty. Initial Cultivation Associate duties will involve essential Cultivation operations and may be expanded over time.

Requirements

Degree in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agronomy, Plant Biology, or related field, or a minimum of 2 years of experience cultivating plants, or registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Pharmacy Technician
Must pass background and drug screening
Knowledge of large-scale commercial plant cultivation, including but not limited to, nutrient requirements, growing media, light requirements, temperature control, and airflow.
Experience with compliance systems.
Advanced cannabis plant and genetics knowledge.
Must accept accountability, have a proactive attitude, and demonstrate consistent attention to detail.
Active listening and effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate to a variety of audiences, are critical.
Basic math skills are necessary.
Basic understanding of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and particularly those governing cannabis, and organizational rules, directives, and Standard Operating Procedures.
Ability to work independently throughout the day in accordance with instructions.
Ability to use standard office equipment, and particularly computer equipment and software such as word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications, and electronic mail.
Ability to work effectively with other employees, management, customers, government representatives such as facility inspectors.

Responsibilities

Plant work, and specifically (but not exclusively) big leaf and bottom stripping in flower rooms.
Seed-to-sale tracking data input.
Sweeping and disinfecting flower/vegetative rooms.
Disposing of used growing media.
Preparing rooms for a refill.
All general cleaning.
Spot cleaning.
Flipping flower blocks.
Consolidating vegetative trays.
Planting coco cubes.
Watering.
Light maintenance.
Harvesting and big leafing.
Applying predatory insects.
Hanging sticky cards for IPM monitoring.
Helping with monthly on-hand inventory counts.
Assisting with safety meetings.
Taking clones.
Rotating mother plants.
Follow all applicable operational guidelines, comply with verbal directives, and practice and/or implement all safety, security, sanitation, policies, procedures, rules, skills, and the like presented during training, by management, in Standard Operating Procedures, or otherwise when performing job duties.
Understand and follow all GACP/GMP guidelines throughout the facility.
Perform such other duties as employee is qualified to perform and may be assigned.