Post Harvest Tech

Ayr Wellness • Ocala, FL

3d

About The Position

The Post Harvest Technician performs manual labor to assist in cannabis processing, including hanging, bucking, drying, destemming, and trimming. The role maintains sanitary, organized product inventory and carefully tracks strains, batches, and associated numeric values to prevent confusion or mislabeling. The technician follows applicable industry and OSHA regulations, company SOPs, and other procedures, and may be cross-trained to support harvest, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other tasks for the company’s cannabis products. The position also supports product tracking and security, quality assurance, equipment and supply monitoring, and drying-room environmental controls.

The work environment may include exposure to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, fumes, moderate heat and humidity, and constant moderate background noise. The position requires frequent work in brightly lit rooms where eye protection is required, prolonged sitting, standing, or walking, manual dexterity and stamina, and occasional lifting or moving of items up to 50 pounds. The technician frequently uses ladders and may occasionally operate power hand tools and cultivation machinery.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and reliability.
• Flexibility and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment, including flexible and/or extended hours as needed.
• Adaptability: manage change, adjust to new people and processes, multitask, handle ambiguity and stress, remain positive, recover from challenges, and ask for help when needed.
• Ability to perform prolonged sitting, standing, and/or walking and constant hand, finger, and limb movement with good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
• Ability to frequently ascend and descend a ladder to inspect or maintain plants.
• Ability to occasionally operate power hand tools and other cultivation machinery.
• Ability to inspect and detect quality deviations and defects.
• Ability to occasionally lift, position, or move items up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in the cannabis or agricultural industry; this experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual cannabis-processing work, including hanging, bucking, drying, destemming, and trimming.
• Follow industry regulations, OSHA regulations, company SOPs, and applicable procedures efficiently.
• Cross-train and assist with harvest, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other tasks as needed.
• Ensure accurate product tracking, security, and movement procedures.
• Prevent mixing of dissimilar production components and follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Perform in-process and post-process quality assurance testing and visual inspections to verify products meet specifications and patient expectations.
• Record and monitor processing conditions for compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Weigh product, record data, and track batches throughout processing.
• Monitor and manage processing equipment supplies and inventory.
• Monitor and maintain HVAC systems used for drying operations, including dry steam applications, and monitor temperature and humidity.
• Operate and maintain high-powered electric-driven machinery.
• Process cannabis inflorescence in preparation for extraction.
• Perform Loss on Drying to determine flower water content.
• Conduct daily balance checks and calibrations and calculate tare weight and gross weight.
• Train future team members as necessary.
• Maintain sanitary, organized product inventory and accurately compartmentalize strains and batches.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED