Post Harvest Tech

Ayr Wellness • Ocala, FL

5d

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 industry and OSHA regulations, Ayr Wellness standard operating procedures, and applicable procedures. They may be cross-trained to support harvest, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other tasks for the company’s cannabis product line. The role ensures accurate product tracking, security, and movement; prevents mixing dissimilar production components; and follows Good Manufacturing Practices.

The position includes in-process and post-process quality assurance, visual inspections, recording processing conditions, weighing and batch tracking, and monitoring equipment supplies and inventory. Duties also include monitoring and maintaining HVAC systems used for drying, monitoring temperature and humidity, operating and maintaining powered machinery, preparing cannabis inflorescence for extraction, determining flower water content through Loss on Drying, and performing balance checks, calibrations, and tare- and gross-weight calculations. The technician may train new team members.

The work may involve exposure to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, fumes, moderate heat and humidity, and constant moderate background noise. Eye protection is required in brightly lit rooms. The role involves prolonged sitting, standing, or walking; frequent ladder use; occasional operation of power hand tools and cultivation machinery; and occasional lifting, positioning, or moving items up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong work ethic; reliable and flexible.
• Commitment to producing the highest-quality work.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment, including flexible and/or extended hours as needed.
• Ability to manage change, adapt to new people and processes, multitask, and handle ambiguity and stress while remaining positive and focused.
• Ability to ask for help when needed.
• Good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
• Ability to ascend and descend a ladder to inspect or maintain plants.
• Ability to occasionally operate power hand tools and other cultivation machinery.
• 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 is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out procedures and duties efficiently while complying with industry regulations, OSHA regulations, company SOPs, and applicable procedures.
• Cross-train and work alongside the team on harvest, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other tasks as needed.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy in 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 ensure products meet or exceed specifications and patient expectations.
• Record and monitor processing conditions to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Weigh products, record data, and track batches throughout processing.
• Monitor and manage processing equipment supplies and inventory.
• Monitor and maintain HVAC systems controlling 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 the water content in flower.
• Perform daily balance checks and calibrations, and calculate tare and gross weights.
• Train future new team members as needed.
• Inspect and detect product quality deviations and defects.

What This Job Offers

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