Post Harvest Tech

Ayr Wellness • Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

The Post Harvest Technician performs manual labor in cannabis processing, including hanging, bucking, drying, destemming, and trimming. The role maintains sanitary, organized product inventory and carefully tracks strains, batches, and their corresponding numeric values to prevent confusion and mislabeling.

The technician follows applicable industry and OSHA regulations, Ayr Wellness standard operating procedures, and other procedures. The position may involve cross-training and working with the team on harvesting, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other tasks associated with the company’s cannabis product line. The technician ensures accurate product tracking, security, and movement; prevents mixing of dissimilar production components; and follows Good Manufacturing Practices.

The role includes in-process and post-process quality assurance testing and visual inspections; recording processing conditions; weighing, data recording, and batch tracking; monitoring equipment supplies and inventory; and monitoring and maintaining HVAC systems used for drying. Additional work includes processing cannabis inflorescence for extraction, determining flower water content through Loss on Drying, performing balance checks and calibrations, calculating tare and gross weights, and training new team members as needed.

The position may involve exposure to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, fumes, moderate heat and humidity, and background noise. Eye protection is required in frequently visited bright-light rooms. Physical activities include prolonged sitting, standing, and walking; frequent hand and limb movement; ladder use; occasional operation of power hand tools and cultivation machinery; quality inspection; and occasional lifting or moving of items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong work ethic; reliability and flexibility.
• Commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment, including flexible and/or extended hours as needed.
• Adaptability and flexibility, including the ability to manage change, adjust to new people and processes, multitask, handle ambiguity and stress, remain positive, recover from challenging situations, ask for help when needed, and stay focused.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in the cannabis or agricultural industry is preferred but not required.
• Experience operating and maintaining high-powered electrically driven machinery.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual cannabis processing tasks, including hanging, bucking, drying, destemming, and trimming.
• Maintain sanitary, organized product inventory and carefully compartmentalize strains, batches, and corresponding numeric values to prevent confusion or mislabeling.
• Follow industry regulations, OSHA regulations, Ayr Wellness SOPs, and applicable procedures.
• Cross-train and assist with harvesting, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging, and other product-line tasks as needed.
• Ensure accurate product tracking, product security, and product movement.
• 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 for compliance with SOPs.
• Weigh products, 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.
• Process cannabis inflorescence in preparation for extraction.
• Perform Loss on Drying to determine flower water content.
• Perform daily balance checks and calibrations, and calculate tare and gross weight.
• Train new team members as needed.

What This Job Offers

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