Post Harvest Tech

Employees in this position are responsible for trimming and packaging marijuana while creating minimal waste, resulting in a high-quality product that is compliant and ready for sale or processing. The right candidate demonstrates proficiency, organization, and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. Employees must be resourceful and able to work both independently and with a team.

Duties:

• Hand trim flower from marijuana plants in a quick and efficient manner, while ensuring a quality product
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Sit for long periods of time while focusing on detail-oriented trimming, as well as post trim upkeep.
• Track the amount of unusable waste for each plant/batch, in addition to usable by-products.
• Demonstrate proficiency with weights, measurements, and math.
• Work in a timely manner and strive to increase productivity.
• Responsible for maintaining the organization and cleanliness of the cultivation center.
• Assure daily compliance with Company policies including but not limited to state/local regulation compliance, security protocols, access protocols, dress code, and work schedules.
• Fast paced, quality and accuracy-oriented work environment
• Must be able to perform similar tasks for long periods of time.
• Cleaning, sanitizing, and operating industry equipment following specific instructions.
• Performing tasks following SOP guidelines and instructions
• Harvest responsibilities include harvesting wet plants in grow room, removing wet leaves, cleaning the environment between strains, and cleaning up after the harvest is complete.
• Trimming responsibilities include removing buds from stems, checking product for quality assurance, operating trimmer, etc.
• Packaging responsibilities include weighing and packaging cannabis flower, processing material into pre rolls, packaging vape cartridges, shatter, and various topical products.
• When trimming and packaging cannabis, employees must be able to identify useable and unusable material.
• Employees must be able to work well as a team day in and day out, but also must be able to work on their own if necessary.
• Employees should have basic knowledge of cannabis and cannabis plants and must be able to dynamically adjust their packaging/trimming methods depending on the strain.
• Employees should be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Operate with integrity and honesty.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience in the medical cannabis industry desired.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must be able to obtain a state issued cultivation badge, which includes passing a background check free of felony convictions.
• Familiarity with warehouse procedures a plus
• Computer, mathematics, language, and reasoning skills
• Basic weights and measurement skills, ability to operate a scale.
• Must have the ability to focus on a task for long periods of time and have strong attention to detail.
• Must possess the physical aptitude and health necessary to perform manual labor tasks required including sitting or standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to use repetitive use of hands, wrists, and forearms.
• Previous grow/laborer/cannabis experience preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered, including internal experience.
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
• Knowledge of different strains and their unique growing demands
• Ability to execute techniques consistently.
• Good documentation, inventory, and organization skills
• Ability to work with a team and a have goal-oriented mindset.
• Knowledge and skillset to constantly problem solve as issues present themselves at every stage of the plant’s growth.
• Ability to keep to a tight schedule.
• Ability to innovate.