Nursery Stock Technician

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Nursery Stock Technician performs labor to assist in the upkeep, stocking, and fulfillment of growing cannabis, including, but not limited to; watering, feeding, flushing, pruning, washing, cloning, transplanting, and facility maintenance. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Under supervision of lead, set up tables with trays, pots and vessels
• Responsible for tagging the trays with plants identification.
• Cataloguing and maintaining organization of plants, tags, and pruning biomass
• Record accurate information and ensure all tracking is compliant with government regulations
• Manage plants in early and late vegetative growth
• Maintain plant scheduling and organization week by week for all stages of growth
• Wash and sanitize all equipment. Scout all equipment, ensuring all tools are free of pests, viruses or disease
• Oversee standard nursery tasks such as watering, transplanting, spacing, topping, and pruning
• Monitor standard cultivation tasks such as spacing, trellis, weaving and spreading plants.
• Perform other duties as required 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES) 

• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must successfully pass a background check
• Knowledge of the entire cannabis growth cycle and requirements.
• Willingness to continue learning about horticulture and cannabis farming, and stay on top of current and future trends
• Have an understanding of plant biology
• Ability to work independently and to multitask efficiently
• Ability to take directions, self-check and follow up on work 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

NOTE 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.