Cultivation Associate

Location: Biddeford, ME

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Job Posted:
Nov 15, 2024
Company:
Curaleaf

Company & Role Overview

Summary

Cultivation Associate

Job Type:

Who You Are:

What You'll Do:

  • Work with cultivation leadership to plan for growing activities that are consistent with planned production schedules
  • Prepare space required for planned production
  • Cloning: cutting, rooting, and transplanting; clone care, watering, and feeding; clone monitoring and climate control; labeling; and inventory data input into the state-mandated electronic tracking system
  • Monitors growing conditions and reviews changes in humidity, moisture, and temperature and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards
  • Inspects crop to ascertain conditions such as leaf texture, bloom size, and the existence of pests or disease; removing substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards
  • Plant monitoring and care during vegetative and flowering phase: trimming and staking; big leafing and pruning; plant care, watering and feeding; plant monitoring and climate control; pest and disease control; inventory data input
  • Harvesting: cutting plants; trimming cut plants; removing flowering tops; weighing and inventory data input into the electronic inventory tracking system
  • Curing: hanging and dry-racking flowers; monitoring curing process and climate control; labeling; weighing and inventory data input
  • Preparation and packaging of all cannabis products will be needed during peak times; including extraction products
  • Operating and maintaining cultivation systems/equipment: monitoring, calibrating, running, and maintaining lighting, irrigation, climate control, and other cultivation systems; stocking and handling production inputs and supplies; sanitizing and cleaning growing areas, cultivation workspaces, and tools
  • Ensure daily compliance with policies and procedures including but not limited to; state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols
  • Other duties as assigned related to the overall health and efficiency of our cultivation efforts

What You'll Bring:

  • A green thumb, a passion for working with plants, and experience with harvesting plants in a work or home setting (gardening, etc)
  • Strong knowledge of weights and measurements
  • Ability to work well with other employees in a fast paced, team environment while contributing to a positive and professional atmsphere
  • Possess great attention to detail
  • Ability to learn and execute techniques consistent with company best practices
  • Previous landscaping, horticulture, or agriculture experience a plus

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted on a consistent basis through out the assigned shift
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time
  • Ability to occasionally climb ladders and crawl under low spaces
  • Ability to lift and reach with arms above shoulder heigh for extended periods of time
  • Excellent hand dexterity include the ability to use scissors/shears/trimmers for extend periods of time
  • Ability to work in an environment that is exposed to plant materials and strong odors

What We Offer:

  • Career Growth Opportunities
  • Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
  • Generous PTO and Parental Leave
  • 401(K) Retirement Plan
  • Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Community Involvement Initiatives
  • Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

  • 2023 Ragan's Top Places to Work
  • 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
  • 2020 Cannabis Doing Good's Good Neighbor Award
  • 2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana's Diversity & Inclusion Award

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Our Vision:

Our Values:

  • Lead and Inspire.
  • Commit to Win.
  • ONE Curaleaf.
  • Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Current Curaleaf employees should use our internal job board to apply for current openings: https://app2.greenhouse.io/internal_job_board

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About Curaleaf

Curaleaf creates clean, reliable, trusted cannabis products for wellness and medical use. Our highly-skilled dispensary staff is trained—and dedicated!—to help you find just the right method and concentration to achieve your personal cannabis goals