Cultivation Technician II

Description

Why In Grown Farms LLC 2?

Who you'll work for The Botanist:

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About the Role

How you'll make a difference

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Team Management

• Daily supervision of a team of cultivation technicians.

• Motivates team members in alignment with the corporate values.

• Conducts meetings where tasks (job tickets) are assigned to the grow team and daily business updates are communicated, reporting back to management with a regular cadence on progress.

• Abides by safety policies and procedures. Provides feedback to the Safety Manager on how to improve the safety of the workplace. Completes all safety-related reporting as needed in a timely manner.

• Maintains a clean, safe environment throughout the cultivation area and all shared employee facilities.

Cultivation

• Executes the IPM plan by regularly inspecting each cultivation room to chart progress and identify problems early on and ensures the execution of corrective action(s) and log events. Coordinates with the Director and Manager on any changes that may need to be implemented.

• Implements daily feed and care schedules as directed by Cultivation Management.

• Coordinates with the team to ensure consistency and discretion when crop pruning at various stages.

• Accurately maintains reports on all cultivation activities.

• Coordinates with the Cultivation management team to ensure that propagation activities meet inventory requirements.

• Coordinates and oversees waste destruction events and maintains accurate reporting.

• Conducts routine visual inspection of plants to identify any pests/deficiencies and reporting findings to Cultivation Managers

• Ensure that all cultivation equipment and supplies are on hand and ready for use. Notifies management through approved channels of any maintenance or inventory issues within a timely manner to avoid work stoppages.

• Proper usage, maintenance and storage of all tools and equipment, including but not limited to: shop vacuums, pumps, hoses, carts, scissors, loppers, stools, gloves, rags, etc.

• Monitors and documents daily: temperatures, humidity levels, pH, and any other metrics identified by the Cultivation Management team.

• Ensures that all metrics are recorded accurately and within a timely fashion. This includes, but is not limited to nutrients, cloning, repotting, records of reservoirs, equipment and other crop related logs assigned by management.

• Participates in regular audits.

Technical Duties

• Capable of identifying plant health issues related to feed/fertilizers to management and executes corrective action(s)

• Participates in cultivation planning activities such as calendar layouts, propagation planning, analysis, and any other planning activities deemed necessary for the proper function of the business.

• Assists the management team with the maintenance of the Operations Manual and SOPs.

• Fluent or able to quickly obtain a functional knowledge of all company software platforms.

• Other duties as assigned and required.

Requirements

Skills to be Successful

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• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associate degree in one of the following fields: horticulture, agriculture, biology, chemistry, or another related field preferred.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in horticulture, botany, or related field preferred

• Knowledge of basic computer & office equipment operations (inventory systems, MS Office, etc.)

• Math required for inventory, projections, and measurements.

• Ability to read, understand, and abide by all company policies and procedures.

• Verbal and written communication skills in a team environment.

• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, particularly those that govern the cannabis industry is preferred but not required.

• Excellent time-management skills, to effectively plan and prioritize.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

• Ability to communicate clearly and calmly.

Headquartered in New York City, Acreage is a multi-state operator of cannabis ‎cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S., including the company’s national retail store ‎brand, The Botanist. Acreage’s wide range of national and regionally available cannabis products include the award-winning Botanist brand, the highly recognizable Tweed brand, the Prime medical brand in Pennsylvania, the Innocent edibles brand in Illinois and others. Acreage also owns Universal Hemp, LLC, a hemp subsidiary dedicated to the distribution, marketing and sale of CBD products throughout the U.S.

Since its founding in 2011, Acreage has focused on building and scaling operations to create a ‎seamless, consumer-focused, branded experience. More information is available at www.acreageholdings.com.