Lead Fertigation Technician

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Who You Are:

What You'll Do:

• Own and execute irrigation and feeding strategies across all cultivation zones and flower rooms.
• Ensure fertigation plans are implemented accurately and consistently in partnership with the cultivation team.
• Oversee operation, monitoring, and maintenance of fertigation systems, batch tanks, and concentrate tanks.
• Validate pH/EC targets through runoff monitoring, system checks, and in-room inspections.
• Inspect flower rooms daily to confirm proper feeding and identify signs of stress, wilting, or overwatering.
• Respond to system alarms, troubleshoot issues, and escalate risks quickly to protect crop health.
• Monitor, review, and document irrigation data, measurements, and observations.
• Calibrate nutrient testing instruments and monitor soil moisture and water quality as needed.
• Manage nutrients, fertilizer, and chemical inventory; ensure tanks are stocked and weekend-ready.
• Maintain fertigation equipment, filters, mix tanks, and irrigation lines on established schedules.
• Communicate clearly with the team, follow direction from the Cultivation Manager, and model a proactive, detail-driven approach.
• Support compliance efforts and interact professionally with state regulators as required.

What You'll Bring:

• At least 1 year of hands-on experience processing cannabis in a regulated facility.
• A proactive mindset-you notice issues, troubleshoot effectively, and communicate early.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow SOPs, stay organized, and maintain accurate data logs and a clean workspace.
• Experience with irrigation, nutrient systems, or cultivation; basic understanding of pH/EC or the ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to perform physical job duties, including lifting equipment and standing or bending for extended periods.
• Reliable attendance, a team-first approach, and comfort working independently, including weekend and variable shift coverage.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• This position has allergen warnings, potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens, and requires daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary, has exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms, has exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels, requires high-stress tolerance, adaptability, and flexibility, as well as the ability to work in an ever-changing environment.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• This position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

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Our Values:

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

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law. Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas.

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate's immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.

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